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Nature of Suit Code: 870
Nature of Suit: Tax Suits
Cause of Action: 28:1444 Petition for Removal- Foreclosure

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEAN-CHRISTOPHE LIEBESKIND, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

ALLIANCE TITLE CO.,

Defendant

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ALLIANCE TITLE CO.,

Cross-complainant,

 v.

JEAN-CHRISTOPHE LIEBESKIND, et al.,

Cross-defendants

 /

No. C-07-3962 MMC

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

RE: ALLIANCE TITLE CO.’S CLAIM

AGAINST INTERNAL REVENUE

SERVICE; CONTINUING CASE

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

The Court is in receipt of the parties’ Joint Case Management Conference Statement

(“Statement”), filed January 18, 2008. The parties represent therein “all parties agree that

10% of the gross proceeds are to be paid to the IRS . . . along with statutory interest.” 

(See Statement at 5:20-22.) Further, the IRS requests therein the release of said monies

and that it be dismissed from the instant action. (See id. at 8:14-15.)

The Court’s jurisdiction over the instant matter is based on a federal question,

specifically, Alliance Title Co.’s (“ATC”) allegation that the IRS has a claim to some of the

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Indeed, the Statement is replete with references to a number of legal and factual

disputes between ATC and plaintiffs, each of which pertains to a state law claim.

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Further, the IRS shall report whether the interpleaded funds are currently on deposit

with the Clerk of the District Court.

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funds at issue herein. All other claims alleged herein arise under state law, and they plainly

predominate over the sole federal claim alleged.1

 See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c)(2). Under the

circumstances, the Court hereby sets the following briefing schedule as to the merits of the

federal claim:

1. No later than February 8, 2008, the IRS shall file a declaration setting forth a

calculation of the exact amount it seeks from the interpleaded funds, i.e., 10% of the gross

proceeds plus interest at a specified daily amount. Additionally, in such declaration, the

IRS shall state whether it has any opposition to the Court’s entry of a judgment in favor of

the IRS in such an amount and discharging ATC from any further liability to the IRS on any

claim pertaining to the interpleaded funds.2

2. In the event any party objects to the calculation proffered by the IRS, that party,

no later than February 15, 2008, shall meet and confer with the IRS in an attempt to

resolve such issue. If any such meet and confer session is unsuccessful at resolving any

dispute as to the calculation, the parties to such session shall file, no later than February

22, 2008, file a joint statement setting forth the basis for the dispute.

The Case Management Conference is hereby CONTINUED from January 25, 2008

to March 7, 2008. A Joint Case Management Statement shall be filed no later than

February 29, 2008.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 24, 2008 

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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