Stephen Vann Heflin v. Regis Capital Group
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No. CV 20-1569 FMO (AFMx) Date March 6, 2020 Title Stephen Vann Heflin v. Regis Capital Group, et al.
Present: The Honorable Fernando M. Olguin, United States District Judge Vanessa Figueroa None None Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Tape No. Attorney Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present Proceedings: (In Chambers) Order to Show Cause Re: Personal Jurisdiction and Venue On February 18, 2020, plaintiff Stephen Vann Heflin (“plaintiff”) filed a Complaint against defendants Regis Capital Group, Jordan Oliel, Regent and Associates, and Anh Regent (collectively, “defendants”) alleging violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (“RICO”) Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961, et seq. (See Dkt. 1, Complaint at ¶¶ 11-23). Specifically, plaintiff claims defendants fraudulently obtained a judgment against plaintiff from a Texas state court, and sought to enforce that allegedly fraudulent judgment by seeking to collect debts plaintiff purportedly owed…