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Nature of Suit Code: 470
Nature of Suit: Civil (Rico)
Cause of Action: 18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 725 

MAIN STREET, MARTINEZ, 

CALIFORNIA, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, 

APN: 373-192-007-4, INCLUDING 

ALL APPURTENANCES AND 

IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, ET AL.,

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Case No. 2:19-CV-00247 JAM-DB

RELATED CASE ORDER

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

Bankruptcy Estate of DC SOLAR 

SOLUTIONS, INC. dba DC SOLAR 

SOLUTIONS MFG, INC. dba DC SOLAR 

SOLUTIONS MANUFACTURING, INC., a 

California corporation; 

Bankruptcy Estate of DC SOLAR 

DISTRIBUTION, INC., a California 

corporation; Bankruptcy Estate 

of DC SOLAR FREEDOM, INC., a 

California corporation; MATTHEW 

CARPOFF, an individual; LAUREN 

CARPOFF, an individual; ROBERT 

V. AMATO and PRISCILLA AMATO, 

husband and wife; ROBERT

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Case No.: 2:19-CV-02544-KJM-CKD

Case 2:19-cv-02544-DAD-DB Document 10 Filed 01/13/20 Page 1 of 5
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KARMANN, an individual; RONALD 

J. ROACH, an individual; 

SEBASTIAN JANO, an individual; 

STEVE WILDE, an individual; RYAN 

GUIDRY, an individual; PATRICK 

MOORE, an individual; HALO 

MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC, a 

Nevada limited liability 

company; SCOTT WENTZ, an 

individual; RAINA YEE, an 

individual; MONTAGE SERVICES, 

INC., a California corporation; 

VISTRA INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION 

(USA) INC., fka RADIUS GGE 

(USA), INC., fka HIGH STREET

PARTNERS INC., a Maryland 

corporation; JULIE MURACO, an 

individual; Praeditis Group LLC, 

a Delaware limited liability 

company; THE STRAUSS LAW FIRM, 

LLC, a South Carolina limited 

liability company; PETER 

STRAUSS, an individual; DIANA 

KERSHAW, an individual; HERITAGE

BANK OF COMMERCE, a California 

Corporation; CARSON TRAILER, 

INC., a California corporation; 

DAVID ENDRES, an individual; 

ALVAREZ & MARSAL VALUATION 

SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware 

limited liability company; BARRY 

HACKER, an individual; MARSHAL & 

STEVENS, INC.; MARCELO BERMUDEZ, 

an individual; COHNREZNICK, LLP, 

a New Jersey limited liability 

partnership; RADIUS GGE (USA), 

INC., fka HIGH STREET PARTNERS 

INC., a Maryland corporation; 

PANDA BEAR INTERNATIONAL, LTD., 

a Hong Kong corporation; PANDA 

SOLAR SOLUTIONS LLC, a Nevada 

limited liability corporation; 

DC SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC., a 

Nevis corporation; BAYSHORE 

SELECT INSURANCE, a Bahamian 

Corporation; CHAMPION SELECT 

INSURANCE, a Bahamian 

Corporation; JPLM DYNASTY TRUST, 

a Cook Island Trust; BILLIE JEAN 

TRUST, a Cook Island Trust; 

SOUTHPAC INTERNATIONAL, INC., a 

Cook Islands Corporation, AHERN 

RENTALS INC., a Nevada 

corporation,

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOSEPH BAYLISS and RONALD ROACH,

Defendants.

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Case No. 2:19-CV-02140 JAM-DB

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

v.

ROBERT A. KARMANN,

Defendant.

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Case No. 2:19-CV-02531 JAM-DB

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

APPROXIMATELY $6,567,897.50 

SEIZED FROM CTBC BANK, ACCOUNT 

NUMBER 3800191916, ET AL.,

Defendants.

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Case No. 2:19-CV-00485 JAM-DB

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

5383 STONEHURST DRIVE, MARTINEZ, 

CALIFORNIA, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, 

APN: 367-230-018-7, INCLUDING 

ALL APPURTENANCES AND 

IMPROVEMENTS THERETO, ET AL.,

Defendants.

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Case No. 2:19-CV-00636 JAM-DB

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

RONALD J. ROACH and JOSEPH W. 

BAYLISS,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 2:19-CR-00182 JAM

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff,

v.

ROBERT A. KARMANN,

Defendant.

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Case No.: 2:19-CR-00222 JAM

Examination of the above-entitled actions reveals that these 

actions are related within the meaning of Local Rule 123 (E.D. Cal. 

2005). Accordingly, the assignment of the matters to the same 

judge and magistrate judge is likely to affect a substantial 

savings of judicial effort and is also likely to be convenient for 

the parties.

The parties should be aware that relating the cases under 

Local Rule 123 merely has the result that these actions are 

assigned to the same judge and magistrate judge; no consolidation 

of the actions is effected. Under the regular practice of this 

court, related cases are generally assigned to the judge and 

magistrate judge to whom the first filed action was assigned. 

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the actions denominated 

2:19-cv-02544-KJM-CKD be reassigned to Judge John A. Mendez for all 

further proceedings, and any dates currently set in this reassigned 

case only are hereby VACATED. Henceforth, the caption on documents 

filed in the reassigned cases shall be shown as 2:19-cv-02544-JAMCKD.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court make 

appropriate adjustment in the assignment of civil cases to 

compensate for this reassignment.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 10, 2020

/s/ John A. Mendez__________________

United States District Court Judge

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