Who is Reza Zandian?
This article is about Reza Zandian (“Zandian”), specifically the Reza Zandian in:
In The First Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada
In and for Carson City
Case No.: 09 OC 00279 1B
Dept. No.: 1
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JED MARGOLIN, an individual, Plaintiff, VS.
OPTIMA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, a California corporation, OPTIMA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, a Nevada corporation, REZA ZANDIAN aka GOLAMREZA ZANDIANJAZI aka GHOLAM REZA ZANDIAN aka REZA JAZI aka J. REZA JAZI aka G. REZA JAZI aka GHONONREZA ZANDIAN JAZI, an individual, DOE Companies 1-10, DOE Corporations 11-20, and DOE Individuals 21-30, Defendants.
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WARRANT OF ARREST
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TO THE SHERIFF OF CARSON CITY, NEVADA:
An Order adjudging Defendant in contempt of court and Order Issuing of Arrest Warrant having been heretofore entered by the Judge of the above-entitled Court.
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of this Warrant of Arrest, you are hereby commanded to arrest the above-named Defendant, and bring him before this Court, pursuant to NRS 22.010; 22.040; 22.050 and 22.100.
That the said Defendant, REZA ZANDIAN aka GOLAMREZA ZANDIANJAZI aka GHOLAM REZA ZANDIAN aka REZA JAZI aka J REZA JAZI aka G. REZA JAZI aka GHONOREZA ZANDIAN JAZI, may be released pending a hearing or by the posting of bail, cash only, in the sum of $100,000.00. Extradition Nevada/California only.
WITNESS my hand this 3rd day of February, 2016, and I direct that this Warrant may be served at any hour of the day or night.
ATTEST: SUSAN MERRIWETHER
Clerk of the First Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada in and for Carson City
By: __________ DEPUTY
How did this happen?
It didn’t happen overnight.
1. Who is Reza Zandian? - The story of the case. District Court documents with my commentary.
2. First Judicial District Court of Nevada (Carson City Court) - District Court documents with a small amount of commentary.
3. Nevada Supreme Court - Nevada Supreme Court documents.
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Appeal 1 - Zandian Appeals the Judgment
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Zandian lost. The District Court was affirmed. |
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Appeal 2 - Zandian Appeals the award of Attorney’s fees
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Zandian lost. The District Court was affirmed. |
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Appeal 3 - Zandian Appeals the Order to Appear for a Debtor’s Examination and to Produce Documents
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Zandian’s Appeal was Dismissed because orders requiring a debtor's examination or production of documents are not appealable.
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Appeal 4 - Zandian Appeals the Order Granting the Motion That He Did Not Oppose
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Zandian’s Appeal was Dismissed because post-judgment orders for executing on a judgment are not appealable as long as they do not affect the rights of the party under the Judgment.
His Petition For Rehearing Was Denied
His Petition For En Banc Rehearing was Denied.
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4. U.S Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada
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Chapter 15 Petition by Patrick Canet, French Liquidation Attorney, represented by Jeffrey Hartman of Reno, filed 5/19/2016. It was dismissed with prejudice (and the Adversary Complaints dismissed with prejudice) on 10/14/2020 and the Interlocutory Order vacated as void ab initio. Document Index
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Adversary Complaint by Fariborz (Fred) Sadri and Ray Karoghli (Rahim Corughli), represented by Yanxiong Li of Las Vegas and then by Richard Holley of Las Vegas, filed 05/25/2017. It was dismissed with prejudice 10/14/2020. Document Index
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Adversary Complaint by Patrick Canet, French Liquidation Attorney, represented by Jeffrey Hartman of Reno. Complaint for Order Authorizing Sale of Real Property. Filed by PATRICK CANET vs. FRED SADRI, SATHSOWI T. KOROGHLI, RAY KOROGHLI, filed 09/30/2019. It was dismissed with prejudice 10/14/2020. Document Index
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This was a fraudulent Chapter 15 case filed by French Attorney Patrick Canet acting (as it turned out) as Zandian’s proxy. It was based on a 1998 French Action where Zandian was ordered by the Commercial Court of Pontoise France to personally pay the debts of his bankrupt French company Computer World.
It was fraudulent for several reasons. For one thing, under French law judgments, even bankruptcy judgments, are unenforceable after 10 years. From 1998 to 2016 was 18 years so when Canet filed his Chapter 15 Petition the judgment against Zandian had already become unenforceable.
For the affidavit of Maître Isabelle Victoria Carbuccia, Attorney to the Appeal Court of Paris Click Here.
Canet’s Chapter 15 was dismissed with prejudice and the Interlocutory Order was ordered “vacated as void ab initio”. For the Order Click Here.
I have written about this fraudulent Chapter 15 in more detail. Click Here.
5. Documents from the French Court
Une lettre à un avocat à Paris
6. The Evidence Against Zandian - With My Commentary
7. The History of Reza Zandian in Nevada (and some in California) - 9/24/2022
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The Court documents are in PDF format. I have converted the documents that I consider interesting to html to make them easier to read online and to be text searchable. While I have tried to make the conversions accurate there may still be some typos. Therefore, the PDFs are the controlling documents.
Where the documents cite cases I have tried to get the cases and put active local links in the documents to them.
Where the cited cases also cite cases the links are (usually) to Google Scholar.
Zandian is an Iranian national who says he was born in Isfahan, Iran, on January 15, 1952.
At some point he moved to France where he set up several companies such as Computer World Europe.
Later, he moved to the United States (Southern California) where he set up several U.S. companies such as Lucach Corporation.
In 1993 Zandian and his partner Charles Reger were arrested at LAX trying to illegally export a high-performance IBM computer through France to Iran, and the computer was confiscated. The computer would have been used in Iran’s nuclear and missile programs.
Zandian and Reger, were put on trial in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Case #: 2:93-cr-00055-ER-1.
Somehow Zandian was found not guilty. That was a red flag for me because the Federal agents who arrested him had him dead-to-rights. That suggested to me that Zandian had made a deal to provide intel to one of the U.S. intelligence agencies in return for getting the case dismissed.
Even though Zandian had beat the rap he and his U.S. companies were banned from exporting equipment from the U.S. for 10 years. Not only that, the IBM computer was not returned. The money for the computer had come from Bank Melli of Iran which is owned and operated by the Government of Iran. They didn’t get the computer and they didn’t get their money back.
There have been several more red flags since then so I filed a number of Freedom of Information Act requests with several agencies.
One of them was to the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency). They said they had some responsive documents but were withholding them on the grounds of National Security.
And then, at the beginning of June in 2022, I received a letter from NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service). This is the real NCIS, not the TV show. NCIS is more than just “Navy Cops.” Their broad mandate includes national security, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, cyberwarfare, and the protection of U.S. naval assets worldwide.
They said DIA had sent them my 2018 FOIA request. They had two responsive documents. They were withholding one but sending me the other. They sent me four pages of a 28 page report. It is heavily redacted but still has some interesting information. Click Here.
1. It says about the source: “Who Has Extensive Business Associates and Business Interests Abroad Whose Reliability Is Unknown” and “A Source of Unproven Reliability”. That certainly describes Zandian.
2. But get this. The countries involved are: United States, Iran, Russia, Pakistan, and North Korea. Iran, Russia, and North Korea are avowed enemies of the United States. Pakistan is a U.S. ally. Pakistan, Russia, and North Korea are nuclear powers. Iran wants to be one.
3. The report went to a number of U.S. intelligence stations around the world.
I always thought Zandian was just a minor Iranian terrorist. Now it looks like he is an international terrorist.
And here is an interesting coincidence. Zandian says he was born in Isfahan which has played an important part in the history of the several Persian empires starting in the Bronze Age with the Elamite civilization (2700–1600 BCE). Now it is known primarily as the location of Iran’s main nuclear facility, where they are refining uranium to make weapons grade material. Was Zandian really born there or is he making a little joke?
For more of my Adventures With The Freedom of Information Act Click Here.
And here is Zandian’s picture from his French Residency Permit.
Reza Zandian
aka Gholamreza Zandian Jazi
aka Gholam Reza Zandian
aka Golamreza Zandianjazi
aka Reza Jazi
aka J. Reza Jazi
aka G. Reza Jazi
This has been going on for over sixteen years, ever since Zandian stole the Patents by fraudulently filing documents with the Patent Office in 2007. It still isn’t over.
I have written a poem about Zandian:
Zandian is the Dark
The Dark is within him
The Dark surrounds him
The Dark consumes him
Zandian is the Dark
Jed Margolin
Virginia City Highlands, Nevada
Updated 4/19/2024