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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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ORDER GRANTING SIERRA RAILROAD COMPANY’S REQUEST TO SEAL DOCUMENTS

MCGREGOR W. SCOTT (State Bar No. 142413)

mcgregor.scott@orrick.com

MICHAEL C. WEED (State Bar No. 199675)

mweed@orrick.com

J.R. RIDDELL (State Bar No. 225004)

jriddell@orrick.com

ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 3000

Sacramento, CA 95814-4497

Telephone: (916) 447-9200

Facsimile: (916) 329-4900

Attorneys for Defendant and Counterclaimant

Sierra Railroad Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PATRIOT RAIL CORP., a Delaware 

corporation 

Plaintiff,

v.

SIERRA RAILROAD COMPANY, a 

California corporation,

Defendant.

Case No. 2:09-cv-00009-TLN-AC

ORDER GRANTING SIERRA 

RAILROAD COMPANY’S REQUEST 

TO SEAL DOCUMENTS

Date: February 25, 2016

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Dept: Courtroom 2

Judge: Hon. Troy L. Nunley

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS.

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The Court, having considered Defendant and Counterclaimant Sierra Railroad Company’s 

(“Sierra’s”) Notice of Request and Request to Seal Documents and the materials filed with the 

Court regarding the Request, hereby rules as follows.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: Having shown good cause to maintain the confidential 

nature of the information subject to the Request, Defendant and Counterclaimant Sierra Railroad 

Company’s Request to Seal Documents is GRANTED and the below identified documents are 

ordered filed under seal.

1. Payment Agreement by and among Patriot Rail Holdings LLC, Messrs. Gary 

Marino, Bennett Marks, and Stan Wlotko, and three Prudential entities, attached as Exhibit 7 to 

the Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional 

Judgment Debtors.

2. Patriot Rail LLC’s 2012 Form 1065 U.S. Return of Partnership Income, attached 

as Exhibit 10 to the Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to 

Add Additional Judgment Debtors.

3. Patriot Equity LLC’s Assignment Separate From Certificate to the Marino 

Family Dynasty Trust dated November 12, 2010, attached as Exhibit 14 to the Declaration of 

Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional Judgment Debtors.

4. Patriot Equity LLC’s Form K-1 with respect to its investment in Patriot Rail LLC 

for the tax year ended December 31, 2011, attached as Exhibit 15 to the Declaration of Michael 

Weed In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional Judgment Debtors.

5. Patriot Rail LLC’s Summary of Distributions, attached as Exhibit 16 to the 

Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional 

Judgment Debtors.

6. Patriot Rail Holdings LLC’s Schedule of Distributions, attached as Exhibit 17 to 

the Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional 

Judgment Debtors.

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7. A letter regarding the Marino Family Dynasty Trust signed by Gail D. Marino, 

dated December 18, 2013, attached as Exhibit 20 to the Declaration of Michael Weed In 

Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional Judgment Debtors.

8. Emails and a letter regarding the Marino Family Dynasty Trust dated December 

19 and 20, 2012, attached as Exhibit 21 to the Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of 

Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional Judgment Debtors.

9. Marino Family Dynasty Trust’s Form K-1 with respect to its investment in 

Patriot Rail LLC for the tax year ended December 31, 2011, attached as Exhibit 22 to the 

Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional 

Judgment Debtors.

10. Funds Flow Memorandum with respect to the Stock Purchase Agreement by and 

among Patriot Rail Holdings LLC and Patriot Funding LLC dated May 4, 2012, attached as 

Exhibit 24 to the Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add 

Additional Judgment Debtors.

11. Draft of Patriot Rail LLC’s 2013 Form 1065 U.S. Return on Partnership Income, 

attached as Exhibit 25 to the Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed 

Motion to Add Additional Judgment Debtors.

12. Patriot Daily Cash Report dated November 12, 2015, attached as Exhibit 27 to 

the Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional 

Judgment Debtors.

13. Collection of letters from Patriot Rail Holdings LLC to Wells Fargo Bank, 

National Associate re: Patriot Rail Corp. Escrow dated May 6, 2014 to December 29, 2015, 

attached as Exhibit 28 to the Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed 

Motion to Add Additional Judgment Debtors.

14. Collection of Wells Fargo Bank, NA statements regarding the Escrow Agreement 

among Patriot Funding LLC, Patriot Rail Holdings LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank, NA dated June 

18, 2012 to December 15, 2015, attached as Exhibit 29 to the Declaration of Michael Weed In 

Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional Judgment Debtors.

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15. Amended and Restated Patriot Rail Management Agreement dated December 30, 

2010, attached as Exhibit 34 to the Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s 

Renewed Motion to Add Additional Judgment Debtors.

16. Patriot Equity LLC check dated April 8, 2014, attached as Exhibit 35 to the 

Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional 

Judgment Debtors.

17. Patriot Equity LLC facsimile transmittal regarding a loan, attached as Exhibit 36

to the Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional 

Judgment Debtors.

18. Excerpts from the Operating Agreement of Patriot Rail Holdings LLC dated 

November 8, 2006, attached as Exhibit 38 to the Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of 

Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional Judgment Debtors.

19. Patriot Daily Cash Report dated April 1, 2014, attached as Exhibit 40 to the 

Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional 

Judgment Debtors.

20. Patriot Equity LLC Bank of America, N.A. statements dated February 28, 2013 

and August 31, 2013, attached as Exhibit 42 to the Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of 

Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add Additional Judgment Debtors.

21. Pacific Rail, LLC General Ledger dated November 11, 2015, attached as Exhibit 

44 to the Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add 

Additional Judgment Debtors.

22. Bank of America statements for Pacific Rail Holdings LLC, account ending in 

#1847, prefaced by an Affidavit of Bank of America Bank Officer and/or Custodian of Records, 

attached as Exhibit 46 to the Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed 

Motion to Add Additional Judgment Debtors.

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23. Gary Marino and Patriot Equity LLC American Express statements, attached as 

Exhibit 49 to the Declaration of Michael Weed In Support Of Sierra’s Renewed Motion to Add 

Additional Judgment Debtors.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 22, 2016 

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