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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DELORES JOHNSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., LAKE

VALLEY RETRIEVALS, INC., LAKE

VALLEY INVESTMENTS, UNIFUND

CCR PARTNERS, VIP ADJUSTMENT

BUREAU, INC., BAG FUND LLC,

JAY BERNSTEIN,

Defendants.

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1:08-cv-00081 GSA 

ORDER REQUIRING THE PERSONAL

APPEARANCE OF THE PRINCIPALS 

AT THE SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL

PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

Hearing Date : April 20, 2010

Time: 2:00 pm

Courtroom : 10 (GSA)

All parties are advised that this Court will be holding a second supplemental pretrial

conference to address pretrial issues and the possibility of resolving this case. Fed. R.Civ. P.

16(c)(1) and 16(c)(2)(P). The Court requires the personal appearance of at least one attorney

who will conduct the trial for each party, and the personal appearance of the principals including

Defendant Jay Bernstein, Richard DeHart, the principal of VIP Adjustment Bureau, Inc., and

Ronald Hacker, the principal for Bag Fund LLC. 

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 The personal appearance of the principals were required at the Pretrial Conferences held 1

on March 23, 2010, and April 13, 2010. (Docs. 169 and 173).

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The Court notes that the personal appearances of the principals were required at two prior

pretrial conferences, however, no principal has ever appeared. With the exception of one 1

excused appearance of Jay Bernstein and Richard DeHart at the pretrial conference held on

March 23, 2010, no party’s personal appearance has been excused. The second supplemental

pretrial conference will be held on April 20, 2010 at 2:00 pm in Courtroom 10. All of the

parties listed above shall be personally present. Failure of the parties to personally appear at

this hearing will most likely result in the imposition of monetary and/or other sanctions.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 14, 2010 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

cf0di0 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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