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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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1 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73, all parties have

expressly consented that all proceedings in this matter may be heard and finally adjudicated

by the undersigned.

NOT FOR CITATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

BRAULIO RODRIGUEZ and SILVIA

RODRIGUEZ, individually and on behalf of the

general public,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

SUMMIT MORTGAGE REALTY, INC.,

ESPERANZA VALVERDE, HERMAN

COVARRUBIAS, CESAR PUENTE, CESAR

VALVERDE, WMC MORTGAGE CORP.,

ALLIANCE TITLE COMPANY and

FEREIDOON KHATAMI,

Defendants. /

No. C05-02904 HRL

ORDER STAYING COURT ACTION

Defendants Esperanza Valverde and Herman Covarrubias advise that the subject matter

of plaintiffs’ complaint is the basis of a criminal action currently pending against them in Santa

Clara County Superior Court (The People of the State of California v. Valverde and Corrubias,

CC585873). On December 16, 2005, all parties stipulated to a stay of the instant civil action

pending the resolution of that criminal matter.1

 Pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, this court

issues the following order:

*E-FILED ON 1/13/06*

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1. All proceedings in the instant civil action shall be stayed until the completion of

the criminal trial in the Santa Clara County Superior Court and the entry of a judgment by the

state court in that action.

2. Counsel for defendants Esperanza Valverde and Herman Covarrubias shall

promptly notify this court when the criminal trial in the Santa Clara County Superior Court has

been completed and a judgment has been entered by that court. Further, counsel for Esperanza

Valverde and Herman Covarrubias shall file a report advising this court of the status of the

criminal matter on April 14, 2006 (assuming that they have not otherwise reported that the

criminal matter is complete by then).

3. To the extent certain defendants have not yet answered or otherwise responded

in the instant civil action, they shall do so no later than twenty days after counsel for Esperanza

Valverde and Herman Covarrubias file a notice that the criminal trial in the Santa Clara County

Superior Court has been completed and a judgment has been entered by that court.

4. This court sets a tentative initial case management conference in the instant civil

lawsuit for June 27, 2006, 1:30 p.m. in Courtroom 2. The deadlines for the parties’

meet/confer and initial disclosure obligations shall be adjusted accordingly. See FED.R.CIV.P.

26; CIV. L.R. 16. The June 27, 2006 conference date (and related meet/confer and disclosure

deadlines) may be adjusted by this court based upon further reports as to the status of the

criminal matter.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

 

HOWARD R. LLOYD

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

January 13, 2006 /s/ Howard R. Lloyd

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5:05-cv-2904 Notice will be electronically mailed to: 

Philip M. Adleson padleson@ahk-law.com, tclark@ahk-law.com 

Nancy M. Battel nancy@battelaw.com, battelaw@aol.com 

Hsiao C. Mao mmao@ahk-law.com, dvajretti@ahk-law.com 

James L. Stoelker jstoelker@mount.com, sretes@mount.com 

Glenn H. Wechsler glenn@glennwechsler.com 

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel who have not

registered for e-filing under the court’s CM/ECF program.

A courtesy copy will be mailed to:

Damian R. Fernandez 

Law Offices of Damian R. Fernandez

900 East Hamilton Avenue

Suite 100

Campbell, CA 95008-0668

Counsel is reminded of the obligation to register for e-filing under General Order No. 45.

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