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Nature of Suit Code: 422
Nature of Suit: Bankruptcy Appeals Rule 28 USC 158
Cause of Action: 11:101 Bankruptcy

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United States District Court 

Northern District of California 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

In re 

MORTGAGE FUND '08 LLC,

 Debtor. _____________________________________ 

SUSAN L. UECKER, in her capacity as 

Trustee of the Mortgage Fund ’08 Liquidating 

Trust,

Appellant, 

v. 

A VERY NICE POOL COMPANY, LTD., a 

California corporation,

Appellee. 

Case No. 15-cv-00077-SI 

Consolidated with 15-cv-251 SI and 15-cv252 SI

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 

CONSOLIDATE FOR PURPOSES OF 

BRIEFING AND ANY ORAL 

ARGUMENT

Re: Dkt. No. 3 

Appellant Susan Uecker has filed a motion to consolidate this appeal and the related 

appeals in Uecker v. Cianci, Case No.15-cv-0251 SI, and Uecker v. DeMarsh, Case No. 15-cv0252 SI, for purposes of the record on appeal, briefing and for any oral argument. Appellees in 

the three cases have filed responses to the motion, and they generally agree that the appeals should 

be consolidated. 

The parties agree that there should be a single record for all three appeals, with any 

duplicate items omitted, that one case should be designated the lead case and that all papers should 

be filed in the lead case. The parties disagree whether there should be three or four briefs. The 

Court will adopt the appellees’ proposed briefing schedule to allow the appellee in DeMarsh the 

opportunity to file a separate brief. 

Accordingly, the Court GRANTS the motion and orders that there should be a single 

record for all three appeals, with any duplicate items omitted. The Court designates Uecker v. A 

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United States District Court 

Northern District of California

Very Nice Pool Company, Ltd., Case No.15-cv-0251 SI, as the lead case, and all papers should be 

filed in that case. Upon the completion by the parties of the perfection of the record pursuant to 

BR 8006 and 8007, the Bankruptcy Court will transmit a copy of the record on appeal to this 

Court for docketing. 

Appellant shall file a single opening brief applicable to all three cases. The appellant must 

serve and file the opening brief not exceeding 35 pages in length 28 days after the record on 

appeal has been entered on the District Court docket. 

The DeMarsh appellee shall file an opposition brief and the Very Nice Pool and Cianci 

appellees shall file a separate consolidated opposition brief. The appellees must serve and file 

briefs not exceeding 25 pages in length 21 days after service of the opening brief. 

Appellant shall file a single reply brief. Appellant must serve and file the reply brief not 

exceeding 20 pages in length 14 days after service of the appellees’ briefs. Upon completion of 

the briefing, the Court will set a date for oral argument if needed; otherwise the matters will be 

deemed submitted for decision. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 31, 2015 ________________________ 

SUSAN ILLSTON 

United States District Judge 

______________________

USAN ILLSTON

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