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Nature of Suit Code: 290
Nature of Suit: Other Real Property Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNIVERSAL TRADING & INVESTMENT

COMPANY,

Plaintiff,

 v.

PETRO MIKOLAYEVICH KIRITCHENKO, 

et al.,

Defendants

 /

No. C-99-3073 MMC (EDL)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

OBJECTIONS TO MAGISTRATE

JUDGE’S REPORT AND

RECOMMENDATION ON TAXATION OF

COSTS; AWARDING COSTS TO

KIRITCHENKO DEFENDANTS AND

DEFENDANT MICHAEL MENKO;

VACATING HEARING

 Before the Court are plaintiff Universal Trading & Investment Company’s objections

to Magistrate Judge Elizabeth D. Laporte’s Report and Recommendation regarding taxation

of costs. Defendants Peter, Izabella, and Ludmilla Kiritchenko, Bancross U.S. Holdings,

Inc., BRC Property Holdings, LLC, Xanadu Property Holdings, LLC, and ABS Trading, Inc.

(collectively, “Kiritchenko Defendants”) have filed opposition thereto, in which defendant

Michael Menko (“Menko”) has joined and to which plaintiff has replied. Having reviewed

the papers filed in support of and in opposition to the objections, the Court finds the matter

appropriate for resolution without oral argument, see Civil L.R. 7-1(b), hereby VACATES

the hearing scheduled for May 23, 2008, and rules as follows.

Having reviewed the matter de novo, the Court, for the reasons expressed in the

Report and Recommendation, hereby ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation in its

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entirety and overrules plaintiff’s objections thereto. Accordingly, the Court hereby awards

costs as follows:

1. The Kiritchenko Defendants are hereby awarded costs in the amount of

$51,669.02, for costs itemized in the Kiritchenko Defendants’ revised bill of costs filed

March 24, 2008.

2. Defendant Menko is hereby awarded costs in the amount of $3,366.04, for costs

itemized in Menko’s revised bill of costs filed March 24, 2008.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 21, 2008 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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