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Nature of Suit Code: 690
Nature of Suit: Other Forfeiture and Penalty Suits
Cause of Action: 28:1345 Complaint for Forfeiture

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Kate Dyer, CSBN 171891

CLARENCE & DYER LLP

899 Ellis Street

San Francisco, CA 94109-7807

Telephone: (415) 749-1800

Facsimile: (415) 749-1694

Attorneys for Claimants

Huibert Johannes van Praag

Longmead Properties, Ltd.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

 Plaintiff,

v.

Real Property at 6557 Ascot Drive, Oakland,

California,

 Defendant,

Hereford Humanitarian Business Trust,

Huibert Johannes van Praag, Longmead

Properties Limited and Howard Jachter,

 Claimants.

Case No.: 02-4948 JSW

APPLICATION OF CLAIMANTS VAN

PRAAG AND LONGMEAD

PROPERTIES, INC. TO APPEAR AT

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE BY

TELEPHONE

Settlement Conf.: November 21, 2007

Before: Hon. Joseph C. Spero

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Place: Courtroom A

Claimants Huibert Johannes van Praag and Longmead Properties, Ltd. hereby

respectfully seek the Court’s permission to appear at the November 21, 2007 Settlement

Conference in this action telephonically.

It should be noted that, as set forth in previously-filed pleadings, Longmead Properties,

Ltd. has assigned all of its interest in the above entitled action to Mr. van Praag. Further, and as

all parties are aware, Mr. van Praag resides in the United Kingdom. He has made himself

available by telephone for the duration of the Settlement Conference – and will remain so

through close of business November 21, 2007 Pacific Standard Time and beyond, should that be

; ORDER THEREON

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28 APPLICATION OF CLAIMANTS VAN PRAAG AND LONGMEAD PROPERTIES, INC. TO APPEAR AT

SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE BY TELEPHONE

Case No.: 02-4948 JSW 2

necessary. He will be at the Court’s disposal during the entirety of this conference. Moreover,

lead trial counsel Kate Dyer will be personally present, with full settlement authority for Mr. van

Praag and Longmead Properties, Ltd.

Because traveling to San Francisco from England physically to appear would cause him

substantial hardship both personally and financially, claimant van Praag respectfully requests

that he be permitted to participate telephonically.

Dated: November 16, 2007 Respectfully submitted,

CLARENCE & DYER LLP

By: /s/: Kate Dyer___________________

Kate Dyer

HUIBERT JOHANNES VAN PRAAG

LONGMEAD PROPERTIES, LTD.

DATED: November 19, 2007

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

I

A

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Joseph C. Spero

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