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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1964 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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SEILER 

EPSTEIN 

ZIEGLER 

&

APPLEGATE LLP

Attorneys at Law

Douglas A. Applegate (SBN 142000)

Mark W. Epstein (143202)

SEILER EPSTEIN ZIEGLER & APPLEGATE LLP

101 Montgomery Street, 27th Floor

San Francisco, California 94104

Phone: (415) 979-0500

Fax: (415) 979-0511

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FRESNO DIVISION

MANUEL LOPES and MARIANA LOPES, 

dba LOPES DAIRY; RAYMOND LOPES; 

JOSEPH LOPES and MICHAEL LOPES, 

individually and dba WESTSIDE 

HOLSTEIN; ALVARO MACHADO and 

TONY ESTEVAN

Plaintiffs

vs.

GEORGE VIEIRA; MARY VIEIRA; 

CALIFORNIA MILK MARKET, a 

California Corporation; VALLEY GOLD, 

LLC, a California Limited Liability 

Company; GENSKE, MULDER & 

COMPANY, a California Limited Liability 

Partnership; ANTHONY CARY; DOWNEY 

BRAND LLP, a California Limited Liability 

Partnership; etc.

Defendants

Case No.: 1:06-CV-01243-OWW-SMS

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

SUBSTITUTION OF PARTY

[FRCP 25(a)(1)]

Date: May 10, 2010

Time: 10:00 am

Ctrm: 3

1130 “O” Street

Fresno, CA 93721

Judge: Hon. Oliver W. Wanger

The motion of Maria P. Machado, as Trustee, to be substituted as a plaintiff in the above 

captioned matter for decedent Alvaro Machado pursuant to Rule 25(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure came on regularly for hearing on May 10, 2010 at 10:00 am in Courtroom 3 of 

the United States District Court, the Honorable Oliver W. Wanger presiding. All parties except 

Valley Gold, LLC were represented at the hearing by their counsel of record. Douglas A. 

Applegate appeared telephonically for plaintiffs and for moving party Maria P. Machado. 

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SEILER 

EPSTEIN 

ZIEGLER 

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APPLEGATE LLP

Attorneys at Law

Vincent O’Gara appeared telephonically on behalf of Genske, Mulder & Company, LP. Blair M. 

White appeared telephonically on behalf of George Vieira, Mary Vieira and California Milk 

Market. And James M. Kirby personally appeared on behalf of Downy Brand, LLP. 

Upon consideration of the arguments of counsel, the briefs submitted in favor of and in 

opposition to the motion, for the reasons set forth in the Court’s Memorandum Decision 

Granting Plaintiffs’ Motion For Substitution of Maria P. Machado as Plaintiff (Doc. 244), and 

with good cause appearing, it is hereby: 

ORDERED, that the motion for substitution of Maria P. Machado as Plaintiff is 

GRANTED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 26, 2010 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE DEAC_Signature-END:

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