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Nature of Suit Code: 120
Nature of Suit: Marine Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1333 Admiralty

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LAW OFFICES OF

LAWRENCE M. SMITH

8139 Sunset Avenue, #215

Fair Oaks, CA 95628

(916) 961-4135

Fax (916) 961-1631

July 1, 2010

Hon. Joseph C. Spero

United States District Court

450 Golden Gate Avenue

15th Floor, Courtroom A

San Francisco, CA 94102

Re: Investment Retrievers, Inc. v. Berrios, Case No. C 10-01168 SBA (JCS)

Dear Magistrate Judge Spero:

This letter constitutes my request for permission to appear telephonically at an upcoming hearing

scheduled for September 10, 2010. I am counsel of record for plaintiff Investment Retrievers, Inc. in the

above action (“Plaintiff”). The action was a State Court action removed by Mr. Berrios, in pro per, to the

United States District Court. On or about June 2, 2010 the Court entered an Order Remanding Action

without necessity of hearing Plaintiff’s Motion for Remand. On or about June 14, 2010 the Court entered

an Order of Reference pursuant to which Plaintiff’s Motion for Award of Reasonable Attorney’s Fees (the

“Attorney’s Fees Motion”) was referred to you for determination. By Order entered on or about June 24,

2010, you scheduled the Motion for Attorney’s Fees for hearing on September 10, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. in

Courtroom A. 

I would appreciate your permitting me to appear telephonically at the hearing on the Attorney’s

Fees Motion for the reason that the time for travel to make a personal appearance in San Francisco would

be highly disproportionate to the amount in controversy in Attorney’s Fees Motion, which only seeks an

award of $2,200.00. My offices are located in Sacramento, CA.

Thank you for consideration of this matter. If my request is approved, please have your staff advise

me of the procedures and appropriate information. Please feel free to have your staff contact me if you

have any questions.

Sincerely,

Lawrence M. Smith

LMS/jf

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Dated: 7/12/10

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Joseph C. Spero

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PROOF OF SERVICE

I am a resident of or employed in the County of El Dorado. I am over the age of eighteen (18)

years and not a party to the within action; my business address is 4354 Town Center Blvd., Ste 114 #106,

El Dorado Hills, CA 95762.

On July 1, 2010, I served the following document(s) in the manner specified below:

* LETTER DATED JULY 1, 2010 TO HON. JOSEPH C. SPERO WITH PROOF OF

SERVICE ATTACHED

[XX] (BY MAIL) I am readily familiar with the business’ practice for collection and processing of

correspondence for mailing with the United States Postal Service. The correspondence would be

deposited with the United States Postal Service that same day in the ordinary course of business. On the

above referenced date, in El Dorado Hills, CA, I placed for deposit with the United States Postal Service

the above-referenced document(s), in an envelope that was sealed and placed for collection and mailing

on that date following ordinary business practices:

Jesus Berrios

20 Nancy Ln

Daly City, CA 94014

[ ] (BY PERSONAL SERVICE) by causing delivery by hand and leaving a true copy with a person

at the address as shown below.

[ ] (BY FACSIMILE) transmitting a true copy thereof into a facsimile machine to the fax number

provided by the person shown below.

[XX] (BY FEDERAL EXPRESS) placing a true copy thereof, enclosed in a sealed federal express

envelope with postage thereon fully prepaid, in Federal Express dropbox at El Dorado Hills, California,

addressed as shown below.

United States District Court

450 Golden Gate Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94102

(for “Chambers Copy” for Hon. Joseph C. Spero)

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true

and correct and that this Declaration was executed on July 1, 2010, at El Dorado Hills, California.

 

JEFFREY FLETTERICK

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DECLARATION OF AUTHORIZED FILER ATTESTING THAT 

CONCURRENCE IN FILING OF THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN 

OBTAINED FROM THE SIGNATORY

I, LAWRENCE M. SMITH, hereby declare that:

1. I am an attorney duly admitted to practice before this Court. I am counsel of record for Investment

Retrievers, Inc., the plaintiff in this action (“Plaintiff”). I make the following statements based on

my personal knowledge and, if called upon to testify to their truth, I could and would do so.

2. I am an ECF user registered as such with this Court. In accordance with General Order 45 of this

Court, at Section X.B, I hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been

obtained from the signatory.

3. A scanned image of the signature page of this document is attached hereto in lieu of maintaining the

paper record for subsequent production if required.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true

and correct.

Executed on July 1, 2010, at Fair Oaks, California.

 /s/ 

LAWRENCE M. SMITH

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