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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:2801 Petroleum Marketing Practices Act

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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

CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

 SSD & ASSOCIATES,

Defendant. /

No. C 05-03276 WHA

REQUEST FOR FURTHER

BRIEFING

Please answer the following questions in ten pages or less by Thursday (noon) the 30th.

Cite to the trial record.

1. Does the trial record show the amount of unpaid income taxes, if any, for 2002-2004? 

If so, give details.

2. Summarize accurately everything the trial witnesses said was said at the internal

Chevron meeting leading up to notice. Separately summarize everything the witnesses refused 

to answer based on privilege.

3. Summarize accurately everything Chevron knew (and who within Chevron knew it)

regarding the Surinder Dhillon involvement in the prior lawsuit. Also, what does the trial

record show were the proven allegations therein?

4. Summarize accurately the prior history of attempted buy-outs by Chevron of the

station, as shown by the trial record.

5. Summarize accurately the events and conversations during the audit on May 27,

2005, including any important points that went unsaid.

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6. What was Mr. Norris title at Chevron? What was Mr. Cohen’s first name (the

lawyer), and what was Mr. McDiarmid’s first name?

7. Address the extent to which the records made available at the audit (such as the sales

tax returns) covered the same sales as the financials and income tax returns would have.

8. The notice of termination “must state the precise reason, as listed on the Act”

according to the Department of Energy summary (CHEV 506). Did the notice here comply,

given that it neglected to call out specifically any ground for termination “as listed in the Act”?

9. Does our record indicate when the FTB corporate suspension occurred? 

10. Chevron asserts that at the time of the suspension, SSD owed the State of California

in excess of $40,000 in back taxes. Was the $40,000 attributable to 2002–04 years? Or, was it

attributable to earlier unpaid taxes for earlier years and work out agreements with the FTB? 

Cite to the trial record. 

11. Re Section 2802(c)(1) & (11), cite caselaw as to whether circumstances like ours

apply. 

Please do the above in ten pages, no footnotes, by Thursday noon.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 29, 2006 WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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