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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

NVIDIA Corporation,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

Carlyle Fortran Trust, et al.,

Defendants. /

NO. C 05-00427 JW

NO. C 05-00428 JW

NO. C 05-00429 JW

This Order applies to all actions

 

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS

NVIDIA CORPORATION AND NVIDIA

US INVESTMENT COMPANY’S 

MOTION TO CONSOLIDATE

RELATED ACTIONS OR, IN THE

ALTERATIVE, TO COORDINATE, OR

STAY

Carramerica Realty Corp., et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

NVIDIA Corporation, et al.,

Defendants. /

William Brandt, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

NVIDIA Corporation, et al.,

Defendant(s). /

On August 12, 2005, Defendants nVidia Corporation, nVidia US Investment Company, Inc.

(“nVidia Sub”) (collectively, “nVidia”), Jen-Hsun Huang, James C. Gaither, A. Brooke Seawell,

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William J. Miller, Tench Coxe, Mark A. Stevens, and Harvey C. Jones, Jr.’s (together with nVidia,

“nVidia Defendants”) filed a Motion to Consolidate Related Actions or, in the Alternative, to

Coordinate, or Stay (“Motion to Consolidate”). The nVidia Defendants request that the Court

consolidate three actions brought against nVidia: one brought by Plaintiff Carlyle Fortran Trust

(“Carlyle”) (Case No. C 05–00427 JW), one brought by Plaintiff CarrAmerica Realty Corporation

(“CarrAmerica”) (Case No. C 05-00428 JW), and one brought by Plaintiff and Chapter 11 Trustee

William A. Brandt, Jr. (“Trustee”) (Case No. C 05-00429 JW). Two actions, Carlyle and

CarrAmerica, are currently pending before this Court (“Landlord Cases”). While the third action,

brought by the Trustee, is currently pending before Bankruptcy Judge James Grube. On May 6,

2005, the Court withdrew reference in the Landlords’ cases but declined to withdraw reference in

the Trustee’s case. 

A hearing on Defendants' motion was set for September 19, 2005. However, this Court finds

it appropriate to take the motion under submission without oral argument pursuant to Civil Local

Rule 7-1(b). Based on the arguments advanced by counsel in their briefs, Defendants' motion is

DENIED.

The nVidia Defendants’ Motion to Consolidate is procedurally improper because the

Trustee’s case is not pending before the Court. Before the Court can consider whether to consolidate

a case pending before it with one pending before the bankruptcy court, the Court must first withdraw

the reference. See 28 U.S.C. § 157(d). Should the nVidia Defendants seek reconsideration of the

Court’s May 6, 2005 Order declining to withdraw the reference in the Trustee’s case, then the

nVidia Defendants must first move for leave to file a motion for reconsideration. See Civil L.R.

7-9(b) (2005). 

Accordingly, nVidia Defendants’ Motion to Consolidate is DENIED. 

Dated: September 19, 2005

05cv0427consolid

 /s/ James Ware 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Henry H. Oh henry.oh@dlapiper.com

Dwight Craig Donovan Dwight@mbvlaw.com

Karen Johnson-McKewan kjohnson-mckewan@orrick.com

Robert P. Varian rvarian@orrick.com

James N. Kramer jkramer@orrick.com

Jonathan B. Gaskin jgaskin@orrick.com

Justin Myer Lichterman jlichterman@orrick.com

Leah Anne Nutting lnutting@orrick.com

Michael Todd Scott tscott@orrick.com

Ruth Young Kwon rkwon@orrick.com

Douglas A. Applegate daa@sezalaw.com

Richard C. Darwin rdarwin@buchalter.com

David M. Shannon 

Stephen Pettigrew 

Nvidia Corporation 

2701 San Tomas Expressway 

Santa Clara, CA 95050 

USBC Manager-San Jose 

US Bankruptcy Court 

280 South First Street 

Room 3035 

San Jose, CA 95113 

Arthur S. Weissbrodt 

U.S. Bankruptcy Court 

280 South First Street 

Room 3035 

San Jose, CA 95113 

Dated: September 19, 2005 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/ JW Chambers 

Ronald L. Davis

Courtroom Deputy

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