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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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Case No. 12-CV-05110-LHK 

ORDER SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND DEADLINES

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

RICHARD SUTHERLAND, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

THOMAS E. FRANCIS,

Defendant.

Case No. 12-CV-05110-LHK 

ORDER SETTING CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND 

DEADLINES

Re: Dkt. No. 54

Anthony Malfatti as well as Richard Sutherland, as assignee of Nigel Allen, Fred Pilster, 

Sal Ruiz, and Judith Lavender (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), sued Defendant Thomas Francis 

(“Defendant”) over agreements to purchase interests in heavy machinery as part of an alleged 

“Ponzi” scheme. On June 10, 2013, the Court dismissed Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint 

with leave to amend. ECF No. 39. On March 3, 2014, the Court dismissed Plaintiffs’ Second 

Amended Complaint with prejudice. ECF No. 48. Plaintiffs appealed. ECF No. 49. On March 

30, 2016, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the Court’s dismissal of the Second Amended Complaint but 

ordered the Court to provide Plaintiffs another opportunity to amend their complaint and cure the 

identified deficiencies. ECF No. 53. The Court received the mandate of the Ninth Circuit on 

April 26, 2016. ECF No. 54. 

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Plaintiffs are hereby ORDERED to file the Third Amended Complaint within 30 days of 

this order. A case management conference is SET for June 8, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. The parties shall 

file a joint case management statement with a proposed case schedule by June 1, 2016. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 27, 2016

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LUCY H. KOH

United States District Judge

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