-RAM Smith v Home123 Corporation et al, No. 3:2010cv00553 - Document 14 (D. Nev. 2011)

Court Description: ORDER denying 3 Motion to Remand to State Court; granting in part and denying in part 5 Motion to Dismiss. Defendants will not transfer property; Plaintiff will make payments; plaintiff will file accounting for collections within 10 days. Signed by Judge Robert C. Jones on 01/19/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LG)

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I f ecl ur or os e. 2 coxctusl - ox 3 I I HEREBY ORDERED t tt Moi t Re nd( No.3 i DENI TS ha he ton o ma ECF )s ED. 4 ! ' I I FURTHER ORDERED t tt M oton t D im is ori ( e A le na i e,f T S ha he i o s s , n h t r tv or ! 5 Summa y J dgme t andt Expun Li Pe n ( No.5 i GRANTED i pa ta d r u n, o ge s nde s ECF )s n r n 6 DENI i par,Alcai aedimis de ep tecli f ij ncier ifduet ED n t l l ms r s se xc t h am or nu tv ele o 7 sa u orl de e tv f e l u e a t Cour w iln e t t t iy f c i e or c os r , nd he t l ot xpun t e 1spe nsa t stme. ge h i nde t hi i 8 I I FURTH ER ORD ERED t Def T S hat endant w ilnottans eror l e t Pr t or s l r f eas he opery ' 1 1 9 t kea a ton t evitPli iforhst na s i a fom t Pr ry f on hu e ( 00 a ny c i o c antf i e nt, f ny, r he ope t or e- ndr d 1 ) l days. D urng t sperod,Pl ntf w ilm ake f l r armont y paym ent undert not 0 i hi i ai if l ul, egul hl s he e ll ev ! t ry( d ys wihtefrtp men du tn( 0 da afe tedaeoft sode.The e' hit 30) a , t h is ay t e e 1 ) ys tr h t hi r r y 1 amoun o e ch pa e w ilb a c di g t t m on hl pa e a oft da e oft N OD . 2 tfa ym nt l e c or n o he ' y ym nt s he t t he l F iuet ma emo tl p y nsd rn teij n to p r dwil eut nal n o te 3 al r o k nhy a me t u ig h nu cin ei lrs li i g f h o ûi : l ij ton.Pli ifne dno p lt f sorc et e tr a 4 nunci antr e t ay ae ee ur he nie moun ofp tdea ta t stme t as ful thi i ' 1 b m a be r r d i e t t c e t e en ie pa tde a ta a c dii ofa f t r 5 ut y equie n quiy o ur h tr s f ul s on ton ny u u e l I p man ntij nci voi ngt tu te' s e. 6 er e nu ton di he rse s al l 7 I I FURTHER ORDERED t tdurn t ij tonp idt pa te wile g i T S ha ig he nunci ero he ris l nga e n 1 t s a e For l ur M e a i Pr gr m ,i a ia e. I no a aia e Def da s w il duc 8 he t t ec os e di ton o a f va lbl f t v l bl , en nt l con t l a prva e m e a i n w ih Pl n ifi good f t The be fc ar m us s n a r pr s nt tve t 9 i t di to t ai tf n aih. ne i i y t e d e e e ai o 20 t m e a i w ih a t au h iy t m o f t no e alhoug a t modii ton i not he di ton t c uaj t ort o diy he t , t h c ual fca i s f 21 r r Pl ntf ilpr de r equied. ai ifw l ovi equest i or i t Def ed nf maton o endant i advanceoft m edi i sn he aton 22 i good f t n aih. 23 I I FURTHER ORDERED t tPli ifwile trit ter or wihi tn(0)d ys TS ha antf l ne no h ec d t n e 1 a 24 a a tda ta c i f a a aI r t c lc e fom t Pr ry snc t e da e o hi I s n fi vi c ountng or ny nd I en s ole t d r he ope t i e h t f s a t 25 f lm orgagepa ent ul t ym . Page 5 of 6 ' 1 I i I . . ! . l I I SO O RDERED. T S 2 3 Da e t s 1 bda ofJ nu ',2011 t d hi 9C y a al y . 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