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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, FRESNO DIVISION

FOX HOLLOW OF TURLOCK 

OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

MAUCTRST, LLC, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:03-CV-05439-AWI-SAB

STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR 

RELEASE OF HOLD ON FUNDS HELD 

BY THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC.

AND CONSOLIDATED ACTIONS

STIPULATION

Plaintiff Fox Hollow of Turlock Owners’ Association, a California non-profit mutual 

benefit corporation (“Fox Hollow HOA”), Plaintiff California Equity Management Group, Inc., a 

California corporation (“CEMG”), and Andrew B. Katakis (collectively, the “CEMG Parties”), on 

the one hand, and Defendant Stanley Flake, individually, in his capacity as trustee of the Julie 

Insurance Trust, and in his capacity as trustee of the Capstone Trust (collectively, the “Flake

Defendants”), on the other hand, hereby stipulate and agree as follows:

1. On Friday, July 17, 2015, the CEMG Parties and the Flake Defendants reached a 

confidential settlement of all matters pending between them. Those matters include, but are not 

limited to, the above-captioned federal lawsuit as well as the following pending matters: 

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a. Mauctrst, LLC, et al., v. Andrew Katakis, et al., and related cross-actions; Superior 

Court of California, County of Stanislaus, case number 332233;

b. Katakis, et al., v. Mauctrst, LLC, et al., Second Judicial District Court, State of 

Nevada, Washoe County, case number CV12-00104;

c. Andrew Katakis, et al. v. Stanley M. Flake, et al., Superior Court of California, 

County of Stanislaus, case number 668157;

d. Andrew Katakis, et al., v. Mauctrst, LLC, et al., Superior Court of California, 

County of Stanislaus, case number 2012187;

e. Mauctrst, LLC, et al., v. Andrew Katakis, et al., 15th Judicial District of 

Pennsylvania, Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, case number 

2013-08941; and

f. Mauctrst, LLC, et al., v. Andrew Katakis, et al., Superior Court of Arizona, 

County of Maricopa, case numbers CV2014-001963, CV2014-002547, 

CV2014-002548, CV2014-003840, and CV2014-014898

2. In or about August 2013, in response to a writ of garnishment served by the 

CEMG Parties on The Vanguard Group, Inc. (“Vanguard”) in connection with the enforcement 

action filed by the CEMG Parties in the Second Judicial District Court, State of Nevada, Washoe 

County, case number CV12-00104 (hereinafter the “Nevada Action”), Vanguard placed a 

“freeze” on the accounts of Stanley Flake and those for which he is a trustee. A true and accurate 

copy of a letter sent by Vanguard to the Las Vegas Township Constable on or about August 23, 

2013 notifying the Constable and all parties of the “freeze” is attached hereto as Exhibit A.

3. The CEMG Parties and the Flake Defendants hereby stipulate and agree that 

Vanguard should immediately lift and release the “freeze” it put on any and all accounts of 

Stanley Flake, whether held by Stanley Flake individually, as a trustee, or in any other capacity, 

and thereby restore Stanley Flake’s rights to full access of all accounts maintained at Vanguard. 

Pursuant to this stipulation, the parties request an Order from this Court directing Vanguard to

immediately release its “freeze” on the accounts.

5. This stipulation is entered into pursuant to the confidential settlement reached by 

and between the CEMG Parties and the Flake Defendants, which settlement is of matters pending 

between the CEMG Parties and the Flake Defendants only. Nothing stated herein is either 

intended to, or shall, (i) alter the terms of the settlement reached by the CEMG Parties and the 

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Flake Defendants or (ii) impact the rights or obligations of any other person or entity, unless as 

otherwise stated in the confidential settlement. 

6. The confidential settlement includes releases of the Flake Affiliates, as that term is 

defined in the Confidential Settlement Agreement and Mutual General Releases which has been 

executed by the parties. The Flake Affiliates include those trusts and entities identified by 

Vanguard in the responses it provided to the garnishment interrogatories served upon it by the 

CEMG Parties.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: July 28, 2015 McCORMICK, BARSTOW, SHEPPARD,

WAYTE & CARRUTH LLP

By:

/s/ D. Greg Durbin

(as authorized 7/28/15)

D. Greg Durbin

Ben Nicholson

Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Defendants and CrossDefendants FOX HOLLOW OF TURLOCK 

OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION and CALIFORNIA 

EQUITY MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC. and 

Defendant and Cross-Defendant ANDREW 

KATAKIS 

Dated: July 29, 2015 DOWNEY BRAND LLP

By: /s/ Katie Konz

Janlynn R. Fleener

Katie Konz

Attorneys for Defendant STANLEY FLAKE, 

INDIVIDUALLY, AS TRUSTEE OF THE 

CAPSTONE TRUST; AND AS TRUSTEE OF 

THE JULIE INSURANCE TRUST

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ORDER

The CEMG Parties and the Flake Defendants having stipulated and agreed as set forth 

above, and good cause appearing therefor, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that The Vanguard Group, 

Inc. shall immediately lift and release the “freeze” it put on any and all accounts of Stanley Flake, 

whether held by Stanley Flake individually, as a trustee, or in any other capacity, and thereby 

restore Stanley Flake’s rights to full access of all accounts maintained at Vanguard.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 29, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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