UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA 

Alexandria Division 

In re: ) 

 ) 

ROSE BERNADINE ESKANDARI, ) Case No. 16-14261-BFK 

 ) Chapter 11 

 Debtor. ) 

MARY J. DOWD, ) 

 ) 

 Plaintiff, ) 

vs. ) Adversary Proceeding 

 ) No. 18-01023-BFK 

RYAN ESKANDARI, ) 

 ) 

 Defendant, ) 

 ) 

 ) 

AUTO FINANCE CENTER A/K//A, ) 

AUTO FINANCE CENTER OF ) 

MANASAS, LLC, ) 

 ) 

 Defendant, ) 

 ) 

CARLOS R. LAZO, ) 

 ) 

Defendant, ) 

 ) 

OSCAR A LAZO, ) 

 ) 

 Defendant. ) 

ORDER SETTING TRIAL 

On February 4, 2019, the Court held a hearing on the Final Pre-Trial Conference on the 

Amended Complaint filed by the Plaintiff. Docket No. 3. Defendant Ryan Eskandari filed an 

Answer. Docket No. 11. Prior to the Final Pre-Trial Conference, the Court entered a Report and 

Recommendation, which recommended that the Plaintiff’s Motion for Default Judgment be 

granted and that a final money judgment be entered against Defendants Carlos R. Lazo and 

Oscar A. Lazo. Docket No. 43. On January 17, 2019, the District Court adopted this Court’s 

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Report and Recommendation and entered Default Judgment as to Defendants Carlos and Oscar 

Lazo. Docket Nos. 47, 55. 

At the Final Pre-Trial Conference, Nadia Abdulhamid Patel, Esquire, counsel for the 

Plaintiff, and Jeffrey M. Sherman, counsel for Defendant Ryan Eskandari, were present in 

person. Exhibits and witness lists have previously been submitted to the Court by the parties. For 

the reasons stated on the record, it is 

ORDERED: 

1. A two day trial shall be held on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. and Friday, 

April 12, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.

2. The trial will be a combined trial of the present adversary proceeding and the 

adversary proceeding of Dowd v. Velasquez, et al. Case No. 18-01029-BFK. 

3. Objections to Exhibits, if any, must be filed by 5 p.m. on Monday, March 4, 2019, 

otherwise the Exhibits will stand as admitted into evidence. 

4. The Clerk will mail copies of this Order, or give electronic notice of its entry, to the 

parties listed below. 

Date: _____________________ ___________________________________ 

 Brian F. Kenney 

Alexandria, Virginia United States Bankruptcy Judge 

Copies to: 

Nadia A. Patel, Esquire 

Arent Fox LLP 

1717 K Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20006 

Counsel for the Plaintiff 

Jackson David Toof 

Arent Fox LLP 

1717 K Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20006 

Counsel for the Plaintiff 

Feb 12 2019 /s/ Brian F. Kenney

Entered on Docket: Feb 13 2019

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Jeffrey M. Sherman 

Law Offices of Jeffrey M. Sherman 

1600 N. Oak Street 

Suite 1826 

Arlington, VA 22209 

Counsel for the Defendant Ryan Eskandari 

Carlos R. Lazo 

9150 Prince William Street 

Manassas, VA 20110 

Pro Se Defendant 

Oscar A. Lazo 

13305 Huntington Lane 

Woodbridge, VA 22193 

 Pro Se Defendant 

Auto Finance Center a/k/a Auto Finance Center of Manassas, LLC 

Ahmad Atashi, Registered Agent 

8360 Greensboro Drive, #510 

McLean, VA 22102 

Pro Se Defendant 

 

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