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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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MOTION TO AMEND COMPLAINT AND ALLOW EXTENSION OF TIME TO SERVE DEFENDANTS ALEX 

SHORE AND DONNA SIMS AND [PROPOSED] ORDER 

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Ronald Wilcox, State Bar No. 176601 

LAW OFFICE OF RONALD WILCOX 

2160 The Alameda, 1st Flr., Suite F 

San Jose, CA 95126 

Tel: (408) 296-0400 

Fax: (408) 296-0486 

Email: ronaldwilcox@post.harvard.edu

Joseph Mauro (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

LAW OFFICE OF JOSEPH MAURO, LLC 

306 McCall Avenue 

West Islip, NY 11795 

Tel: (631) 669-0921 

Fax: (631) 669-5071 

Email: joemauroesq@hotmail.com

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

PATRICK AYMAR, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

PAUL R. STASSINOS, et al., 

 Defendants. 

_______________________________ 

KEVIN ROSE, MELINDA ROSE, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

PAUL R. STASSINOS, et al., 

 Defendants. 

_______________________________ 

IAN CHAMBERS, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

PAUL R. STASSINOS, et al., 

 Defendants. 

_______________________________ 

SHERELLE MELTON, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

PAUL R. STASSINOS, et al., 

 Defendants. 

Case No.: CV07-02561 LEW GGH 

Case No.: CV07-02771 LEW GGH 

Case No.: CV07-02798 LEW GGH 

Case No.: CV07-02799 LEW GGH 

MOTION TO AMEND COMPLAINT 

AND ALLOW EXTENSION OF TIME 

TO SERVE DEFENDANTS ALEX 

SHORE AND DONNA SIMS AND 

ORDER 

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Plaintiffs sued Defendants “Alex Shore” and “Donna Sims” (the “individual defendants”). 

The individual defendants work or worked for co-defendants Legal Recovery Services, Inc. and/or 

Paul Stassinos. Plaintiffs attempted to serve the individual defendants at the offices of Legal 

Recovery Services, Inc. and Paul Stassinos. Plaintiffs have now learned that the names “Alex 

Shore” and “Donna Sims” are aliases. Additionally, the Plaintiffs have learned that the Defendants 

may no longer work for co-Defendants Legal Recovery Services, Inc. and/or Paul Stassinos. 

Declaration of Ronald Wilcox in Support of Motion to Amend Complaint and Allow Extension of 

Time to Serve Defendants Alex Shore, and Donna Sims (“Wilcox Decl.”), ¶2. These individual 

Defendants have not answered the complaints. Defendants Legal Recovery Services, Inc. and Paul 

Stassinos have answered the Complaints and are represented by counsel. Counsel for Legal 

Recovery Services, Inc. and Paul Stassinos refuse to inform Plaintiffs whether or not the 

individual Defendants are still employed for Legal Recovery Services, Inc. and/or Paul Stassinos. 

Counsel have however provided Plaintiffs with the true names of the individual Defendants, and 

their home addresses. Wilcox Decl., ¶3. Therefore, to assure proper notice to these Defendants, 

Plaintiffs request that they be allowed to amend the following complaints to list the proper names 

of the Defendants: 

1. Patrick Aymar v. Paul R. Stassinos, et al., Case No.: CV07-02561 LEW GGH 

2. Rose, et al. v. Paul R. Stassinos, et al., Case No.: CV07-02771 LEW GGH 

3. Chambers v. Paul R. Stassinos, et al., Case No.: CV07-02798 LEW GGH 

4. Melton v. Paul R. Stassinos, et al., Case No.: CV07-02799 LEW GGH 

Plaintiffs further request an extension of time to serve the individual Defendants (60 days 

from the filing of the amended complaint) under their correct names and at their last known home 

addresses. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 6(b) and 6(b)(1), the court for cause shown, 

may act ex parte, with or without motion or notice to extend the time to serve the Defendant. 

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Schwarzer, Tashima and Wagstaff, FEDERAL CIVIL PROCEDURE BEFORE TRIAL [5:299] 

(The Rutter Group). Thus, Plaintiffs bring this ex parte motion under Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 6(b)(1) and E.D. Cal. Local Rule 6-144. 

A stipulation to extend time could not reasonably be obtained since the individual 

Defendants cannot yet be reached, and the Defendants who have answered do not have any 

standing to agree (or to object) on behalf of the individual Defendants. 

Dated: ___________ ______________________________ 

Ronald Wilcox, Counsel for Plaintiffs 

 

ORDER 

For GOOD CAUSE, Plaintiffs are hereby allowed to amend the following complaints: 

1. Patrick Aymar v. Paul R. Stassinos, et al., Case No.: CV07-02561 LEW GGH 

2. Rose, et al. v. Paul R. Stassinos, et al., Case No.: CV07-02771 LEW GGH 

3. Chambers v. Paul R. Stassinos, et al., Case No.: CV07-02798 LEW GGH 

4. Melton v. Paul R. Stassinos, et al., Case No.: CV07-02799 LEW GGH 

Plaintiffs are also granted an extension of time of 60 days from the filing of the amended 

complaints to serve Defendants. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 03/10/2008 /s/ Ronald S. W. Lew______

 HON. RONALD S.W. LEW 

 U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE 

 

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