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Parties Involved:
Ali Ashraf
Defendant
Fast and Easy Chevron
Defendant
Cynthia Hopson
Plaintiff
Kelli Stevens
Defendant
Robert Stevens
Defendant
Mohammad Tufail
Defendant

Document Text:

Request for Continuance of Rule 26 Conference, and [Proposed] Order Granting Thereof 1

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DANIEL MALAKAUSKAS, SBN 265903 

P.O. Box 7006 

Stockton, CA 95267 

Telephone: (866) 790-2242 

Facsimile: (888) 802-2440 

Attorney for Plaintiff 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, 

 FRESNO DIVISION 

CYNTHIA HOPSON, 

 PLAINTIFF, 

 v. 

ALI ASHRAF, as an individual, and doing 

business as “Fast and Easy Chevron”, 

MOHAMMAD TUFAIL, as an individual, 

and doing business as “Fast and Easy 

Chevron”, and DOES 1-10, inclusive, 

 DEFENDANTS. 

CASE NO.: 1:15-CV-1032-DAD-SMS

MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE OF 

RULE 26 CONFERENCE AND ORDER 

GRANTING THEREOF 

Date: April 20th, 2016 

Time: 3:00 p.m. 

Courtroom: 1 

Judge: Sandra M. Snyder 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that Plaintiff, CYNTHIA HOSPON, through her attorney, 

Daniel Malakauskas, Esq. requests that the Rule 26 conference scheduled for April 20th, 2016 is 

continued thirty (30) days to allow the process server to achieve service. 

 I, DANIEL MALAKAUSKAS, declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the 

State of California that the following is true and correct: 

 1. I am an attorney representing the plaintiff, Cynthia Hopson, in this lawsuit. I am 

competent to testify and am personally familiar with the facts of this case. I became personally 

familiar with the facts of this case either through my own personal knowledge, information my 

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client and, or, private investigator, and, or, process server, and, or, records researcher gave me, or 

be reviewing the Court’s case file. If called to testify, I would testify as follows: 

 2. On July 5th, 2015, I filed the complaint that initiated this action. 

 3. On October 7th, 2015, I filed a voluntary dismissal against Defendants, Robert 

Stevens and Kelli Stevens after lengthy discussions with their attorney. 

 4. At my request, on March 2nd, 2016, this honorable court continued the rule 26 

conference until April 20th, 2016. 

 5. On, or around March 25th, 2016, I discovered new information and so desired to 

add an additional Defendant. I subsequently filed an Amended Complaint. 

 6. On March 28th, 2016, the Court issued a summons. 

 7. On April 11th, 2016, I contacted, OneLegal, the process server company I use, as I 

had not yet received a process service report from them. 

 8. Since I couldn’t ascertain the Defendants’ residences, I had requested that the 

process server go to the address in which the Defendants’ tax statements are sent. 

 9. While at such address, the process server spoke with the secretary of the office, 

who informed him of the Defendants’ proper address and whereabouts. 

 10. The process server is attempting to serve the Defendants at such address. 

 11. For these reasons, I ask for the Court’s patience and request an additional thirty 

day continuance. 

Dated: April 13thth, 2016 Respectfully submitted, 

 /s/Daniel Malakauskas_________________ 

 By: Daniel Malakauskas, 

 Attorney for Plaintiff 

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ORDER 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that the Rule 26 Scheduling Conference, is continued from 

April 20th, 2016, at 3:00 a.m., until June 22, 2016, at 1:00 p.m.. 

Dated: 4/14/2016 /s/ SANDRA M. SNYDER 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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