Dane S. Field v. The Mano Management Trust et al

Filing 10

ORDER ADOPTING RECOMMENDATION TO DISTRICT COURT TO VACATE WITHDRAWAL OF REFERENCE re 9 - Signed by JUDGE J. MICHAEL SEABRIGHT on 1/23/2015. "Having considered Judge Faris' Recommendation and good cause appeari ng therefore, this Court ADOPTS the Recommendation to District Court to Vacate Withdrawal of Reference. The February 25 Order and March 7 Order are hereby vacated and jurisdiction over this adversary proceeding shall remain in the bankruptcy court.& quot; (emt, )CERTIFICATE OF SERVICEParticipants registered to receive electronic notifications received this document electronically at the e-mail address listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF). Participants not registered to receive electronic notifications were served by first class mail on the date of this docket entry

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF HAWAII
In re

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THE MORTGAGE STORE, INC.,
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Debtor.
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DANE S. FIELD,
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Plaintiff,
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THE MANO MANAGEMENT TRUST; )
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Defendants.
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CIVIL NO. 14-00087 JMS-RLP
ORDER ADOPTING
RECOMMENDATION TO
DISTRICT COURT TO VACATE
WITHDRAWAL OF REFERENCE

ORDER ADOPTING RECOMMENDATION TO DISTRICT COURT TO
VACATE WITHDRAWAL OF REFERENCE
On February 25, 2014, this court issued an Order Adopting
Recommendation to Withdraw Reference in Order to Schedule and Conduct Jury
Trial (the “February 25 Order”). Doc. No. 2. The withdrawal of reference was
“for the limited purposes of opening [this action] and setting a date for a jury trial.”
Id. at 1. The February 25 Order also directed that “[Bankruptcy] Judge [Robert J.]
Faris shall retain jurisdiction for all other purposes until 60 days prior to the trial
date to facilitate prompt resolution of this matter and to set meaningful deadlines

for the completion of all pretrial matters.” Id. at 2. Thereafter, on March 5, 2014,
Magistrate Judge Richard L. Puglisi issued a Rule 16 Scheduling Order (the
“March 5 Order”) setting this action for trial before this court on April 7, 2015.
Doc. No. 7.
On January 20, 2015, Defendants The Mano Management Trust,
Mano, Ltd., Paulrajan Manoharan, a/k/a Paulrahan Manoharan, a/k/a Paul
Manoharan, Yalini Manoharan, Mano-May, Ltd., Y&M Enterprises, Inc., Willacy
Investco, LLC, John Mark Freeland, a/k/a Mark Freeland (collectively,
“Defendants”) “withdrew their jury demands and consented to the entry of final
judgment by the bankruptcy court.” Doc. No. 9-1, Recommendation at 2; see Doc.
No. 9-2, Ex. A. Accordingly, on January 21, 2015, Judge Faris issued a
Recommendation to District Court to Vacate Withdrawal of Reference
(“Recommendation”), in which he recommends vacating both the February 25
Order and March 5 Order. Doc. No. 9-1, Recommendation at 2.
Having considered Judge Faris’ Recommendation and good cause
appearing therefore, this Court ADOPTS the Recommendation to District Court to
Vacate Withdrawal of Reference. The February 25 Order and March 7 Order are
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hereby vacated and jurisdiction over this adversary proceeding shall remain in the
bankruptcy court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawaii, January 23, 2015.

/s/ J. Michael Seabright
J. Michael Seabright
United States District Judge

Field v. The Mano Mgmt. Trust, et al., Civ. No. 14-00087 JMS-RLP, Order Adopting
Recommendation to District Court to Vacate Withdrawal of Reference

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