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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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MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE &

CARRUTH LLP

7647 NORTH FRESNO STREET

FRESNO, CA 93720

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard,

Wayte & Carruth LLP

D. Greg Durbin, #81749

 greg.durbin@mccormickbarstow.com

John M. Dunn, #166482

 john.dunn@mccormickbarstow.com

Daniel S. Cho, #260902

 daniel.cho@mccormickbarstow.com

7647 North Fresno Street

Fresno, California 93720

Telephone: (559) 433-1300

Facsimile: (559) 433-2300

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Defendants and CrossDefendants FOX HOLLOW OF TURLOCK 

OWNERS ASSOCIATION and CALIFORNIA 

EQUITY MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. and 

Defendant and Cross-Defendant ANDREW 

KATAKIS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, FRESNO DIVISION

FOX HOLLOW OF TURLOCK OWNERS’

ASSOCIATION, a California Nonprofit 

Mutual Benefit Corporation; et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

RICHARD SINCLAIR, an individual; et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:03-CV-05439-AWI-SAB

NOTICE OF ORDER MODIFYING 

BANKRUPTCY STAY AND REQUEST 

TO SET STATUS CONFERENCE AND

ORDER

Judge: Hon. Anthony W. Ishii

Crtrm.: 2

Trial Date: July 21, 2015

AND CONSOLIDATED ACTIONS

TO THE COURT, ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:

NOTICE OF ORDER MODIFYING BANKRUPTCY STAY

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that in the bankruptcy proceeding previously filed by Defendant 

Richard Sinclair in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of California, Case No. 14-

91565-E-11, the Bankruptcy Court, in Adversary Proceeding No. 15-09008 therein, issued an Order 

on May 4, 2015 modifying the automatic stay to allow Plaintiffs California Equity Management 

Group, Inc. and Fox Hollow of Turlock Owners’ Association (“Plaintiffs”), and each of them, and 

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MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE &

CARRUTH LLP

7647 NORTH FRESNO STREET

FRESNO, CA 93720

their attorneys, agents and representatives, to litigate to final judgment, including all appeals therefore, 

the claims, rights, and interests asserted herein and in this consolidated action. [Adv. Proc. 15-09008, 

Dkt. #19]. A true and correct copy of the Bankruptcy Court’s May 4, 2015 Order Modifying 

Automatic Stay is attached hereto as Exhibit “A”.

REQUEST FOR THE COURT TO SET STATUS CONFERENCE

In light of the May 4, 2015 Order Modifying Automatic Stay permitting Plaintiffs to proceed 

on its claims herein, Plaintiffs request, pursuant to and in accordance with Local Rule 240, that the 

Court set a status conference on June 3, 2015, at 8:30 am, to coincide with the pretrial conference set 

herein for the trial of the action against the defendants against who a default has not been entered, with 

the purpose of the status conference being the setting of a hearing for the purposes of a prove up on 

damages against the defendants who have had their defaults entered herein on the Consolidated 

Amended Complaint (Docket # 410), filed July 21, 2010. The defaulted defendants include Defendant 

Mauctrst LLC, whose default was entered by order of the Court on March 11, 2014 [Dkt. # 1012], 

and Defendants Richard Sinclair, Brandon Sinclair, Lairtrust LLC, and Capstone LLC, whose defaults 

were entered by order of this Court on September 26, 2014 [Dkt. # 1070]. 

Dated: May 11, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

McCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD,

WAYTE & CARRUTH LLP

By: Daniel S. Cho

D. Greg Durbin

Daniel S. Cho

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Defendants and CrossDefendants FOX HOLLOW OF TURLOCK 

OWNERS ASSOCIATION and CALIFORNIA 

EQUITY MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. and 

Defendant and Cross-Defendant ANDREW 

KATAKIS

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MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE &

CARRUTH LLP

7647 NORTH FRESNO STREET

FRESNO, CA 93720

ORDER SETTING STATUS CONFERENCE

In light of the Bankruptcy Court’s May 4, 2015 Order Modifying Automatic Stay (Bktcy Case 

No. 14-915650-E-11; Adv. Proc. 15-09008, Adv. Proc. Dkt. #19), the Court hereby sets a status 

conference for JUNE 4, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 2 to set a hearing date to determine 

damages against Defendants Mauctrst LLC, Richard Sinclair, Brandon Sinclair, Lairtrust LLC, and 

Capstone LLC on the Consolidated Amended Complaint filed July 21, 2010 [Dkt. # 410].

The Pretrial Conference previously scheduled for June 3, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. is rescheduled for 

JUNE 4, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 2.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 11, 2015 

 SENIOR DISTRICT JUDGE

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MCCORMICK, BARSTOW,

SHEPPARD, WAYTE &

CARRUTH LLP

7647 NORTH FRESNO STREET

FRESNO, CA 93720

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