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Nature of Suit Code: 422
Nature of Suit: Bankruptcy Appeals Rule 28 USC 158
Cause of Action: 28:0158 Notice of Appeal re Bankruptcy Matter (BAP)

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JEFFRY A. DAVIS (Bar No. 103299) 

AMY WALLACE POTTER (Bar No. 213196) 

DLA PIPER RUDNICK GRAY CARY US LLP

2000 University Avenue 

East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2248 

Tel: 650-833-2000 

Fax: 650-833-2001 

Attorneys for Appellant 

CHARLES K. CLAPP 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

In re: 

CONSTANCE DUDLEY, 

 Debtor. 

CASE NO. 06-1371 JW 

BANKRUPTCY CASE NO. 03-52149 

Chapter 7 

STIPULATION FOR ORDER FINDING 

APPEAL NUMBER 06-2255-JW RELATED 

TO APPEAL NUMBER 06-1371-JW 

PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 3-12 

Creditor and Appellant Charles K. Clapp (“Clapp”), Debtor Constance Dudley (the 

“Debtor”), Chapter 7 Trustee Mohamed Poonja (the “Trustee”) and the Trustees of the Lincoln 

Building Trust, Paul Laub, Andrew Swartz and Brock Tostevin (the “Lincoln Trustees”) hereby 

enter into this stipulation requesting that the Court order appeal number 06-2255-JW related to 

appeal number 06-1371-JW pursuant to local rule 3-12. 

RECITALS

A. On February 13, 2006, the Bankruptcy Court entered two orders (1) approving the 

settlement between the Trustee, the Debtor, and the Lincoln Trustees and (2) granting the 

Debtor’s motion to quash subpoenas and denying Clapp’s motion to compel production of 

documents in compliance with those subpoenas. 

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B. On February 17, 2006, Clapp filed two notices of appeal of the orders in the 

bankruptcy case and paid a separate filing fee for each notice of appeal. One of the notices of 

appeal was docketed as District Court Case Number 06-1371-JW on February 27, 2006. Both 

orders were attached to that notice of appeal by either the Bankruptcy Court Clerk or the District 

Court Clerk. Clapp is informed and believes that the Bankruptcy Court Clerk did not realize that 

Clapp had filed two different notices of appeal and transmitted only one notice of appeal to the 

District Court Clerk. 

C. On February 27, 2006, the Debtor filed a cross appeal of the Court’s motion 

granting her motion to quash (but denying sanctions). That notice of appeal was docketed as 

District Court Case Number 06-1671-JF. 

D. On April 3, 2006, this Court held a hearing to consider Clapp’s motion for a stay. 

At that hearing, the parties agreed that the Debtor’s cross appeal number 06-1671-JF was related 

to Clapp’s appeal 06-1371-JW. The Court signed an order designating the cases related on April 

3, 2006. 

E. On April 4, 2006, after the hearing on the motion for stay, Clapp’s other notice of 

appeal was docketed as District Court Case Number 06-2255-JW. 

F. The parties agree that Clapp’s appeal number 06-2255-JW is related to Clapp’s 

appeal number 06-1371-JW and the Debtor’s cross-appeal number 06-1671-JF and should be 

administered with that appeal and cross appeal. 

G. Therefore, in order to promote judicial economy and prevent delay, the parties 

stipulate that Clapp’s appeal number 06-2255-JW is related to cases 06-1371-JW and 06-1671-JF 

and that all three appeals should be considered together according to the briefing schedule in the 

Court’s April 3, 2006 order. 

STIPULATION

 1. Clapp, the Debtor, the Trustee and the Lincoln Trustees request that the Court find 

that appeal number 06-2255-JW is related to appeal number 06-1371-JW and 06-1671-JF 

pursuant to local rule 3-12. 

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 2. The parties stipulate that all issues related to appeal number 06-2255-JW will be 

briefed according to the schedule in the Court’s April 3, 2006 order. 

 

Dated: April 5, 2006 

 DLA PIPER RUDNICK GRAY CARY US LLP 

By /s/ Amy Wallace Potter 

AMY WALLACE POTTER 

Attorneys for Creditor and Appellant 

CHARLES K. CLAPP 

Dated: April 5, 2006 

 SULMEYER KUPETZ 

By /s/ Christopher Alliotts 

CHRISTOPHER ALLIOTTS 

Attorneys for Debtor 

CONSTANCE DUDLEY 

Dated: April 5, 2006 

 LUCE FORWARD 

By /s/ Sandi Colabianchi 

SANDI COLABIANCHI 

Attorneys for Trustee 

MOHAMED POONJA 

Dated: April 5, 2006 

 GRUNSKY EBEY FARRAR & HOWELL 

By /s/ Rebecca Connolly 

REBECCA CONNOLLY 

Attorneys for Lincoln Trustees 

PAUL LAUB, ANDREW SWARTZ, and 

BROCK TOSTEVIN 

 I, Amy Wallace Potter, hereby attest that I have on file all holograph signatures for any 

signatures indicated by a "conformed" signature (/s/) within this efiled document. 

Dated: April 5, 2006 /s/ Amy Wallace Potter 

 AMY WALLACE POTTER 

 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: July 14, 2006 

 By 

 HONORABLE JAMES WARE 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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