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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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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THE OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF 

UNSECURED CREDITORS OF HOWREY 

LLP, and ALLAN B. DIAMOND, 

CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE OF HOWREY, 

LLP,

Appellants,

v.

U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 

as Trustee;

1875/1925 CENTURY PARK EAST CO.;

THE IRVINE CO., LLC;

KNICKERBOCKER PROPERTIES, INC. 

XXXIII; and

DEWEY & LEBOEUF, LLP,

Appellees.

ORDER RE CONSOLIDATION AND 

BRIEFING SCHEDULE

Case No. 15-cv-03935-JD 

Case No. 15-cv-03937-JD 

Case No. 15-cv-03938-JD 

Case No. 15-cv-03939-JD 

Case No. 15-cv-03959-JD 

The Court finds that these cases involve common issues of law and consolidates them 

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a). See also Dkt. No. 9 ¶ 9 (the parties agree to consolidation of the 

first four filed cases). Case No. 15-cv-3935-JD will be the lead case in which all future filings 

should be made. 

The Court orders the following briefing schedule:

1. Appellant will file a single, consolidated opening brief on appeal of not more than 25 

pages by February 3, 2016.

2. Appellees will jointly file a single opposition brief, no longer than 25 pages, by March 

2, 2016. If any appellee has a good faith belief that it has unique factual circumstances 

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that require the Court’s attention, it may file a supplemental brief of up to 6 pages by 

March 2, 2016. A supplemental brief may not address issues duplicative of the joint 

brief.

3. Appellant may then file a single, 15 page reply brief by March 23, 2016.

4. The Court will then determine whether to set a hearing.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 16, 2015

________________________

JAMES DONATO

United States District Judge

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