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Nature of Suit Code: 870
Nature of Suit: Tax Suits
Cause of Action: 26:7422 IRS: Refund Excise Tax

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JOSEPH RUSSONIELLO (CSBN 44332)

United States Attorney

THOMAS MOORE (ASBN 4305-O78T)

Assistant United States Attorney

Chief, Tax Division

CYNTHIA STIER (DCBN 423256)

Assistant United States Attorney

 9th Floor Federal Building

 450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055

 San Francisco, California 94102

 Telephone: (415) 436-7000

 Fax: (415) 436-6748

Attorneys for United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

RONALD O. HUCH, )

) No. C-06-06641-JF-RS

Plaintiff and Counterclaim )

Defendant, ) 

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v. )

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

)

Defendant and ) APPLICATION BY UNITED STATES 

Counter-claimant. ) TO RESET PRETRIAL CONFERENCE

 ) AND TRIAL DATE AND [PROPOSED]

) ORDER

THOMAS HANAGAN aka TOM )

CORBIN, )

)

Additional Defendant )

on Counterclaim. )

 )

The United States of America respectfully requests that the Court reschedule the pretrial

conference and trial date in this case currently scheduled for May 13 and 19, 2008, respectively,

because of a scheduling conflict and to facilitate settlement negotiations. The grounds for this

request are:

1. This action was commenced by the Plaintiff, Ronald O. Huch (hereinafter, “Mr. Huch”),

seeking a refund of taxes paid with respect to a trust fund recovery penalty assessed against him

by the Internal Revenue Service for the unpaid trust fund portion of the employment taxes of

HRL *E-filed 3/18/08*

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US v. Huch,et. al, No. C-06-06641-HRL

Application by US to Reset Pretrial Conference 

and Trial and [Proposed] Order 2

the employees of Corbin Motors, Inc. Defendant and Counter claimant United States of America

joined Defendant Thomas W. Hanagan a/k/a Tom Corbin (hereinafter, “Mr. Corbin”), seeking to

collect the trust fund recovery penalty assessed against him with respect to Corbin Motors, Inc. 

2. Mr. Huch through counsel, and the United States have been involved in settlement

negotiations. Settlement negotiations with Mr. Corbin, pro se, are in the preliminary stages and

counsel for the government does not anticipate a resolution prior to the May 19, 2008 trial date. 

In the event that a settlement can be reached with all parties, counsel for the government

anticipates the process could take up to ten weeks. The reason for this timeframe is that the

contemplated settlement would involve collectibility considerations thereby requiring Mr. Corbin

to submit a financial statement to be verified by the Internal Revenue Service. Thereafter, the

settlement offer would have to be approved by the Tax Division in Washington, D.C. 

3. Counsel for the United States also has a scheduling conflict as she has a criminal trial

scheduled for May 19, 2008, in San Francisco in United States v. Diana Hojsak, Case No. 07-

00325-PJH (N.D.Cal.) She also has another criminal trial scheduled to commence on July 1,

2008, in United States v. David Simcho, CR.-06-0542-MHP (N.D. Calif.). 

4. Counsel for the United States has communicated with David Kirsch, counsel for Mr.

Huch, as well as with Mr. Corbin. Both have no objection to resetting the pretrial and trial in this

matter. Mr. Kirsch requests that the trial be scheduled after July 2008 because he has a

scheduling conflict with a large trial commencing in July 2008. 

5. This request is not made for the purpose of delay is due to a scheduling conflict and to

facilitate ongoing settlement negotiations which the parties believe may resolve the case in its

entirety.

WHEREFORE, the United States requests that the Court grant this request to reschedule the

pretrial and trial in this case in accordance with the foregoing.

JOSEPH RUSSONIELLO

United States Attorney

DATED: March 14, 2008 /s/ Cynthia Stier

CYNTHIA STIER

Assistant United States Attorney

Attorney for the United States 

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US v. Huch,et. al, No. C-06-06641-HRL

Application by US to Reset Pretrial Conference 

and Trial and [Proposed] Order 3

ORDER

Having considered the Stipulation to Reset Final Pretrial Conference Date and Trial Date, the

record contained herein, and good cause being shown, 

IT IS ORDERED that the Final Pretrial Conference, currently scheduled for May 13, 2008 at

1:30 p.m. is rescheduled to _________ ____, 2008, at ________ _.m., and the Trial Date,

currently scheduled for May 19, 2008, is rescheduled to commence to ________ ____, 2008 at

____, _.m.

 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: _______________________________

HOWARD R. LLOYD

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

October 28 1:30 p.m. November 3 .

3/18/07

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