United States Small Business Administration v. Rocket Ventures II, L.P. et al

Filing 43

ORDER GRANTING 42 Stipulation Regarding Time to Answer Amended Complaint. Signed by Judge JEFFREY S. WHITE on 3/22/12. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/22/2012)

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SCHNADER HARRISON SEGAL & LEWIS LLP
601 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 1200
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108-2817
[phone]
FAX: [phone]

1 T. Scott Tate (Bar No. 118427)
Gregory C. Nuti (Bar No. 151754)
2 Melissa S. Lor (Bar No. 245515)
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
3 One Montgomery Street, Suite 2200
San Francisco, CA 94104-5501
4 E-mail:[e-mail]
E-mail:[e-mail]
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Telephone: [phone]
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7 Arlene M. Embrey (Fl Bar No. 125539)
Trial Attorney, Office of General Counsel
8 U.S. Small Business Administration
409 3rd Street, S.W.
9 Washington, D.C. 20416
Email: [e-mail]
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Facsimile (202) 481- 0324
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Attorneys for Plaintiff United States Small Business
12 Administration in its capacity as Receiver for Rocket
Ventures II SBIC, L.P.
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Diana Hughes (Bar No. 267606)
14 Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
One Montgomery Street, Suite 3500
15 San Francisco, CA 94104
Email: [e-mail]
16 Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415-951-1180
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Attorney for Defendants
18 Fred Cucchi, Alberto Gandini, Michele Liberato, Valor Life
(Vaduz/Lichtenstein), Yves Derville, Philippe Gire, Jean19 Claude Guez, Michael Roujansky, Michel Saunier, Patrice
Vinet, Nigel Backwith, Ajmair Singh Bhullar, Peter Ayrton
20 Cheese, The Reverend Canon Joseph Hawes and Mr.
Christopher Eyden, Alan John Healey, Justine Lumb,
21 Gregory Charles Meekings, Andrew Middleton
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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United States Small Business Administration in
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SBIC, L.P.,
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Plaintiff,
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Case No.: CV-10-4425 JSW

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SCHNADER HARRISON SEGAL & LEWIS LLP
601 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 1200
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108-2817
[phone]
FAX: [phone]

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Case No.: CV-10-4425 JSW
Rocket Ventures II, L.P., a California limited
partnership; Rocket Ventures II CEO Fund, L.P.,
a California limited partnership; Rocket
Ventures SBIC Partners, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company; Cordusio Societa
Fiduciaria Per Azioni Lozia Federico; Kenneth
W.& Melissa Baldwin; Paul Cantwell; Peter
Ayrton Cheese; Yves Derville; Richard S.
Cuccioli; Alistair Anderson Donald; Philippe
Gire; Jean-Claude Guez; Joseph Hawes &
Chrisopher Eyden; Alan John Healey; Craig
Foster Heimark; David E. Kropp; Gregory
Charles Meekings; Michele Liberato; Fred
Cucchi; ValorLife; Alberto Gandini; Rijete Pty.
Ltd.; Christopher Stainton; Tyna Development;
Thomas Tynan; Patrice Vinet; Hahei Limited;
Michel Saunier; Michel Roujansky; Nigel
Backwith; Justine Lumb; Andrew Middleton;
Ajmair Singh Bhullar; Estate of Grant A. Dove;
Luca Casiraghi; David Mather,

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STIPULATION BETWEEN PLAINTIFF
RECEIVER AND DEFENDANTS FRED
CUCCHI, ALBERTO GANDINI,
MICHELE LIBERATO, VALOR LIFE
(VADUZ/LICHTENSTEIN), YVES
DERVILLE, PHILIPPE GIRE, JEANCLAUDE GUEZ, MICHAEL
ROUJANSKY, MICHEL SAUNIER,
PATRICE VINET, NIGEL BACKWITH,
AJMAIR SINGH BHULLAR, PETER
AYRTON CHEESE, THE REVEREND
CANON JOSEPH HAWES AND MR.
CHRISTOPHER EYDEN, ALAN JOHN
HEALEY, JUSTINE LUMB, GREGORY
CHARLES MEEKINGS, ANDREW
MIDDLETON FOR ADDITIONAL
THIRTY DAYS TO RESPOND TO
AMENDED COMPLAINT;
[PROPOSED] ORDER

Defendants.

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Plaintiff United States Small Business Administration in its capacity as Receiver for

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17 Rocket Ventures II SBIC, L.P., (“Plaintiff Receiver”) and newly added Defendants Fred Cucchi,
18 Alberto Gandini, Michele Liberato, Valor Life (Vaduz/Lichtenstein), Yves Derville, Philippe
19 Gire, Jean-Claude Guez, Michael Roujansky, Michel Saunier, Patrice Vinet, Nigel Backwith,
20 Ajmair Singh Bhullar, Peter Ayrton Cheese, The Reverend Canon Joseph Hawes and Mr.
21 Christopher Eyden, Alan John Healey, Justine Lumb, Gregory Charles Meekings, Andrew
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22 Middleton, (the “Newly Named European Defendants”) , by and through their respective counsel

23 of record, hereby stipulate and agree as follows:
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WHEREAS,

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Plaintiff Receiver filed an Amended Complaint on January 18, 2012;

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By filing an Appearance and entering this Stipulation, the Newly Named European Defendants
do not waive any potential objections to personal jurisdiction or service of process.

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The time previously set for newly named parties to respond to the Amended Complaint

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The parties are currently involved in settlement discussions to resolve the claims against

4 the Newly Named European Defendants;
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NOW, THEREFORE,

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The Plaintiff Receiver and the Newly Named European Defendants hereby agree that the

7 time for the Newly Named European Defendants to respond to the Amended Complaint shall be
8 extended twenty-two days and the Newly Named European Defendants shall have up to, and
9 including, April 12, 2012 to answer, move, or otherwise respond to the Amended Complaint.
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SCHNADER HARRISON SEGAL & LEWIS LLP
601 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 1200
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108-2817
[phone]
FAX: [phone]

IT IS SO STIPULATED:
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SCHNADER HARRISON SEGAL & LEWIS LLP
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By: /s/ Gregory C. Nuti
Gregory C. Nuti
Attorneys for Plaintiff
United States Small Business
Administration in Its Capacity as Receiver
for Rocket Ventures II SBIC, L.P.

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Pursuant to General Order No. 45 § X.B., the filer attests that concurrence
in the filing of this document has been obtained from the above signatory.

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DEWEY & LEBOEUF LLP

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By: /s/ Diana Hughes
Diana Hughes
Attorney for Defendants

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Fred Cucchi, Alberto Gandini, Michele
Liberato, Valor Life (Vaduz/Lichtenstein),
Yves Derville, Philippe Gire, Jean-Claude
Guez, Michael Roujansky, Michel Saunier,
Patrice Vinet, Nigel Backwith, Ajmair Singh
Bhullar, Peter Ayrton Cheese, The Reverend
Canon Joseph Hawes and Mr. Christopher
Eyden, Alan John Healey, Justine Lumb,
Gregory Charles Meekings, Andrew
Middleton

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SCHNADER HARRISON SEGAL & LEWIS LLP
601 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 1200
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108-2817
[phone]
FAX: [phone]

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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED:

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Dated: March ___, 2012

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Honorable Judge Jeffrey S. White
United States District Court Judge
Northern District of California

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Stipulation for Additional Thirty Days to Respond to Amended Complaint