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Nature of Suit Code: 380
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT; STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO

RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND VACATING CASE SCHEDULING ORDER (Case No C 05-01141 MMC)

Gordon & Rees LLP

Embarcadero Center West

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

DION N. COMINOS (SBN: 136522)

ANDREW D. CASTRICONE (SBN: 154607)

AMY MACLEAR (SBN: 215638)

GORDON & REES LLP

Embarcadero Center West

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

Telephone: (415) 986-5900

Facsimile: (415) 986-8054

Attorneys For: Defendants

DOREEN CHIU, FRANK CHIU, and DAVID CHAN

ROBERT M. FLEISCHER (PRO HAC VICE)

JACOB PARTNERS LLC

Merritt View

383 Main Avenue

Norwalk, Connecticut 06851

Telephone: (203) 846-6622

Facsimile: (203) 946-6621

-andJONATHAN D. WOLF (SBN: 127043)

BERLINER COHEN

Ten Almaden Boulevard, 11th Floor

San Jose, California 95113

Telephone: (408) 286-5800

Facsimile: (408)998-5388

Attorneys For: Plaintiff, Robert I. Hanfling,

Chapter 7 Trustee for ATG, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ROBERT I. HANFLING, CHAPTER 7 

TRUSTEE FOR ATG, INC.,

Plaintiff

vs.

DOREEN CHIU, FRANK CHIU, GEORGE 

DOUBLEDAY, DAVID CHAN, EDWARD 

VINECOUR, RIO CHAO, DAVID R. 

SEBASTIAN, JAMES E. THOMAS, DENNIS

WILLIAMSON, ERIC C. SU, FRED 

FEIZOLLAHI, and WILLIMA HEWITT,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. C 05-01141 MMC

JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT

CONFERENCE STATEMENT;

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]

ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO 

RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND 

VACATING CASE SCHEDULING

ORDER

Complaint Filed: March 21, 2005

Case Management Conf: Nov. 18, 2005

CG\1016744\917503.1

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JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT; STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO

RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND VACATING CASE SCHEDULING ORDER (Case No C 05-01141 MMC)

Gordon & Rees LLP

Embarcadero Center West

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

Plaintiff and Defendants Doreen Chiu, Frank Chiu, and David Chan (“Defendants”) 

jointly submit this Case Management Conference Statement and Proposed Order for the Court’s 

review and consideration.

DESCRIPTION OF THE CASE

Plaintiff, the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee for ATG, Inc., brought this action on behalf 

of the bankruptcy estate against former ATG, Inc. officers and directors to redress various

alleged breaches of fiduciary duties, duty of loyalty, duty of care, mismanagement, waste of 

corporate assets, and abuse of control. Plaintiff also seeks to recover profits alleged reaped by

Defendants’ usurpation of corporate information and opportunities.

At this time, only defendants Doreen Chiu, Frank Chiu and David Chan have been served 

and appeared in the action. For various reasons, Plaintiff has been unable to perfect service on 

the remaining defendants. At this time, Plaintiff seeks to move forward with the matter against

the above-referenced appearing defendants.

STIPULATED EXTENSION TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

The Defendants have not filed a response to the complaint. The parties and counsel have 

stipulated to an extension of time for Defendants to respond to the complaint so that Defendants 

may resolve their legal representation concerns brought about by Defendants’ insurance carrier’s

recent announcement that it will no longer be providing a defense in the underlying action.

Defendants now need additional time to retain new counsel. Plaintiff has graciously agreed to 

extend the time to file a response to the complaint up through and including December 15, 2005.

Gordon & Rees LLP anticipates filing an executed Notice of Withdrawal of Counsel with the 

Court shortly.1

REQUEST TO RESCHEDULE THE STATUS CONFERENCE

AND VACATE THE CASE SCHEDULE

Due to the uncertainty surrounding the Defendants’ future legal representation, the parties 

jointly request the current November 18, 2005 Case Management Conference be continued for at

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 Defense counsel anticipates that it may be necessary for the withdrawal to be accomplished by a noticed motion.

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JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT; STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO

RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND VACATING CASE SCHEDULING ORDER (Case No C 05-01141 MMC)

Gordon & Rees LLP

Embarcadero Center West

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

least 60-days. Similarly, the parties request the current Case Scheduling Order be vacated with a 

revised schedule to be determined at the next Case Management Conference.

Dated: November 10, 2005 GORDON & REES LLP

 /s/ Amy Maclear

By:

AMY MACLEAR

Attorneys For Defendants

DOREEN CHIU, FRANK CHIU, and DAVID

CHAN

Dated: November 10, 2005 JACOBS PARTNERS LLC

 /s/ Robert M. Fleischer

By:

ROBERT M. FLEISCHER

Attorneys For Plaintiff

ROBERT I. HANFLING, CHAPTER 7 

TRUSTEE

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JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT; STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER EXTENDING TIME TO

RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND VACATING CASE SCHEDULING ORDER (Case No C 05-01141 MMC)

Gordon & Rees LLP

Embarcadero Center West

275 Battery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94111

ORDER

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants may file a response to the Complaint on or 

before December 15, 2005.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the November 18, 2005 Case Management Conference

is taken off calendar and will be rescheduled for a time to be determined by the Court, and that 

the current Case Schedule is vacated.

______________________________

Hon. Maxine M. Chesney,

U.S. District Court Judge

is hereby continued to January 20, 2006 at 10:30 

The parties shall file a joint case management statement no later than January 13, 

2006.

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