United States of America v. Wolff et al

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ORDER GRANTING 26 REQUEST TO DISMISS SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD; CONTINUING STATUS CONFERENCE: Status Report due by 9/14/2012. Status Conference set for 9/21/2012 01:30 PM in Courtroom 11, 19th Floor, San Francisco before Hon. Jeffrey S. White.. Signed by Judge JEFFREY S. WHITE on 6/6/12. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/6/2012)

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MELINDA HAAG (CABN 132612)
United States Attorney

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THOMAS MOORE (ALBN 4305-O78T)
Assistant United States Attorney
Chief, Tax Division
450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055
San Francisco, California 94102-3495
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for United States

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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 OF AMERICA,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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GEORGE WOLFF aka GEORGE
WILLIAM WOLF, et al.,
Defendants.

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No. CV 11-1579 JSW
JOINT STATUS CONFERENCE
STATEMENT AND [proposed]
ORDER

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Pursuant to the Court’s request, the parties submit this joint status conference

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statement to advise the Court of the progress in this case.
1. PROCEEDINGS SINCE THE FEBRUARY 23, 2012, ORDER SCHEDULING
THE JUNE 8, 2012 STATUS CONFERENCE

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Since the Court ordered the June 6, 2012 status conference, defendant George Wolff

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complied with the first condition of the settlement agreement between himself and the

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United States. Defendant Wolff is in default with the second condition of the settlement

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agreement. Under the third condition of the settlement agreement, defendant Wolff must

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cure the default by September 13, 2012. Defendant Wolff hopes to cure the default

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before September 13, 2012.

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2. REQUEST THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND SAN FRANCISCO
COUNTY BE EXCUSED FROM ATTENDING THE STATUS CONFERENCE
AND BE DISMISSED FROM THIS MATTER WITHOUT PREJUDICE

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Because the San Francisco County Tax Collector and the State of California Franchise

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Tax Board are not parties to the settlement and will not take anything in the event

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defendant Wolff does not cure the default, they asked to be excused from attending the

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June 8, 2012 status conference and also be dismissed from this action without prejudice.

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MELINDA HAAG
United States Attorney

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/s/
THOMAS MOORE
Assistant United States Attorney
Chief, Tax Division
Attorneys for Plaintiff

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JEFFERY B. KAHN
10 Law Offices of Jeffrey B. Kahn, P.C.
Attorney for Defendants
11 George Wolff aka
George William Wolff, and
12 George William Wolff,
Trustee of the Dicksmoor Revocable Trust
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/s/
DAVID LEW
California State Attorney General’s
Attorney for Defendant
State of California Franchise Tax Board

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DEBRA LEW
16 Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector
Attorney for Defendant
17 San Francisco County Tax Collector
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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED that the San Francisco
County Tax Collector and the State of California Franchise Tax Board be excused from
attending the June 8, 2012 status conference and be dismissed from this matter without
prejudice. The status conference is CONTINUED to September 21, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. unless a
stipulation to dismiss is granted before that time.

Dated: June 6, 2012

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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JT. STATUS CONFERENCE STATEMENT
& [proposed] ORDER (No. CV 11-1579-JSW)

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