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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MEI-FANG LISA ZHANG, et al.

Plaintiffs,

 v.

WEI-MAN RAYMOND TSE, et al.

Defendants.

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No. C 07-04946 JSW

ORDER GRANTING IN PART

AND DENYING WITHOUT

PREJUDICE IN PART

ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION

FOR ORDER FOR PUBLICATION

OF SUMMONS, FOR LEAVE TO

ISSUE SUBPOENAS, AND FOR

EXTENSION OF TIME TO SERVE

This matter came before the Court to consider Plaintiffs’ Administrative Motion for

Order for Publication of Summons, for Leave to Issue Subpoenas, and for Extension of Time to

Serve Complaint. The time for filing an opposition to the motion has expired, and the Court has

not received any opposition. After considering the motion, relevant legal authority, and the

record in this case, the Court hereby GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES WITHOUT

PREJUDICE IN PART, Plaintiffs’ Administrative Motion.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that service of the Summons in this action on Defendant

Theresa Wong shall be accomplished by publication in the San Francisco Chronicle and the

Sing Tao Daily, newspapers published in the State of California, and designated as the

newspapers most likely to give actual notice to Defendant Theresa Wong, provided, however,

that this Order does not preclude service upon Defendant Theresa Wong in any other manner

specified in Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 or in California Code of Civil Procedure sections 415.10 through

415.30, which service would supersede the service by publication.

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United States District Court

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IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that the publication shall be made once a week

for four weeks.

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that if Defendant Theresa Wong’s address is

ascertained prior to the expiration of the time prescribed for publication of the summons, a copy

of the Summons and Complaint and of the order for publication shall immediately be mailed to

Defendant Theresa Wong.

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ request to issue subpoenas to the

California Department of Motor Vehicles and any third parties concerning the whereabouts of

James Yu and other facts reasonably necessary in aid of completing service of process on him is

DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, to a showing that service of such a subpoena would be

proper or that service by publication is not viable on Defendant James Yu.

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED that, for good cause shown, the time under

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m) in which Plaintiffs must complete service of process on

Theresa Wong and James Yu to avoid dismissal is hereby EXTENDED until May 31, 2008. 

Plaintiffs are HEREBY ORDERED to serve a copy of this Order on all Defendants.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 14, 2008 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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