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Nature of Suit Code: 870
Nature of Suit: Tax Suits
Cause of Action: 28:1345 Foreclosure

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff(s),

 vs.

DAVID C. CLARK, et al.,

Defendant(s). /

No. C 07-3086 MEJ

ORDER REQUESTING FURTHER

BRIEFING RE: IDENTITY OF

BENEFICIARIES

In preparation for the summary judgment hearing scheduled to take place on January 17,

2008, the Court requests that the parties provide further briefing on the following issues:

1) In their opposition, Defendants state that documents outside the trust, including minutes

and Certificates of Beneficial Interest, are incorporated as part of the Trust by operation of law. 

However, Defendants do not cite or reference the "law" to which they refer. Accordingly,

Defendants shall provide the relevant legal authority to support their argument.

2) In its motion, Plaintiff argues that the David C. Trust is silent as to the identity of

beneficiaries, yet the trust refers to Certificates of Beneficial Interest, which identify beneficiaries by

name. Thus, it would seem that the class of beneficiaries is reasonably ascertainable (i.e., those

individuals that possess certificates of beneficial interest). Accordingly, Plaintiff shall provide any

legal authority which states that the Court may not look to the certificates in connection with the

original trust documents to ascertain the beneficiaries' identities. 

The parties shall file the requested briefing by January 15, 2008 at 12:00 p.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 9, 2008 

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 3:07-cv-03086-MEJ Document 34 Filed 01/09/08 Page 1 of 1