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"id": 9,
"title": "Case No. 12-CV-4764",
"slug": "case-no-12-cv-4764-9",
"post_date": "2026-09-30 11:14:23",
"status": "publish",
"category_id": 2,
"short_summary": "Four unrelated federal cases from 2012 all share docket number 4764 — one in N.D. California (a pro se mortgage dispute), one in E.D. New York (a Social Security appeal), one in S.D. New York (a $17M inheritance dispute over UBS accounts), and one in C.D. California (another mortgage case).\r\n\r\nThey're unconnected; each district court assigns numbers independently, so matching digits across districts is coincidence, not connection. PACER shows 11 different cases sharing 4764 across 8+ courts in 2012 alone.",
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Guillermo Castillo et al v. Maximum Express Mortgage Corporation et al — 12-cv-04764-ODW-PLA
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- Case No.: 2:12-cv-04764-ODW-PLA (Central District of California, Los Angeles) \r\n \t
- Filed: May 31, 2012 (Notice of Assignment to Magistrate Judge for Discovery) \r\n \t
- Parties: Guillermo Castillo et al (Plaintiffs) v. Maximum Express Mortgage Corporation et al (Defendants) — per PACER; not named in this particular filed document \r\n \t
- Judge: ODW = Otis D. Wright II; Magistrate PLA = Paul Abrams \r\n \t
- Attorneys who served/filed: None listed on this notice \r\n \t
- Nature: Procedural notice only — assigns the case to Judge Wright with Magistrate Judge Abrams handling discovery disputes. \r\n
Judge Otis D Wright, II. (Made JS-6. Case Terminated.) (lc) Modified on 8/16/2012 (lc).
\r\n\r\nOtis Dalino Wright II
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- Position: U.S. District Judge, Central District of California \r\n \t
- Nominated: January 9, 2007, by President George W. Bush \r\n \t
- Assumed Office: April 16, 2007 \r\n \t
- Born: July 31, 1944, in Tuskegee, Alabama \r\n \t
- Current Status: Active Federal District Judge \r\n \t
- Jurisdiction: Central District of California (Ninth Circuit) \r\n \t
- Career: Served in military duty, law enforcement, and state and federal judiciaries \r\n
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Aldunate v. UBS Financial Services, Inc -LTS
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- Case No.: 1:12-cv-04764-LTS (Southern District of New York) \r\n \t
- Filed: June 19, 2012 (Complaint) \r\n \t
- Parties: Alejandro Barros Aldunate (Plaintiff) v. UBS Financial Services, Inc. (Defendant) \r\n \t
- Judge: LTS = Laura Taylor Swain \r\n \t
- Attorneys who served/filed: Patrick M. Northen, Dilworth Paxson LLP (for Plaintiff) \r\n \t
- Nature: Declaratory judgment and injunctive relief seeking to identify and freeze UBS bank accounts (over $17 million) tied to a deceased Chilean national's estate, in a dispute among his heirs. \r\n
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Laura Taylor Swain is the Chief United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. Nominated by President Bill Clinton, she was confirmed in June 2000 and became Chief Judge in April 2021.
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- Born: November 21, 1958, in Brooklyn, New York \r\n \t
- Education: Radcliffe College, Harvard University (A.B., 1979); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1982) \r\n \t
- Career: Law clerk to Judge Constance Baker Motley, SDNY (1982-1983); private practice, Debevoise & Plimpton (1983-1996); U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Eastern District of New York (1996-2000) \r\n
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Miller & Tanjoco v. Mortgage Investors Group, Trustee Charles E. Tonkin II — 12-cv-04764-EJD
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- Case No.: 5:12-cv-04764-EJD (Northern District of California, San Jose) \r\n \t
- Filed: September 12, 2012 (Quo-Warranto Complaint and Lis-Pendens) \r\n \t
- Parties: David-Wynn: Miller and Lourdes-O. Tanjoco (Claimants/Plaintiffs) v. Mortgage Investors Group; Trustee Charles E. Tonkin, II (Defendants) \r\n \t
- Judge: EJD = Edward J. Davila \r\n \t
- Attorneys who served/filed: None listed — filed pro se by the claimants \r\n \t
- Nature: Self-represented filing contesting a mortgage/deed of trust, written in non-standard Quantum Grammar legal phrasing rather than conventional pleading language. \r\n
\r\nEdward J. Davila is a Senior United States District Judge for the Northern District of California. Nominated by President Barack Obama, he was confirmed by the Senate in February 2011 and assumed the bench in March 2011.
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- Born: June 21, 1952, in Palo Alto, California \r\n \t
- Education: San Diego State University (B.A., 1976); UC Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1979) \r\n \t
- Career: Deputy public defender, Santa Clara County (1981-1988); partner, Davila & Polverino, San Jose (1988-2001); judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court (2001-2011) \r\n \t
- Assumed senior status: December 2024 \r\n
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Clarke v. Commissioner of Social Security — 12-cv-04764-KAM
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- Case No.: 1:12-cv-04764-KAM (Eastern District of New York) \r\n \t
- Filed: September 21, 2012 (Order granting in forma pauperis status) \r\n \t
- Parties: Kimberly Clarke (Plaintiff) v. Commissioner of Social Security (Defendant) \r\n \t
- Judge: KAM = Kiyo A. Matsumoto \r\n \t
- Attorneys who served/filed: None listed on this order — Clarke proceeded in forma pauperis \r\n \t
- Nature: Social Security benefits appeal; order sets the standard EDNY briefing schedule for SSI/SSDI cases. \r\n
\r\nClay H. Kaminsky
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- Position: U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of New York (EDNY) \r\n \t
- Appointed: July 1, 2025; eight-year term \r\n \t
- Location: Brooklyn courthouse \r\n \t
- Education: B.A. in Linguistics, Harvard University (2005); J.D., NYU School of Law (2009) \r\n \t
- Clerkships: Judge Allyne R. Ross (EDNY), 2010–2011; Judge Julio M. Fuentes (Third Circuit), 2011–2012 \r\n \t
- Federal Defenders: Trial Attorney, 2014–2025; represented indigent clients in federal criminal cases \r\n \t
- Private Practice: Litigation associate at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, handling commercial litigation, international arbitration, and investor-state disputes \r\n
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Gayle v. Harry's Nurses Registry, Inc. | Case No. 12-CV-4764
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- Case No.: 12-4764 (United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit) \r\n \t
- Filed: Order dated June 4, 2024; related Consent to Change Counsel filed October 19, 2023 \r\n \t
- Parties: Claudia Gayle, individually and as class representative (Plaintiff-Appellee) v. Harry's Nurses Registry, Inc. and Harry Dorvilier (Defendants-Appellants) \r\n \t
- Judges (2024 order): Susan L. Carney and Michael H. Park, Circuit Judges; Victor Marrero, District Judge (S.D.N.Y.), sitting by designation \r\n \t
- Attorneys: George Adrian Rusk, Esq. (outgoing counsel for Defendants-Appellants); Marshall B. Bellovin, Ballon Stoll P.C. (incoming counsel for Defendants-Appellants, as of October 2023) \r\n \t
- Nature: Appeal in the long-running Gayle wage-and-hour class action. The June 2024 order denied Appellants' motion to recall the mandate and reinstate the appeal, granting only a narrow request to seal and redact a 2021 filing. The order notes that in a related, earlier appeal, the court's Grievance Panel publicly reprimanded Appellants' counsel (George Adrian Rusk) for frivolous conduct, and it cautions that further filings in the litigation may result in additional sanctions. \r\n
\r\nSusan L. Carney is a Senior United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit. Nominated by President Barack Obama, she served from 2011 to 2022 before assuming senior status.
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- Born: September 16, 1951, in Waltham, Massachusetts \r\n \t
- Education: Radcliffe College, Harvard University (A.B., 1973); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1977) \r\n \t
- Career: Law clerk to Judge Levin H. Campbell, First Circuit; Deputy General Counsel, Yale University (2001-2011) \r\n
\r\nMichael H. Park is a United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.
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- Born: April 1, 1976, in Saint Paul, Minnesota \r\n \t
- Education: Princeton University (A.B., magna cum laude); Yale Law School (J.D., 2001) \r\n \t
- Career: Law clerk to then-Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. (3rd Circuit, and later the Supreme Court); partner, Consovoy McCarthy Park (2015-2019) \r\n
\r\nVictor Marrero is a Senior United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. Nominated by President Bill Clinton, he was confirmed in 1999.
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- Born: 1941, in Santurce, Puerto Rico \r\n \t
- Education: New York University (B.A., 1964); Yale Law School (LL.B., 1968) \r\n \t
- Career: Assistant to Mayor John V. Lindsay, NYC; Chairman, NYC City Planning Commission (1976-1977); Assumed senior status December 2010 \r\n
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The question this raises
\r\nHow can case number 12-CV-4764 belong to multiple entirely different lawsuits — spanning California, New York, and a federal appeals court — filed across more than a decade?
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