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Parties Involved:
Encore Credit Corporation
Cross-claimant
Anita Gutierrez
Plaintiff
Hilltop Financial Mortgage, Inc.
Cross-defendant
Abraham Kaba
Cross-defendant
Thanh (Tom) Nguyen
Defendant
Santos Salas
Plaintiff

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BYRON H. DONE, ESQ. (SBN: 184255)

LAW OFFICE OF BYRON H. DONE

1990 N. California Blvd., Suite 830

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Telephone: (925) 932-7009

Facsimile: (925) 930-9675

email: byron.done@sbcglobal.net

Attorney for defendant 

THANH (TOM) NGUYEN

SCOTT HAMMEL, ESQ. (SBN: 114911)

860 Hillview Ct., Suite 310

Milpitas, CA 95035

Telephone: (408) 957-3888

Facsimile: (408) 957-3883

Attorney for defendants

HILLTOP FINANCIAL MORTGAGE, INC.,

ABRAHAM KABA, and THANH (TOM) NGUYEN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SANTOS SALAS, an individual, and ANITA

GUTIERREZ, an individual,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

HILLTOP FINANCIAL MORTGAGE, INC.,

a California Corporation, ENCORE CREDIT

CORPORATION, a California corporation,

ABRAHAM KABA, an individual, and

THANH (TOM) NGUYEN, an individual,

Defendants.

Case No. C 04 1682 MHP (EMC)

[PROPOSED] ORDER

COMPLAINT FILED 04/29/2004

Defendant and Cross-Claimant ENCORE CREDIT CORPORATION (“Encore”), having

settled with Plaintiffs and Plaintiffs having dismissed their complaint against Encore with

prejudice, still having a cross-claim on file against defendants HILLTOP FINANCIAL

MORTGAGE, INC. and ABRAHAM KABA (“Hilltop Defendants”), is deemed a part of this

action. Within ten days of the date of this order, Encore shall provide written notice to the court

and all parties by either (1) filing a dismissal of their cross-claims against the Hilltop

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Defendants, with prejudice, or (2) filing and serving all required documents, participating fully

in the proceedings in this action (including but not limited to Case Management Conference,

Settlement Conference, and all other pretrial proceedings), and complying with all orders of the

court. If Encore elects not to file a dismissal of its cross-claims and continues to participate in

the proceedings herein, the Hilltop Defendants shall file an answer to the cross-claim within ten

days of Encore’s filing and service of their notice of their continued participation in this action. 

Dated: April __, 2006 ________________________________________________

The Honorable Marilyn H. Patel

United States District Judge

APPROVED AS TO FORM: 

Dated: DLA PIPER RUDNICK GRAY CARY US LLP

By: ________________________________

AARON WAINSCOAT

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

SANTOS SALAS and ANITA GUTIERREZ

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NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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