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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:2801 Petroleum Marketing Practices Act

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 This disposition is not designated for publication and may not be cited.

Case No. C 06-05818 JF (PVT)

ORDER DENYING IN PART AND GRANTING IN PART EMERGENCY MOTION

(JFLC1)

NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

EQUILON ENTERPRISES LLC, a Delaware

Corporation, d/b/a SHELL OIL PRODUCTS US,

 Plaintiff,

 v.

MEHDI SHAHBAZI, et al.,

 Defendants.

Case Number C 06-05818 JF (PVT)

ORDER1 DENYING IN PART AND

GRANTING IN PART EMERGENCY

MOTION

[re: docket no. 50]

On December 5, 2006, the Court granted Plaintiff Equilon Enterprises LLC’s motion for a

preliminary injunction. On December 18, 2006, Defendant Mehdi Shahbazi (“Shahbazi”) filed

an emergency motion for leave to file a motion for reconsideration and requesting that the default

judgment entered against Defendant Salinas Shell be set aside. 

Shahbazi does not present the Court with a legally sufficient ground on which to grant

leave to file a motion for reconsideration. Instead, Shahbazi repeats arguments that he made

prior to the Court’s grant of the preliminary injunction. Specifically, Shahbazi repeats his earlier

request that the Court facilitate his sale of the station which is the subject of this lawsuit. The

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Case No. C 06-05818 JF (PVT)

ORDER DENYING IN PART AND GRANTING IN PART EMERGENCY MOTION

(JFLC1)

Court considered this request in granting the preliminary injunction. The Court also considered

Shahbazi’s claims to ownership of the station in requiring that Equilon post a bond of

$100,000.00. This bond will ensure that Shahbazi is compensated for any damage that occurs

because of the grant of the preliminary injunction. Accordingly, the Court will not grant

Shahbazi leave to file a motion for reconsideration on this basis or on any other basis asserted in

the emergency motion.

Shahbazi requests that the Court set aside the default judgment entered against Salinas

Shell. However, Shahbazi does not provide the Court with legal authority indicating that the

entry of judgment was improper. Accordingly, the Court will not grant the motion to set aside

the default judgment entered against Salinas Shell.

Shahbazi states in his motion and the accompanying declaration that he was unable to

remove valuable inventory and equipment from the station before he was forced to leave. In an

email dated December 8, 2006, Counsel for Equilon, Colin West of Bingham McCutchen, wrote

to Shahbazi: “We will ensure that none of your property is damaged, and we can arrange for you

to get the property at a convenient time for both parties.” Such arrangements appear not to have

been made to date. Accordingly, the Court orders Equilon to confer with Shahbazi and take all

reasonable steps to allow Shahbazi to collect his inventory within two weeks of the issuance of

this order. During that period, Equilon shall also agree to a reasonable plan proposed by

Shahbazi for the removal of his other property, including equipment. Any property that Equilon

reasonably believes in good faith that it owns shall remain at the station and shall remain subject

to this lawsuit. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: December 19, 2006.

 

JEREMY FOGEL

United States District Judge

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Case No. C 06-05818 JF (PVT)

ORDER DENYING IN PART AND GRANTING IN PART EMERGENCY MOTION

(JFLC1)

This Order has been served upon the following persons:

Gary Ernest Gray ggray@ggraylaw.com 

Rosanne L. Mah rosanne.mah@bingham.com 

James Severson james.severson@bingham.com 

Colin C. West colin.west@bingham.com 

Notice will be delivered by other means to: 

Mehdi Shahbazi

3030 Del Monte Blvd.

Marina, CA 93933

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