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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1964 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR SUBSTITUTION OF PARTY

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Douglas A. Applegate (SBN 142000) 

Mark W. Epstein (143202) 

SEILER EPSTEIN ZIEGLER & APPLEGATE LLP 

101 Montgomery Street, 27th Floor 

San Francisco, California 94104 

Phone: (415) 979-0500 

Fax: (415) 979-0511 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

FRESNO DIVISION 

MANUEL LOPES and MARIANA LOPES, 

dba LOPES DAIRY; JOSEPH LOPES, 

Trustee of the RAYMOND LOPES 

FAMILY TRUST as successor-in-interest to 

RAYMOND LOPES; JOSEPH LOPES and 

MICHAEL LOPES, individually and dba 

WESTSIDE HOLSTEIN; MARIA 

MACHADO, Trustee of the Machado Family 

Trust as successor-in-interest to ALVARO 

MACHADO and TONY ESTEVAM 

 Plaintiffs 

vs. 

GEORGE VIEIRA; MARY VIEIRA; 

CALIFORNIA MILK MARKET, a 

California Corporation; VALLEY GOLD, 

LLC, a California Limited Liability 

Company; GENSKE, MULDER & 

COMPANY, a California Limited Liability 

Partnership; ANTHONY CARY; DOWNEY 

BRAND LLP, a California Limited Liability 

Partnership; etc. 

 

Defendants

Case No.: 1:06-CV-01243-OWW-SMS 

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR

SUBSTITUTION OF PARTY

 

[FRCP 25(a)(1)] 

Date: July 19, 2010 

Time: 10:00 am 

Ctrm: 3 

1130 “O” Street 

Fresno, CA 93721 

Judge: Hon. Oliver W. Wanger 

The unopposed motion of Joseph Lopes, as Trustee of the Raymond Lopes Family Trust, 

to be substituted as a plaintiff in the above captioned matter for decedent Raymond Lopes 

pursuant to Rule 25(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure came on regularly for hearing 

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on July 19, 2010 at 10:00 am in Courtroom 3 of the United States District Court, the Honorable 

Oliver W. Wanger presiding. All parties except Valley Gold, LLC were represented at the 

hearing by their counsel of record. Douglas A. Applegate appeared telephonically for plaintiffs 

and for moving party Joseph Lopes. Vincent O’Gara appeared telephonically on behalf of 

Genske, Mulder & Company, LP. Blair M. White appeared telephonically on behalf of George 

Vieira, Mary Vieira and California Milk Market. And James M. Kirby personally appeared on 

behalf of Downy Brand, LLP. 

Upon consideration of the arguments of counsel, the briefs submitted in favor of said 

motion, all matters of record herein and with good cause appearing, it is hereby: 

ORDERED, that the motion for substitution of Joseph Lopes, Trustee of the Raymond 

Lopes Family Trust, is GRANTED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: August 6, 2010 /s/ Oliver W. Wanger

emm0d6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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