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Nature of Suit Code: 423
Nature of Suit: Bankruptcy Withdrawal 28 USC 157
Cause of Action: 28:0157 Motion for Withdrawal of Reference

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Thomas R. Phinney (SBN 159435) 

PARKINSON PHINNEY 

400 Capitol Mall, Suite 2560 

Sacramento, CA 95814 

Telephone: (916) 449-1444 

Facsimile: (916) 449-1440 

tom@parkinsonphinney.com

Attorneys for Defendants Brian R. Katz, Trustee 

 for the Harold 0. Newell Trust, 

Zandee Newell, and Marianne Newell 

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO DIVISION 

In re 

VILLAGE CONCEPTS, INC., 

 Debtor, 

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District Court Case No. 2:14-cv-0021

[Bankr. Case No. 12-30911-A] 

[AP No. 13-02212] 

Date: October 1, 2014 

Time: 10:00am 

Courtroom: 3 (15th Floor) 

 

DAVID FLEMMER, in his capacity as 

Trustee for the Bankruptcy Estate of 

Village Concepts, Inc., 

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

ZENAIDA 0. NEWELL a.k.a. ZANDEE 

NEWELL, MARIANNE NEWELL, and 

BRIAN R. KATZ, in his capacity as 

Successor Trustee for the Harold 0 . 

Newell Revocable Trust, 

 Defendants. 

ORDER APPROVING DISMISSAL OF 

ACTION 

 Having considered the stipulation between Plaintiff DAVID FLEMMER ( 

“Plaintiff”), in his capacity as trustee for the Chapter 7 bankruptcy estate of Village 

Concepts, Inc.; Defendants Brian R. Katz (“Brian Katz”), in his capacity as successor 

 

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trustee for the Harold O. Newell Revocable Trust, Zandee Newell (“Zandee”), and 

Marianne Newell (“Marianne”) (Brian Katz, Zandee, and Marianne collectively referred to 

as “Defendants”); to dismiss this action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 

41(a)(2), and good cause appearing therefor; 

IT IS ORDERED as follows: 

1. Plaintiff’s claims against Defendants alleging among other things claims to 

recover alleged usurious interest from Defendants shall be dismissed with prejudice. 

2. Plaintiff and Defendants shall bear their own costs. 

3. Defendant, as Third Party Plaintiff, shall make a separate Motion to Dismiss 

Defendant’s claims against Third Party Defendants Mark Weiner, Nancy Weiner, and 

Susanville Village, LLC. 

Dated: October 20, 2015. 

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