Santa Clara Valley Housing Group, Inc. et al v. United States of America

Filing 27

STIPULATION AND ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF SCHEDULING ORDER DEADLINES re 26 Stipulation. Close of All Discovery due by 7/12/2010. Last Date For Hearing Dispositive Motions due by 9/27/2010. Preliminary Pretrial Conference statement due 5/28/2010. Preliminary Pretrial Conference set for 6/7/2010 11:00 AM in Courtroom 8, 4th Floor, San Jose. Signed by Judge James Ware on 1/14/2010. (ecg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/14/2010)

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CHARLES P. RETTIG, State Bar No. 97848 STEVEN TOSCHER, State Bar No. 91115 AVRAM SALKIN, State Bar No. 30412 EDWARD M. ROBBINS, JR., State Bar No. 82696 SHARYN M. FISK, State Bar No. 199898 Hochman Salkin Rettig Toscher & Perez, P.C. 9150 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 300 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail] JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO United States Attorney THOMAS M. NEWMAN Assistant United States Attorney HENRY C. DARMSTADTER JAMES E. WEAVER STEVEN P. JOHNSON Trial Attorneys, Tax Division U.S. Department of Justice P.O. Box 683, Ben Franklin Station Washington, D.C. 20044-0683 Telephone: [phone] UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CLARA VALLEY HOUSING GROUP, INC. and KRISTEN M. BOWES, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendant. SANTA CLARA VALLEY HOUSING GROUP, INC. ("Santa Clara"), and KRISTEN M. BOWES ("Bowes") (collectively referred to as "Plaintiffs"), and the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ("United States"), by and through their attorneys, pursuant CIV. L. R. 6-2, hereby stipulate that the discovery period and other pretrial dates established by the Court in the Scheduling Order of April 8, 2009 be extended for a three month period due to lengthy delays experienced in connection with

CASE NO. 08-cv-05097-JW STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND THE DISCOVERY PERIOD AND OTHER PRETRIAL DATES

STIPU LA TIO N AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND DISCOVERY PERIOD

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obtaining and reviewing extensive documents from various third parties, including KPMG, LLP. These delays are described in more detail in the attached declaration of James E. Weaver. This income tax refund suit is the initial SC2 tax transaction to be litigated. Therefore, as a case of first impression, involving substantial tax revenue, the United States has requested and the plaintiffs have agreed to the extensions sought herein. This is the first modification of the Case Schedule sought by the parties in this action. Therefore, the parties hereby stipulate that the Case Schedule be modified as follows: Close of All Discovery: Disclosure of Expert Witnesses: Disclosure of Rebuttal Expert Witnesses: Last Day for Hearing Dispositive Motions: Preliminary Pretrial Conference: Preliminary Pretrial Conference Statements: Respectfully submitted this 8th day of January, 2010. HOCHMAN, SALKIN, RETTIG, TOSCHER & PEREZ, P.C. July 12, 2010; May 10, 2010; June 10, 2010; September 27, 2010; June 7, 2010; May 28, 2010.

16 By: 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STIPU LA TIO N AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND DISCOVERY PERIOD 2 /s/ Steven Toscher CHARLES P. RETTIG STEVEN TOSCHER AVRAM SALKIN EDWARD M. ROBBINS, JR. SHARYN M. FISK Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez, P.C. 9150 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 300 Beverly Hills, California 90212-3414 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail]

Attorneys for SANTA CLARA VALLEY HOUSING GROUP, INC. and KRISTEN M. BOWES

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Respectfully submitted this 8th day of January, 2010. JOSEPH P. RUSSONIELLO United States Attorney THOMAS NEWMAN Assistant United States Attorney /s/ Henry C. Darmstadter HENRY C. DARMSTADTER JAMES E. WEAVER STEVEN P. JOHNSON ADAM D. STRAIT Trial Attorneys, Tax Division U.S. Department of Justice Attorneys for the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

January 14, 2010

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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