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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNIVERSAL TRADING & 

INVESTMENT CO., 

Plaintiff,

 v.

PETRO MIKOLAYEVICH 

KIRITCHENKO, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C-99-3073 MMC (EDL)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

REQUEST FOR EXTENSION OF TIME

TO FILE REPLY AND

CONDITIONALLY GRANTING

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ISSUANCE

OF LETTER OF REQUEST

On February 28, 2006, Plaintiff Universal Trading & Investment Co. moved this Court for

the issuance of a letter of request to depose a witness in the Cayman Islands. See Docket No. 923. 

In support of that motion, Plaintiff moved the Court for an extension of time in which to file its

reply. Id. No. 959. Defendants did not oppose this request for an extension. Id. No. 960. The Court

accordingly considered the reply in reaching its decision and grants the stipulation. At the hearing,

the Court indicated that Plaintiff was entitled to the discovery, but ordered the parties to meet and

confer on the disputed terms of the proposed letter. At the end of the hearing, the parties reported

that they had reached agreement on the wording of the letter. Plaintiff undertook to redraft the letter

for Defendants’ approval, and then to file it. Three weeks have elapsed since the hearing, but

Plaintiff has yet to file its amended letter of request or to indicate that the parties cannot agree on the

final wording for the letter. Accordingly, the Court conditionally grants Plaintiff’s motion for the

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issuance of a letter of request and for oral testimony. The Court shall grant the motion

unconditionally once Plaintiff files the amended letter of request.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 22, 2006 

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

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