Commercial Credit Group Inc. v. AMH Logistics, Inc.

• Court: District Court, E.D. California
• Decided: November 6, 2019
• Docket: 1:19-cv-01081
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 8 COMMERCIAL CREDIT GROUP INC., Case No. 1:19-cv-01081-AWI-EPG 9 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 10 RECOMMENDING THAT PLAINTIFF’S 11 v. APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF POSSESSION BE GRANTED AMH LOGISTICS, INC., et al., 12 Defendants. (ECF NO. 7) 13

14 15 Plaintiff, Commercial Credit Group Inc., (“Plaintiff”) filed this Complaint against 16 Defendants, AMH Logistics, Inc. aka AMH Logistics Inc., (“AMH”); AM2 Logistic Inc., aka 17 AM2 Logistic Inc. (“AM2”); Karnvir Singh (“Singh”); Maninder Kaur Bains (“Bains”); AMK 18 Transport Inc. (“AMK”); and BKSG Transportation, LLC (“BKSG”) (collectively “Defendants”) 19 on August 6, 2019. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff alleges that it issued various loans (“the Loans”) to 20 AMH and AM2 and that the remaining Defendants guaranteed performance of these loans. 21 Plaintiff alleges that Defendants have breached their obligations and Plaintiff now seeks an order 22 for a writ of possession pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure section 512.010, et. seq. 23 (“writ application”), allowing it to possess certain vehicles (referred to herein as the “repossession 24 vehicles”) pledged as collateral for the Loans. 25 For the reasons set forth below, the Court recommends Plaintiff’s writ application be 26 granted. 27 The Court further recommends that Plaintiff’s request for a turnover order and private 28 place order in connection with the writ of possession be granted. 1 I. BACKGROUND 2 Plaintiff’s writ application is supported by the Complaint; declaration of Don Pokorny, 3 Plaintiff’s senior vice President (“Pokorny Declaration”); and accompanying exhibits. To date, 4 despite service, no Defendant has appeared in this action or offered any opposition to the writ 5 application and evidence in support thereof. The Pokorny Declaration and the exhibits attached to 6 same establish the following: 7 A. The Original Loans 8 BKSG obtained several loans secured by personal property collateral from Plaintiff. These 9 loans were as follows: 10 • A negotiable promissory note dated March 10, 2014, to Plaintiff in the original 11 sum of $325,680.00. In connection with the loan, BKSG executed a security 12 agreement granting a lien to Plaintiff in certain personal property described 13 therein. 14 • A negotiable promissory note dated June 16, 2014, payable to Plaintiff in the sum 15 of $162,912.00 and a security agreement granting Plaintiff a lien on various 16 personal property described therein. 17 • A negotiable promissory note dated February 27, 2017, payable to Plaintiff in the 18 sum of $1,627,968.00 and a security agreement granting Plaintiff a lien on various 19 personal property described therein. 20 • A negotiable promissory note dated March 14, 2017, payable to Plaintiff in the 21 sum of $642,000.000 and a security agreement granting Plaintiff a lien on various 22 personal property described therein. 23 Additionally, Bains1, Singh2, AMK, and AM2 all guaranteed the obligations due from 24 BKSG to Plaintiff. 25 On November 27, 2017, the BKSG loans referred to above were restructured in 26 accordance with various loan restructuring agreements (“Loan Restructuring Agreements”). 27 1 According to the Pokorny Declaration, Bains is the President, Secretary, Registered Agent and Director of AMH. 28 1 Plaintiff submits authenticated copies of the Loan Restructuring Agreements as attachments to the 2 Pokorny Declaration. See (ECF No. 7-4, Exhibit 1.) The loans were restructured because BKSG 3 was in default as to all of the loans and BKSG and AMH asked Plaintiff to transfer and 4 restructure the obligations and indebtedness owed to Plaintiff. AMH then became a Texas 5 corporation which sought to assume existing obligations of BKSG to Plaintiff. BKSG and AMH 6 then entered into various transfer and assumption agreements (“Transfer and Assumption 7 Agreements”) (Id. at Exhibit 2.), authenticated copies of which are attached to the Pokorny 8 Declaration. BKSG remained liable to Plaintiff pursuant to the terms of the Transfer and 9 Assumption Agreements. 10 At the time of the Loan Restructuring Agreements, the titles to the various items of 11 personal property, including the repossession vehicles, were in the name of BKSG. Pursuant to 12 the terms of the Loan Restructuring Agreements, BKSG acknowledged that with respect to all 13 titles to the vehicles in which Plaintiff was granted a security interest, Plaintiff was to be the lien 14 holder on the new titles in favor of AMH. Defendants, however, failed to retitle the vehicles 15 pledged as collateral by AMH, thus, according to Plaintiff, breaching the terms of the Loan 16 Restructure Agreements and Transfer and Assumption Agreements. According to the Pokorny 17 Declaration, the titles to the repossession vehicles remain in the name of BKSG, with Plaintiff 18 remaining the lien holder on those titles. 19 Because of the aforementioned Loan Restructuring Agreements and Transfer and 20 Assumption Agreements, Plaintiff entered into new loans with AMH and AM2 which are the 21 subject of this lawsuit (collectively referred to herein as “the Loans”) with respect to the claim 22 and delivery of the personal property pledged as collateral for the Loans. 23 B. The Loans and Guarantees 24 1. AMH Loans 25 On or about November 27, 2017, in accordance with the pertinent Loan Restructure 26 Agreement and Transfer and Assumption Agreement, Plaintiff entered into a negotiable 27 promissory note with AMH whereby AMH was obligated to pay Plaintiff the sum of $646,812.00 28 (“Note 1”). In connection with Note 1, AMH granted Plaintiff a blanket lien on all of its assets 1 including all goods, chattels, and property described in an attached Schedule A to a security 2 agreement (ECF No. 7-4, Exhibit 5) and any and all of its accounts, accounts receivable, chattel 3 paper, contract rights, documents, equipment, fixtures, general intangibles, goods, instruments, 4 inventory, securities, deposit accounts, investment property and all other property of whatever 5 nature and kind wherever located, including all attachments, accessories, tooling, substitutions, 6 replacements, replacement parts, additions, software and software upgrades, and all cash and non- 7 cash proceeds. (“the Collateral”). The vehicles that were part of the Collateral in connection with 8 Note 1 are referred to as the “Note 1 vehicles.” 9 On or about November 27, 2017, in accordance with the pertinent Loan Restructure 10 Agreement and Transfer and Assumption Agreement, Plaintiff entered into a negotiable 11 promissory note with AMH whereby AMH was obligated to pay Plaintiff the sum of $605,826.00 12 (“Note 2”). 13 In connection with entering into Note 2, AMH executed a security agreement once again 14 granting Plaintiff a blanket lien on the Collateral together with a security interest in the specific 15 vehicles set forth on Schedule A to the accompanying security agreement. See (Id. at Exhibit 9.) 16 These vehicles are referred to as the “Note 2 vehicles.” 17 On or about November 27, 2017, in accordance with the pertinent Loan Restructure 18 Agreement and Transfer and Assumption Agreement, Plaintiff entered into a negotiable 19 promissory note with AMH whereby AMH was obligated to pay Plaintiff the sum of $694,322.00 20 (“Note 3”). 21 In connection with entering into Note 3, AMH executed a security agreement once again 22 granting Plaintiff a blanket lien on the Collateral together with a security interest in the specific 23 vehicles set forth on Schedule A to the accompanying security agreement. See (ECF No. 7-5, 24 Exhibit 13.) The specific vehicles pledged as collateral in connection with Note 3 are referred to 25 as the “Note 3 vehicles.” 26 On or about November 27, 2017, in accordance with the pertinent Loan Restructure 27 Agreement and Transfer and Assumption Agreement, Plaintiff entered into a negotiable 28 promissory note with AMH whereby AMH was obligated to pay Plaintiff the sum of $737,640.00 1 (“Note 4”). 2 In connection with entering into Note 4, AMH executed a security agreement once again 3 granting Plaintiff a blanket lien on the Collateral together with a Security Interest in the specific 4 vehicles set forth on Schedule A to the accompanying security agreement. See (Id. at Exhibit 18.) 5 The specific vehicles pledged as collateral in connection with Note 4 are referred to as the “Note 6 4 vehicles.” 7 2. AM2 Loans 8 On or about June 26, 2018, Plaintiff made a loan to AM2 in the sum of $1,645,076.00 9 (“AM2 Note 1”). Pursuant to the terms of AM2 Note 1 and the accompanying security agreement 10 (Id. at Exhibit 20.), AM2 granted Plaintiff a security interest in its personal property, which is the 11 same description of property as set forth in the security agreements executed by AMH and also 12 referred to collectively as “the Collateral.” In connection with AM2 Note 1, Plaintiff was also 13 granted a specific security interest in certain vehicles (“the AM2 Note 1 vehicles”). 14 On or about June 29, 2017, Plaintiff made a loan to AM2 in the sum of $401,760.00 15 (“AM2 Note 2”). Pursuant to the terms of AM2 Note 2 and the accompanying security agreement 16 (ECF No. 20), AM2 granted Plaintiff a lien on the same collateral as did AMH. Additionally, 17 Plaintiff was granted a lien on three vehicles set forth in AM2 Note 2 (“AM2 Note 2 Vehicles”). 18 3. Guarantees related to the AM2 Loans 19 In connection with AM2 Note 1 and AM2 Note 2, Defendants BKSG and AMH executed 20 secured guarantees whereby they agreed that they would guaranty the obligations due from AM2 21 to Plaintiff. In connection with the granting of the credit by Plaintiff to AM2, BKSG and AMH 22 also granted a further lien in all of their personal property assets. See (ECF No. 7-5, Exhibits 26 23 and 27.) 24 In connection with AM2 Note 1 and AM2 Note 2, Defendants Bains, Singh, and AMK 25 executed guarantees individually obligating themselves to pay all sums due and payable by AM2 26 to Plaintiff. See (Id. at Exhibit 28.) 27 4. Guarantees related to the AMH loans 28 In connection with Note 1, Note 2, Note 3, and Note 4, Defendants AM2, BKSG, AMK, 1 and AMH executed a secured guaranty individually obligating these Defendants to pay all sums 2 due and payable to Plaintiff by AMH. In connection therewith, these Defendants also granted 3 Plaintiff a lien on all of their personal property assets. See (Id. at Exhibit 29.) 4 Further in connection with Note 1, Note 2, Note 3, and Note 4, Defendants Bains, Singh, 5 and AMK executed guarantees obligating themselves to pay all sums due and payable to Plaintiff. 6 See (Id. at Exhibit 30.) 7 C. Default on Loans 8 According to Plaintiff, Defendants have defaulted on the Loans. As to all six loans, 9 Defendants made one payment only and then failed to make all other payments due. Plaintiff sent 10 demand letters to Defendants seeking repayment of the Loans to no avail. 11 Plaintiff alleges that the total due on Notes 1-4 is $2,364,779.33. Plaintiff alleges the total 12 due on the AM2 loans is $1,844,925.45. As of July 12, 2019, the total sum due to Plaintiff is 13 $4,209,704.70. 14 According to the Pokorny Declaration, Plaintiff has been able to take possession of some 15 of the Note 1 vehicles, Note 2 vehicles, Note 3 vehicles, Note 4 vehicles, and AM2 Note 1 16 vehicles. Plaintiff has been able to take possession of the AM2 Note 2 vehicles. (ECF No. 7-3, p. 17 14-15.) 18 On August 6, 2019, Plaintiff filed this Complaint for claim and delivery of the 19 repossession vehicles it has not been able to possess. (ECF No. 1.) Specifically, Plaintiff seeks (1) 20 judgment for possession of the repossession vehicles, (2) judgment for claim and delivery with 21 respect to the repossession vehicles, (3) judgment of possession of the collateral as against 22 Defendants, (4) judgment for claim and delivery with respect to the Collateral, (5) reasonable 23 attorney fees, (6) costs incurred in the lawsuit, and (7) other relief as is deemed appropriate. 24 On August 12, 2019, Plaintiff filed the instant application for a writ of possession under 25 California Civil Procedure Code section 512.010. (ECF No. 7.) No Defendant has appeared or 26 filed a response despite service of the writ application. The Court held a hearing on the 27 application on September 20, 2019. 28 /// 1 II. LEGAL STANDARDS 2 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 64 states, in pertinent part:

3 At the commencement of and throughout an action, every remedy is available that, under the law of the state where the court is located, provides for seizing a person 4 or property to secure satisfaction of the potential judgment. But a federal statute governs to the extent it applies. 5 Fed. R. Civ. P. 64(a). “California law provides for the return of property to creditors via a writ of 6 possession.” 4Wall Las Vegas, Inc. v. Triebwasser, 2:12-cv-2746-KJN, 2013 WL 930620 at *3 7 (E.D. Cal. March 8, 2013) (citing Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 512.010(a) which provides that “[u]pon 8 the filing of the complaint or at any time thereafter, the plaintiff may apply pursuant to this 9 chapter for a writ of possession by filing a written application for the writ with the court in which 10 the action is brought.”)). The writ application must include: 11 (1) A showing of the basis of the plaintiff’s claim and that the plaintiff is entitled to 12 possession of the property claimed. If the basis of the plaintiff’s claim is a written 13 instrument, a copy of that instrument shall be attached. 14 (2) A showing that the property is wrongfully detained by the defendant, of the manner in 15 which the defendant came into possession of the property, and according to the best 16 knowledge, information, and belief of the plaintiff, of the reason for the detention. 17 (3) A particular description of the property and a statement of its value. 18 (4) A statement, according to the best knowledge, information, and belief of the plaintiff, 19 of the location of the property, and, if the property, or some part of it, is within a 20 private place which may have to be entered to take possession, a showing that there is 21 probable cause to believe that such property is located there. 22 (5) A statement that the property has not been taken for a tax, assessment, or fine, 23 pursuant to a statute; or seized under an execution against the property of the plaintiff; 24 or, if so seized, that it is by statute exempt from such seizure. 25 Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 512.010(b). California Civil Procedure Code section 512.060 also provides 26 that: 27 (a) At a hearing, a writ of possession shall issue if both of the following are found: 28 1 (1) The plaintiff has established the probable validity of the plaintiff’s claim to 2 possession of the property; and 3 (2) The undertaking requirements of Section 515.010 are satisfied. 4 (b) No writ directing the levying officer to enter a private place to take possession of any 5 property shall be issued unless the plaintiff has established that there is probable cause 6 to believe the property is located there. 7 III. ANALYSIS 8 Because Plaintiff has met the showing required under California law as discussed below, 9 the Court will recommend that its writ application be granted.3 10 A. Requirements under Cal. Civ. Pro. Code § 512.010

11 1. A showing of the basis of Plaintiff’s claim and that Plaintiff is entitled to possession of the property claimed 12 At least for purposes of this writ application, Plaintiff has adequately demonstrated the 13 basis of its claim and that it is entitled to possession of the repossession vehicles described below. 14 Plaintiff’s entitlement to possess the subject vehicles is set forth in the Complaint, the Pokorny 15 Declaration, and the exhibits attached thereto, which include authenticated copies of the pertinent 16 promissory notes, accompanying security agreements, and secured guarantees. See (ECF No. 1; 17 ECF No. 7-3, p. 4-14; Exhibits 1-34 to the writ application). Together, the uncontroverted 18 evidence establishes that AMH and AM2 entered into a series of loans with Plaintiff and that the 19 at least one repossession vehicle was pledged as collateral for every loan. Further, the remaining 20 Defendants each guaranteed AMH and AM2’s performance of the Loans, and, at least as to the 21 corporate guarantors, these guarantees were secured by all personal property of the guarantors. 22 (ECF No. 7-5, Exhibits 26-29.) Finally, there is no dispute that Defendants have defaulted on 23 their obligations pursuant to the Loans and guarantees. Upon default, the pertinent security 24 agreements allow for acceleration of the entire indebtedness under all or part of the obligations 25 immediately due and payable, as well as possession of Collateral by Plaintiff. Moreover, the 26

27 3 The Court notes that California Code of Civil Procedure section 512.040 mandates that the plaintiff seeking a writ application provide Defendant with “Notice of Application and Hearing.” Plaintiff complied with this requirement by 28 personally serving Defendants with a “Notice of Application and Hearing” complying with California Code of Civil 1 respective guarantees also allow Plaintiff to take possession of any of the guarantor’s pledged 2 property upon default of the Loans. 3 2. A showing that the property is wrongfully detained 4 Plaintiff’s Complaint and the Pokorny Declaration and exhibits attached thereto establish 5 that Defendants have defaulted on their obligations to pay the Loans issued to AMH and AM2. 6 See (ECF No. 1; ECF No. 7-3, p. 4-14; Exhibits 1-34 to the writ application). Together, the 7 uncontroverted evidence also establishes that the repossession vehicles were collateral for the 8 Loans or for the guarantees issued pursuant to the Loans (Id.) The total sum due on the Loans is 9 $4,209,704.70. Defendants have refused to tender the vehicles to Plaintiff despite demand. See 10 (ECF No. 7-3, p. 14.) At least for purposes of this writ application, Plaintiff has made a sufficient 11 showing that Defendants have wrongfully detained the subject vehicles. 12 3. Particular Description and Statement of its Value 13 Pokorny’s Declaration sets forth a statement of the value of the repossession vehicles. 14 Pokorny opines that the total value of the subject vehicles is $1,287,091.00, assuming the vehicles 15 are in good condition, normal wear and tear expected. (ECF No. 7-3, p. 15-16.) Pokorny explains 16 that he ascertained the value of the vehicles by “checking auction prices, similar sales, and using 17 computers to ascertain recent values with respect to the vehicles (including referencing 18 recognized sources in the truck industry such as National Automobile Dealers Association (or 19 NADA) and Commercial Truck Paper).” (Id.) Pokorny also explains that he has been involved in 20 liquidating similar types of vehicles over many years working for Plaintiff and in the equipment 21 leasing and financing business. (Id.) Thus, the Court finds that Plaintiff has sufficiently set forth 22 the value of the vehicles. 23 As for a description of the vehicles, Plaintiff’s writ application contains an exhibit that 24 specifically describes the repossession property. See (ECF No. 7-5, Exhibit 34.). This exhibit 25 specifically lists the make, model, and identification numbers of the repossession vehicles. 26 Accordingly, Plaintiff has provided a particular description of the repossession vehicles and a 27 statement of their value. See, e.g, Ascentium Capital, LLC v. Singh, 16-00356, 2016 WL 595189 28 at *3 (E.D. Cal. May 5, 2016) (finding, in writ of possession application involving trailers, that 1 identification numbers of trailers sufficiently identified the property for purposes of a writ 2 application). 3 4. Probable Cause Regarding Location 4 The Pokorny Declaration also sets forth possible locations of the subject vehicles, with the 5 caveat that a precise location of the vehicles cannot be known, as they are moveable. The 6 addresses are detailed below and are the addresses used by AMH and AM2, as well as addresses 7 associated with Singh and Bains. (ECF No. 7-3, p. 16-17.) Pokorny also lists the address of the 8 last known sighting of any of the subject vehicles. (Id.) Also included in the writ application are 9 statements of information and other records on file with the California Secretary of State 10 reflecting some of the locations as set forth in the Pokorny Declaration. See (ECF No. 7-5, 11 Exhibit 36.) 12 Because the repossession vehicles are moveable, Plaintiff requests, in addition to a writ of 13 possession for the subject vehicles, a “turn over order and a private place order so that [Plaintiff] 14 can enter a private place to take possession of the repossession vehicles.” (ECF No. 7-2, p. 16.) 15 Plaintiff’s request for a turn over order and private place order are addressed below. As 16 for the writ application, the Court finds Plaintiff has adequately provided probable cause that the 17 subject vehicles will be found at one or more of the locations listed in the Pokorny Declaration, as 18 Plaintiff has set forth uncontested evidence that these are the addresses associated with 19 Defendants. See United States v. Hillyard, 677 F.2d 1336, 1339 (9th Cir. 1982) (“When property 20 to be seized is being moved from place to place, it may be reasonable to issue warrants directed to 21 multiple locations, and officers need not confine themselves to chance by choosing only one 22 location for a search.”); see also Ascentium Capital, LLC, 2016 WL 595189 at *3 (finding 23 probable cause for multiple potential locations of trailers). 24 5. Statement that property has not been seized 25 The Pokorny Declaration also states that the trailers have not been taken for a tax, 26 assessment, or fine pursuant to statute; or seized under an execution against the property of the 27 Plaintiff. 28 /// 1 B. Requirements under Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 512.060 2 California Civil Procedure Code § 512.060 sets forth additional requirements before the 3 writ may issue. “Two of the three requirements under this section are duplicative of requirements 4 under § 512.010—Plaintiff’s establishment of the probable validity of its claim to possession of 5 the property and its showing of probable cause that the property at issue is located at the private 6 place to be entered to seize the property.” Id. at *4. (citing Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 512.060(a)(1)). 7 Here, Plaintiff already established the probable validity of its claim to possession of the subject 8 vehicles, as well as a probable cause to believe that the subject vehicles are located at the above- 9 mentioned addresses. 10 The remaining issue is whether the undertaking requirements of California Civil 11 Procedure Code § 515.010 have been satisfied. Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 512.060(a)(2). Section 12 515.010 provides that:

13 …The undertaking shall be in an amount not less than twice the value of the defendant’s interest in the property or in a greater amount. The value of the 14 defendant’s interest in the property is determined by the market value of the property less the amount due and owing on any conditional sales contract or 15 security agreement and all liens and encumbrances on the property, and any other factors necessary to determine the defendant’s interest in the property. 16 Here, because the total sum due to Plaintiff is $4,209,704.70 and the value of the 17 repossession vehicles is only $1,287.091.00, Defendants do not have a positive interest in the 18 vehicles and Plaintiff will not be required to post an undertaking. See Ascentium Capital, LLC, 19 2016 WL 2595189 at *4 (refusing to require an undertaking when the plaintiff provided evidence 20 that the statutorily-defined value of the collateral was less than the amount owed). 21 C. Turnover Order 22 In addition to the writ of possession, Plaintiff also seeks a turnover order pursuant to 23 California Code of Civil Procedure § 512.070, which provides: 24 If a writ of possession is issued, the court may also issue an order directing the 25 defendant to transfer possession of the property to the plaintiff. Such order shall contain a notice to the defendant failure to turn over possession of such property to 26 plaintiff may subject the defendant to being held in contempt of court. 27 Plaintiff argues that a turnover order is appropriate here because the subject vehicles are 28 moveable and may be moved to a different location than that described in the writ application and 1 for which the Court will direct the levying officer to enter. 2 The Court agrees with Plaintiff that a turnover order is appropriate here given the 3 moveable nature of the collateral. See Ascentium Capital, LLC, 2016 WL 2595189 at *5 (granting 4 request for turnover order where collateral was moveable). 5 IV. CONCLUSION 6 For the reasons set forth above, IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that: 7 1. Plaintiff’s application for a writ of possession under California Civil Procedure Code § 8 512.010 (ECF No. 7.) be granted; 9 2. The Clerk of Court shall immediately issue a writ of possession directing the United 10 States Marshal within whose jurisdiction the property listed below, or some part of it, 11 is located, to seize said property and retain custody of the property until released or 12 sold pursuant to California Civil Procedure Code § 514.030. The levying officer shall 13 further comply with all applicable requirements of California Civil Procedure Code §§ 14 514.010-514.050. The following property may be seized pursuant to the writ of 15 possession: 16 Equipment Description Serial Number 17 2017 Great Dane Everest ETL-111 53x102 1GRAA0628HB702793 18 Refrigerated Trailer with Air Ride Tandem 19 Axle, Four (4) Aluminum Outer Wheels and 20 Four (4) 21 2016 Great Dane ESS-1114-11053 53x102 1GRAA0622GW703073 22 Aluminum Refrigerated Trailer with Four (4) 23 Aluminum Outer Wheels and Four (4) Steel 24 Inner 25 2016 Great Dane ESS-1114-11053 53x102 1GRAA0620GW704822 26 Sheet and Post Refrigerated Trailers, Stainless 27 Steel Exter or Front, Aluminum Corrugated 28 Sid 1 2017 Kenworth T680 76” High Roof Sleeper 1XKYDP9X5HJ127630 2 with Paccar MX13 500hp engine, Eaton 3 FO18E31 1A Ultrashift Plus Transmission 4 2014 utility VS2RA 53’ x 102” Refrigerated 1UYVS2534EU786921 5 Trailer with Thermoking SB230 Refrigeration 6 Unit S/N 6001134612 7 2016 Kenworth T680 Sleeper tractor 1XKYDP9X5GJ482604 8 2016 Kenworth T680 Sleeper tractor 1XKYDP9X5GJ119459 9 2016 Utility VS2RA 53’ x 102” Refrigerated 1UYVS2537GU571939 10 Trailer with Thermoking S-600 Refrigeration 11 Unit S/N 6001196679 12 2016 Utility VS2RA 53’ x 102” Refrigerated 1UYVS2533GU571937 13 Trailer with Thermoking S-600 Refrigeration 14 Unit S/N 6001196683 15 2016 Utility VS2RA 53x102 Refrigerated 1UYVS2536GU597917 16 Trailers with Hendrickson Air Ride 17 Suspension, Sliding Tandem Axle, Corrugated 18 S 19 2015 Kenworth T680 Sleeper Truck, 76” 1XKYD49X2FJ436919 20 Aerodyne Sleeper, Cummins ISX 525 HP 21 Engine, 1 Speed Trans 22 2016 Utility VS2RA 53x102 Refrigerated 1UYVS2532GU571833 23 Trailer, Hendrickson Surelok Anti-Dock Walk 24 Device, 36” Kingpin, Hendrickson Ult 25 2016 Volvo VNL64T670 61” Tall Roof 4V4NC9EH2GN965993 26 Integral sleeper with Volvo I-Shift 27 ATO2612D 12-Spe 28 2015 Kenworth T660 Tractor with 72” 1XKYDP9XXFJ426379 1 Aerodyne Sleeper, Double Bunk, Cummins 2 ISX 525 HP Engine, Jake Brake, 13 Speed 3 Tran 4 2016 Volvo VNL64T670 61” tall roof integral 4V4NC9EH9GN965991 5 sleeper with Volvo Eco-Torque D13 455hp 6 Engine, Volvo I-Shift ATO2612D 12-Spe 7 2009 Utility Refrigerated Trailer with Carrier 1UYVS25399U721410 8 Unit s/n/: LAU91088861 9 2009 Utility Refrigerated Trailer with Carrier 1UYVS25349M749518 10 Unit s/n: LAZ91087773 11 2009 Utility Refrigerated Trailer with Carrier 1UYVS25359U721307 12 Unit s/n: LAY91082870 13 3. The Clerk of Court be directed to attach a copy of these findings and 14 recommendations and the order adopting same to the writ of possession. 15 4. The Court find that Plaintiff has shown probable cause to believe that the repossession 16 vehicles are located at any of the following addresses: 17 • 2347 W. Belmont Avenue, Fresno, California 93728 18 • 2021 N. Milpitas Boulevard, Suite 227 E, Milpitas, California 95035 19 • 7684 N. Gilroy Avenue, Fresno, California 93722 20 • 2014 Tulare Street, Suite 213, Fresno, California 93721 21 • 6569 N. Riverside Drive, Suite 309, Fresno, California 93722 22 • 5430 W. Palo Alto, Suite 108, Fresno, California 93722 23 and that when levying the writ of possession, the levying officer(s) may enter the 24 above-listed premises for purposes of seizing any or all of the subject vehicles. 25 5. If any or all of the subject vehicles cannot be found at the foregoing addresses, 26 Plaintiff may apply ex parte in writing to this Court for an endorsement on the writ 27 directing the levying officer seize the property at any other private place not specified 28 in the writ, in accordance with California Civil Procedure Code § 512.090. 1 6. Pursuant to California Civil Procedure Code § 512.070, Defendants be further directed 2 to transfer possession of the repossession vehicles as described above to Plaintiff via 3 the United States Marshal and that Defendants be cautioned that failure to turn over 4 possession of the property to Plaintiff may subject Defendants to being held in 5 contempt of Court. 6 7. The United States Marshal, in executing the writ of possession issued by this Court 7 may procure the services of a locksmith or utilize any other reasonable means 8 necessary to gain access to the premises where the property that is the subject of the 9 writ of possession described above is located—to wit: 10 • 2014 Tulare St., Suite 213, Fresno, CA 93721 11 • 6569 N. Riverside Dr., Suite 309, Fresno, CA 93722 12 • 5430 W. Palo Alto, Suite 108, Fresno, CA 93722 13 • 2021 N. Milpitas Blvd, Suite 227E, Milpitas, CA 95035 14 • 7684 N. Gilroy Ave, Fresno CA 93722 15 • 2347 W. Belmont Ave, Fresno CA 93728 16 8. Defendants be informed that they may prevent levy of the writ of possession or obtain 17 redelivery of the property after levy of the writ of possession, if they file an 18 undertaking pursuant to California Civil Procedure Code § 515.020 in the amount of 19 $2,574.182.00. 20 These findings and recommendations are submitted to the district judge assigned to the 21 case, pursuant to the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C. 636(b)(1). Within thirty days after being served 22 with these findings and recommendations, Defendants may file written objections with the Court, 23 such a document should be captioned “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and 24 Recommendations.” 25 \\\ 26 \\\ 27 \\\ 28 \\\ 1 Plaintiff is advised that failure to file objections within the specified time may result in the 2 | waiver of rights on appeal. Wilkerson v. Wheeler, 772 F.3d 835, 839 (9th Cir. 2014) (quoting 3 | Baxter vy. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 1391, 1394 (9th Cir. 1991)). 4 IT IS SO ORDERED.

6 | Dated: _November 6, 2019 [Jee ey □□ 7 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 16