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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 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

RUI CHEN, an individual; WENJIAN 

GONZALEZ, an individual; and all those 

similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

PREMIER FINANCIAL ALLIANCE, INC., a 

suspended California Corporation, or as may be 

organized under Georgia Law; DAVID 

CARROLL, an individual; JACK WU, an 

individual; LAN ZHANG, an individual; BILL 

HONG, an individual, REX WU, an individual; 

LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE 

SOUTHWEST, a Texas Corporation; 

NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, 

a Texas Corporation; NLV FINANCIAL 

CORPORATION, a Texas Corporation; 

NATIONAL LIFE HOLDING COMPANY, a 

Texas Corporation; AJWPRODUCTION, LLC, 

a California Limited Liability Company, THE 

CONSORTIUM GROUP, LLC, a Nevada 

Limited Liability Company, trustee of NEW 

WORLD TRUST, a trust operating under 

unknown laws, trustee of EARLY BIRD 

TRUST, a trust operating under unknown laws, 

DOES 7-10, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 4:18-CV-03771-YGR 

ORDER DENYING GONZALEZ

PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF

MOTION AND MOTION FOR

APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM

CLASS COUNSEL 

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ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT INTERIM CLASS COUNSEL 

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After considering papers submitted in support of Plaintiffs’ Rui Chen and Wenjian Gonzalez 

(“Plaintiffs”) Motion for Appointment of Interim Class Counsel (Dkt. No. 124), other papers filed in 

this matter, the facts and circumstances of the case, the motion is DENIED. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: ___________________ _________________________________

 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

April 16, 2020

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