Twenty-Two Strategic Investment Funds et al v. United States of America
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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO ENLARGE TIME FOR BRIEFING IN REPLY TO RESPONDENT'S RESPONSE TO INTERVENOR'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 1/8/13. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/8/2013)
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MARTIN A. SCHAINBAUM (CSB # 37257)
BRYANT W.H. SMITH (CSB #250035)
ANDREW D. ALLEN (CSB #269502)
MARTIN A. SCHAINBAUM, PLC
351 California Street, Suite 800
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone:
(415) 777-1040
Fax:
(415) 981-1065
Email:
schainbm@taxwarrior.com
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Attorneys for Birch Ventures, LLC and Tom Gonzales
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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TWENTY-TWO STRATEGIC
INVESTMENT FUNDS, LLC; AND
PRESIDIO GROWTH, LLC (Tax Matters
Partner),
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Petitioners,
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vs.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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Respondent.
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Case No.: C-05-2835 RS
ORDER
STIPULATION TO ENLARGE TIME
FOR BRIEFING IN REPLY TO
RESPONDENT’S RESPONSE TO
INTERVENOR’S MOTION FOR
SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Hearing Date: April 25, 2013
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Place: Courtroom 3, 17th Floor
Hon. Richard Seeborg
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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 6-2, Intervenor Birch Ventures, LLC requests an
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enlargement of time for Intervenor to file briefing in reply to Respondent’s opposition to
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Intervenor’s Motion to Dismiss or, in the alternative, Motion for Summary Judgment.
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Stipulation and Proposed Order
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Respondent United States of America does not object to this request. In support of this request,
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Intervenor states as follows:
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On November 21, 2012, Intervenor Birch Ventures, LLC filed a motion to dismiss
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or, in the alternative, a motion for summary judgment in the above-captioned case. (Dkt. No.
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64.)
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On December 19, 2012, Respondent United States of America filed its opposition
to Intervenor Birch Ventures, LLC’s motion.
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Intervenor’s reply is currently due on January 8, 2013.
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Intervenor requests that Intervenor’s time to file its reply be extended by 7 days,
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so that it is due January 15, 2013.
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Previous Time Modifications
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This Court previously granted stipulated requests to extend time to file answers in
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some of these related cases. Shasta Strategic Investment Fund, LLC v. United States, Case No.
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04-4264 (N.D. Cal.), Dkt. Nos. 13, 18; Belford Strategic Investment Fund, LLC v. United States,
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Case No. 04-4309 (N.D. Cal.), Dkt. Nos. 8, 11; Princeton Strategic Investment Fund, LLC v.
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United States, Case No. 04-4310 (N.D. Cal.), Dkt. Nos. 11, 15; Sanford Strategic Investment
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Fund, LLC v. Untied States, Case No. 04-4398 (N.D. Cal.), Dkt. Nos. 9, 12; Olympus Strategic
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Investment Fund, LLC v. United States, Case No. 04-4399 (N.D. Cal.), Dkt. Nos. 9, 13; Sill
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Strategic Investment Fund, LLC v. United States, Case No. 04-4964 (N.D. Cal.), Dkt. Nos. 10,
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This Court previously granted Petitioners’ Motion to Shorten Time to Hear
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Motion to Compel a 30(b)(6) Deposition in these related cases. Shasta, Case No. 04-4264, Dkt.
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No. 48.
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This Court granted Respondent's motion to stay these related cases on November
7, 2005, due to parallel criminal proceedings. Shasta, Case No. 04-4264, Dkt. No. 95. This
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Court grated a subsequent motion to stay these related cases on October 2, 2006. Shasta, Case
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No. 04-4264, Dkt. No. 103. This Court lifted the stay on June 9, 2011. Shasta, Case No. 04-
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4264, Dkt. No. 124.
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This Court previously granted a stipulated request to enlarge time for briefing in
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response to Respondent’s Motion for Summary Judgment in Princeton Strategic Investment
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Fund, LLC v. United States, Case No. 04-4310 (N.D. Cal.). Princeton, Dkt. No. 37.
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The Court previously granted three other stipulated requests to extend deadlines
in these related cases. Shasta, Case No. 04-4264, Dkt. Nos. 130, 133, and 140.
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After Judge Ware retired and Judge Seeborg held a scheduling conference with
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the parties, the Court entered a Case Management Scheduling Order modifying the remaining
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schedule in these related cases. Shasta, Case No. 04-4264, Dkt. No. 160.
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This Court previously granted a stipulated request to enlarge time for briefing in
response to Intervenor’s Motion to Dismiss or, in the alternative, Motion for Summary Judgment
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in this case.
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The Requested Extensions Will Not Affect the Hearing Date or the Case Schedule
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The hearing on the motion has been set for April 25, 2013. Dkt. No. 163. Thus,
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the requested extensions would have no effect on the date of the hearing, which is more than
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fourteen weeks after the final reply brief would be filed under the requested extension.
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By this Court’s order, the last date for hearing dispositive motions is April 25,
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2013. Dkt. No. 163. Thus, the requested extensions would not affect the schedule of the case.
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED AND STIPULATED by the parties, subject to an
order of the Court that:
(A) the time by which Intervenor Birch Ventures, LLC may file a reply to Respondent’s
Opposition to Intervenor Birch Ventures, LLC’s Motion to Dismiss or, in the alternative,
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Motion for Summary Judgment is extended to January 15, 2013.
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Dated: January 8, 2013
Respectfully Submitted,
/s/ Martin A. Schainbaum
MARTIN A. SCHAINBAUM
Martin A. Schainbaum, PLC
Attorney for Intervenors Birch
Ventures, LLC and Tom Gonzales
/s/ Adair F. Boroughs
ADAIR F. BOROUGHS
Trial Attorney
Tax Division, Department of Justice
Attorney for Respondent
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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: 1/8/13
Richard Seeborg
United States District Judge
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