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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

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MEI-FANG LISA ZHANG, et al.

Plaintiffs,

 v.

WEI-MAN RAYMOND TSE, et al.

Defendants.

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No. C 07-04946 JSW

ORDER RE REQUEST FOR

DEFAULT AGAINST

DEFENDANT RUN PING ZHOU

On January 11, 2008,, Defendant Run Ping Zhou (“Zhou”) filed a case management

statement. Zhou has not, however, filed an answer or other responsive pleading to Plaintiffs’

complaint. On February 11, 2008, Plaintiffs filed a request to enter default against a number of

Defendants, including Zhou.

On April 11, 2008, the Court held a case management conference in this matter. Zhou

did not appear at that case management conference. However, the Court inquired whether

counsel for Plaintiffs advised that they had not seen the Case Management Statement filed by

Defendant Run Ping Zhou. Plaintiffs indicated they had not, and the Court thereafter Ordered

Plaintiffs to review the case management statement and advise the Court whether they intended

to maintain their request for default. On April 25, 2008, the Plaintiffs filed their response, and

served a copy of that response on Zhou, in which they take the position that Zhou’s case

management statement is not a proper Answer or responsive pleading. 

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However, Plaintiffs also recognize that Zhou may be proceeding without counsel.

The Court deems it appropriate to give Zhou one last opportunity to respond to the Complaint

by filing an answer or other responsive pleading. Accordingly, Zhou shall either file and serve

an answer to the Complaint or file and serve a motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

Rule 12, by no later than May 30, 2008. The Court HEREBY ADVISES Zhou that a Handbook

for Pro Se Litigants, which contains helpful information about proceeding without an attorney,

is available through the Court’s website or in the Clerk’s office.

It is FURTHER ORDERED that if Zhou fails to comply with the deadline set by this

Order, the Court shall direct the Clerk to enter default against Zhou. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 6, 2008 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MEI-FANG LISA ZHANG et al,

Plaintiff,

 v.

WEI-MAN RAYMOND TSE et al,

Defendant.

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Case Number: CV07-04946 JSW 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S.

District Court, Northern District of California.

That on May 6, 2008, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing

said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by

depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office

delivery receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Run Ping Zhou

South China Investment Inc.

3567 Kimberly Road

Cameron Park, CA 95682

Dated: May 6, 2008

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Jennifer Ottolini, Deputy Clerk

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