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Nature of Suit Code: 850
Nature of Suit: Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Cause of Action: 7:25 Fraud - Commodities Leverage Contracts

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HOWARD B. I

Plaintiff,

vs.

Defendants .

Defendant Farr Financial, Inc. ("Farr")

and through their respective counsels, submit tJ

response to: (1) the Court's January 11, 2008,

necessity expressed by plaintiff's counsel for s(

response to:

This Court, in its order of January II, 2008, gave plaintiff the

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

HIGGINS, anindividual, No. C 07-02200 JSW

. ("Farr") and Plaintiff Howard B. Higgins, by

i, submit this stipulation and proposed order in

11, 2008, Order Continuing Hearing; and (2) the

Insel for scheduling changes, as expressed in

i Declaration Of M. Van Smith In Support of

opportunItyto file

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ltional opposition brief to Parr's motion pendmg motion to dismiss by t-"ebruary

~, and gave Farr the opportunity to file an additional reply brief by February 15,

However, the parties wish to simply adopt their previously rued opposition and

Further, the parties recognize that, due to the serious nature of plaintiffs

counsel's medical condition as outlined in the Notice he has filed, and unknown

~rior to surgery set for January 22, 2008, plaintiff's counsel is uncertain at this time as

to precisely when he may be sufficiently recovered to prepare for and appear at the

tiearing on Farr's motion to dismiss and the Case Management Conference in this

matter. As a result, plaintiffs counsel has requested that Farr agree to temporarily

)uspend the February 29, 2008, hearing date on Farr's motion to dismiss, and the Case

Management Conference set for the same date, and to allow plaintiff's counsel four

weeks time to determine when he may be able to appear in court on this matter. Farr is

~enable to a reasonable delay in light of plaintiff counsel's medical condition, and

therefore does not oppose this request. As a result, the parties stipulate to the

temporary suspension of the February 29, 2008, hearing on Farr's Motion To Dismiss,

as to when he expects he will be able to resume his duties in this matter.

~r, the parties request that, after February 22, 2008, the court reset the hearing on

Motion To Dismiss and the Case Management Conference for a date it deems

materials

canno,t be detennined

resume

LAW OFFICES OF DEK KETCHUM

By : /'7 If / .I

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Attorneys for Defendant Fan Financial, Inc.

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Dated: I anuary

O~ER

Good cause appearing, IT IS SO ORDERED that:

1. P1a.intiffs previously filed opposition to Fan Financial, Inc.'s pending motion to

previously filed reply t shall be adopted in lieu of the

as origiDally provided in this Court's January II, 2008,

and

hearing on Farr Financial, Inc.'s pending Motion To

Conference set for the same date, is temporarily

of information from Plaintiff' s co~el as to when he will

Plaintiff's counsel is to infonn the Court and the parties

will reset rhese

filings

Continuing Hearing

The February 29, 2008.

suspended

thereafter as it deems appropriate

January

1:1. 200 8 M. VAN SMIm, ESQ.

By: ~r:::~~~. -

Attorney for Plaintiff Howard B. Higins

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