United States of America v. Burga et al

Filing 39

ORDER by Judge Susan van Keulen granting 38 Stipulation Continuing Date of Joint Submission Regarding Appointment of Special Master. (svklc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/29/2019)

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1 JAY R. WEILL (State Bar No. 75434)
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2 STEVEN M. KATZ (State Bar No. 164617)
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3 TRAVIS W. THOMPSON (State Bar No. 309106)
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4 SIDEMAN & BANCROFT LLP
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FRANCIS BURGA AS THE
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ESTATE OF MARGELUS BURGA
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

13 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Petitioner,

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16 FRANCIS BURGA; FRANCIS BURGA AS
THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE
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MANSKY,
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Respondents.
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Case No. 18-CV-01633 BLF (SVK)
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER CONTINUING DATE OF JOINT
SUBMISSION REGARDING
APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL MASTER
Judge: Honorable Susan van Keulen

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In the Court’s Order Regarding the United States’ Motion Challenging Respondents’

22 Assertions of Privilege dated August 16, 2019 (DN 37), the parties were required to meet and
23 confer to reach agreement on certain issues and to make a joint submission to the Court no later
24 than September 13, 2019. The parties have conferred but need more time to prepare a joint
25 submission. Respondents Francis Burga and the Estate of Margelus Burga are in the process of
26 identifying and gathering the documents that the Court ordered produced, which will be produced
27 to the Government. The above Respondents are reviewing the remaining claimed privileged
28 documents to attempt, if possible, to narrow the number of documents that need to be reviewed by
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1 a special master. In addition, the parties are exploring the choice of a special master and anticipate
2 that they will agree on the identification of a special master.
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Accordingly, for these reasons, the parties request that the joint submission date be

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Respectfully submitted,

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DATED: August 28, 2019
SIDEMAN & BANCROFT LLP

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By:

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DATED: August 28, 2019

WOOD ROBBINS LLP
By:

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/s/ Jay R. Weill
Jay R. Weill
Attorneys for FRANCIS BURGA; FRANCIS
BURGA AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE
ESTATE OF MARGELUS BURGA

/s/ Denise Mejlszenkier
Denise Mejlszenkier
Attorneys for Respondent RUSSELL MANSKY

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RICHARD E. ZUCKERMAN
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General

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DATED: August 28, 2019

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/s/ Amy Matchison
Amy Matchison
Trial Attorney, Tax Division
United States Department of Justice

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Pursuant to stipulation, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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The Honorable Susan van Keulen
United States Magistrate Judge

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ATTESTATION
Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5.1., I hereby attest that all counsel represented by conformed

3 signatures above have concurred in the filing of this Stipulation.
4 DATED: August 28, 2019

SIDEMAN & BANCROFT LLP

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/s/ Jay R. Weill

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