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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MANAL NAOOM dba L.T.M. AUTO

SALES; et al.,

Plaintiffs,

CASE NO. 05-CV-1207 H

(CAB)

ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’

MOTION FOR DISCOVERY

SANCTIONS AGAINST

PLAINTIFFS MOUSAVINIA,

GHADIMI, AND

KHOMAMIZADEH

vs.

SECURED ASSETS INCOME

FUNDS, an unknown entity; et al.,

Defendants.

SAIF, INC., a California corporation,

et al.,

Counter-Claimant,

 vs.

MANAL NAOOM dba L.T.M. AUTO

SALES; et al., 

Counter-Defendants.

Defendants filed a motion for discovery sanctions against Plaintiffs Javad

Mousavinia, d/b/a Cars ‘R’ Us, Parviz Ghadimi, d/b/a M.P. Motors, and Mehran

Khomamizadeh, d/b/a Car Mart on September 6, 2006. (Doc. No. 83.) Plaintiffs filed

their opposition on September 18, 2006. (Doc. No. 103.) Defendants filed a reply on

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September 25, 2006. (Doc. No. 123.) Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1(d)(1), the

motion is submitted on the papers without oral argument. 

Plaintiff Javad Mousavinia, d/b/a Cars ‘R’ Us

Defendants seek sanctions against Plaintiff Mousavinia for failing to appear for

deposition and for failing to produce sales contracts. In particular, Defendants ask the

Court to dismiss all claims brought by Mousavinia and to enter default against him on

all counterclaims brought by SAIF, Inc.

The parties agree that Mousavinia did not appear for his deposition, which was

noticed for March 1, 2006. Plaintiffs’ counsel indicated in his opposition that

Mousavinia has been in Iran with his family, but gives no legal basis justifying

Mousavinia’s failure to comply with discovery obligations. At this time, the Court

declines to impose sanctions. Nevertheless, given that trial is scheduled for November

21, 2006, the Court ORDERS Plaintiff Mousavinia to appear for deposition no later

than October 26, 2006. If he does not appear, Plaintiff Mousavinia will be subject to

sanctions.

On August 12, 2005, Magistrate Judge McCurine ordered Plaintiffs to produce

sales contracts with redacted social security numbers. Similarly, on June 19, 2006,

Magistrate Judge Bencivengo again ordered Plaintiffs to produce the redacted sales

contracts. To this date, Plaintiff Mousavinia has not produced any sales contracts.

Accordingly, although the Court declines to impose sanctions at this time, the Court

ORDERS Mousavinia to produce redacted copies of the sales contracts no later than

October 19, 2006, or face sanctions.

Plaintiffs Parviz Ghadimi, d/b/a M.P. Motors, and Mehran Komamizadeh, d/b/a

Car Mart

Defendants seek sanctions against Plaintiffs Ghadimi and Khomamizadeh for

failing to produce copies of sales contracts as ordered by both Magistrate Judge

McCurine and Magistrate Judge Bencivengo. Specifically, Defendants ask the Court

to find several factual allegations in SAIF, Inc.’s countercomplaint as conclusively

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admitted. In their response, which primarily consists of extraneous allegations,

Plaintiffs do not provide any legal basis justifying Ghadimi’s and Khomamizadeh’s

failure to comply with discovery obligations and court orders. Additionally, Plaintiff

Ghadimi filed a declaration in opposition to Defendants’ motion. (Doc. No. 137.)

While his declaration touches on many unrelated topics, he does not address why he has

failed to comply with the orders requiring him to produce the sales contracts. At this

time, the Court declines to impose sanctions. However, the Court ORDERS Ghadimi

and Khomamizadeh to produce copies of the redacted sales contracts no later than

October 19, 2006, or face sanctions.

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: October 11, 2006

MARILYN L. HUFF, District Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

COPIES TO:

Richard S. Van Dyke, Esq.

Van Dyke & Associates

Faraday Business Park

5741 Palmer Way, Suite B

Carlsbad, CA 92008

Richard P. Miller, Esq.

Law Offices of Richard P. Miller

2207 Garnet Avenue, Suite N

San Diego, CA 92109 

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