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Nature of Suit Code: 443
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Accommodations
Cause of Action: 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KENNETH ARMS TENANT 

ASSOCIATION, et al. 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

MEL MARTINEZ, et al. 

Defendants. 

No. 2:01-cv-0832-MCE-EFB 

ORDER 

This case, which pertains to the sale of certain apartment complexes in the 

Sacramento region, settled in 2001. In its order approving and adopting the settlement 

agreement, the Court retained jurisdiction to enforce the settlement agreement. ECF 

No. 42 at 2. On August 26, 2015, Movants Karen Fletcher and Howard Herships 

(“Movants”) filed a Motion for Contempt (ECF No. 52) seeking to enforce the settlement 

agreement against the successors-in-interest to the original agreement. Movants were 

not parties to the original action and they seek to enforce the settlement agreement 

against individuals and entities who were not parties to the original action. Additionally, 

Movants allege new claims against these individuals and entities, including claims for 

fraud, retaliatory eviction, breach of the Implied Warranty of Habitability, and nuisance, 

among others. 

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For a more efficient administration of justice, on the Court’s own motion, the Clerk 

of the Court is directed to open a new case as follows: 

1. Plaintiffs shall be: HOWARD HERSHIPS and KAREN FLETCHER. 

Defendants shall be: THE GROVES AT MANZANITA, LIMITED 

PARTNERSHIP; US HOUSING PARTNERS IV; KLEIN FAMILY LIVING 

TRUST; TRUSTEE STEVEN KLEIN; FPI MANAGEMENT, INC.; DENNIS 

TREADAWAY; KIMBALL, TIREY & ST. JOHN LLP; LYRA MYERS; CHRIS 

EVANS; and DOES 1-10, inclusive. 

2. ECF No. 52 in Case No. 2:01-cv-0832-MCE-EFB shall be construed as 

Plaintiffs’ Complaint. 

3. Summons shall be issued for the Defendants named above. Movants shall 

assist the Clerk of the Court with the preparation of the summons. Movants 

are then required to serve process pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

4(c). 

4. The new case shall be deemed related to Case No. 2:01-cv-0832-MCE-EFB 

and assigned to Judge England and Magistrate Judge Brennan. 

5. Pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21), the new case shall be referred to 

Magistrate Judge Brennan as Movants are not represented by counsel. The 

Court will redirect its courtesy copy of ECF No. 52 to Magistrate Judge 

Brennan’s chambers. 

6. The Clerk is directed to re-file Movants’ Motion for Issuance of Lis Pendens 

(ECF No. 53), and any other documents that may be filed by Movants, in the 

new case for ruling by the Magistrate Judge. 

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7. Within thirty (30) days of the filing of this Order, Movants shall file an in forma 

pauperis application or pay the $400 filing fee. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: September 1, 2015 

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