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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

FAYETTEVILLE DIVISION

LARRY SHAFFER; NWFX, INC.;

NORTHWEST FINANCIAL EXPRESS, INC.;

and GOLD FINANCIAL EXPRESS, INC. PLAINTIFFS

v. Civil No. 06-5103

ALLEN W. BIRD II, TRUSTEE, and

FREDRICK S. WETZEL III, SUCCESSOR

TRUSTEE, and INTERNATIONAL SURETIES

LIMITED, his Surety Bond Company DEFENDANTS

O R D E R

Now on this 12th day of January, 2007, comes on for

consideration International Sureties Limited's Motion To Dismiss

(document #14), to which there has been no response, and from said

motion, the Court finds and orders as follows:

1. Plaintiffs, three corporations and an individual alleged

to own them, brought suit against Allen W. Bird II (“Bird”), the

Trustee in the corporations’ bankruptcies; Frederick S. Wetzel III

(“Wetzel”), the Successor Trustee to Bird; and International

Sureties Limited, as Wetzel’s bonding agent. The allegations have

to do with monetary losses allegedly sustained in connection with

the bankruptcies. 

2. International Sureties Limited now moves for dismissal,

asserting that it is not a party to the surety bond at issue in

this case. Its motion exhibits a copy of the bond, points out

that there is no mention of International Sureties Limited on the

face of the bond, and affirmatively states that International

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Sureties Limited is "merely a bonding agent authorized to sell

bonds on behalf of surety companies."

3. There is no dispute from the plaintiff as to the

authenticity of the bond exhibited to the motion, nor as to the

analysis of the motion and brief, and the Court finds the

contentions of the movant to have merit.

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that International Sureties Limited's

Motion To Dismiss (document #14) is granted, and plaintiffs'

claims against International Sureties Limited are hereby

dismissed.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

/s/ Jimm Larry Hendren 

JIMM LARRY HENDREN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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