Weinstein et al v. Kuhl et al
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ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting 13 Stipulation Setting Briefing Schedule and Hearing Date of Motion to Withdraw the Reference. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/17/2018)
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JEFFREY L. FILLERUP (SBN 120543)
jfillerup@rinconlawllp.com
CHARLES P. MAHER (SBN 124748)
cmaher@rinconlawllp.com
RINCON LAW LLP
200 California St., Suite 400
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: (415) 996-8199
Facsimile: (415) 680-1712
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Marlene G. Weinstein, Chapter 7 Trustee
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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OAKLAND DIVISION
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In re
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INDEPENDENT ADOPTION CENTER,
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Case 4:18-cv-01351-HSG
Debtor.
MARLENE G. WEINSTEIN, Trustee,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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GREGORY S. KUHL, SUSAN SPARLING,
ALEX KAPLAN, NANCY WORRELL, DAN
WARD, WILLIAM KINNANE, CHRISTINE
ZWERLING, MARCIA HODGES, and
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY, a
New York corporation,
STIPULATION SETTING BRIEFING
SCHEDULE AND HEARING DATE OF
MOTION TO WITHDRAW THE
REFERENCE, AND ORDER [Local Rule 712]
HEARING DATE: July 11, 2018
HEARING TIME: 2:00 p.m.
LOCATION: 1301 Clay St., Courtroom 2
JUDGE: Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.
Defendants.
[Bankruptcy Case No. 17-40327 RLE,
Adversary Proceeding No. 17-04020 RLE]
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This Stipulation is entered into by and between Plaintiff Marlene G. Weinstein, Chapter 7
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Trustee of the estate of Independent Adoption Center, by and through her counsel Jeffrey L.
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Fillerup of Rincon Law LLP, and Defendant Marcia Hodges (“Hodges”), by and through her
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counsel Joanne Madden of LeclairRyan, LLP, as follows:
WHEREAS, on February 3, 2017, Independent Adoption Center (the “Debtor”) filed a
Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition, Bankruptcy Case No. 17-40327 RLE;
WHEREAS, Plaintiff Marlene G. Weinstein was appointed as the Chapter 7 Trustee of the
Debtor’s estate (the “Trustee”);
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WHEREAS, on March 21, 2017, the Trustee filed an adversary proceeding, A.P. No. 17-
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4020 RLE (the “Adversary Proceeding”), against certain former members of the Debtor’s Board
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of Directors, referred to as the Director Defendants, and a former officer of the Debtor, Marcia
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Hodges;
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WHEREAS, Marcia Hodges filed a motion to withdraw the reference of the Adversary
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Proceeding from the Bankruptcy Court to this Court, and such motion was assigned Case No. 18-
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cv-01351-HSG;
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WHEREAS, the Director Defendants filed a motion to withdraw the reference of the
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Adversary Proceeding from the Bankruptcy Court to this Court, and such motion was assigned
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Case No. 18-cv-01545-HSG;
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WHEREAS, the Trustee plans to oppose the two motions to withdraw the reference;
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WHEREAS, the two motions to withdraw the reference relate to the same case in the
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Bankruptcy Court (A.P. No. 17-04020-RLE), so the parties believe that it is in the interest of
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judicial economy to have the same briefing schedule and hearing date for both motions to
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withdraw the reference; and
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WHEREAS, the parties enter into this Stipulation pursuant to Local Rule 7-12 and seek
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an order approving the common dates for the further briefing of the motions and the setting of the
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hearing date for the two motions at the same time, as follows:
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1.
The hearing date of the Marcia Hodges’ motion to withdraw the reference (Case
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No. 18-cv-01351-HSG) will be set for July 11, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in Courtroom 2, 4th Floor,
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1301 Clay Street, Oakland, California.
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2.
The date for the Trustee’s filing of an opposition to Marcia Hodges’ motion to
withdraw the reference is set for May 29, 2018.
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IT IS SO STIPULA
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The reply brief in supp of the m
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motion to wi
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reference is set for June
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Any prior hearing dates and briefin schedules are taken off calendar.
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DA
ATED: May 16, 2018
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RINCON LAW LLP
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By:
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ATED: May 17, 2018
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By: /s/J
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Defendant Marcia Hodge
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ORD
DER
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Based on the for
regoing Stip
pulation, and for good cause appe
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earing, IT I HEREBY
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RDERED th the forego
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oing stipulat
tion is appro
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ordered.
OR
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DATED: 5/17/2018
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By:
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Hon. Hay
ywood S. Gi
illiam, Jr.
United St
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