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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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STIPULATED REQUEST TO APPROVE SCHEDULE 

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PETER J. BENVENUTTI (Bar No. 60566) 

PETER J. CROSBY (BAR No. 115588) 

HELLER EHRMAN LLP

333 Bush Street 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: 415-772-6000 

Facsimile: 415-772-6268 

Email: peter.benvenutti@hellerehrman.com 

MARK S. KAUFMAN (Admitted Pro Hac Vice) 

McKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP

303 Peachtree Street, Suite 5300 

Atlanta, GA 30308 

Telephone: (404) 527-4000 

Facsimile: (404) 527-4198 

Attorneys for Plaintiff-Appellee 

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ARON M. OLINER, as Chapter 11 Trustee of 

The Kontrabecki Group Limited Partnership, 

and LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS 

INC., 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

JOHN KONTRABECKI, 

Defendant. 

BK Adversary Proceeding No. 03-3264 DM 

06-03787 CRB 

Adversary Proceeding No. 03-3264 DM 

STIPULATED REQUEST RE BRIEFING 

AND HEARING SCHEDULE AND FOR 

AUTHORITY TO FILE OVER-LENGTH 

BRIEFS ON MOTION FOR 

WITHDRAWAL OF REFERENCE; 

ORDER THEREON

Date: December 8, 2006 

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Location: Courtroom 8 

 450 Golden Gate Avenue 

 San Francisco, CA 94102

In re 

CENTRAL EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL 

DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC d/b/a 

CEIDCO, 

 Debtor. 

Bk. No. 02-30419-11-DM 

Chapter 11 

In re 

THE KONTRABECKI GROUP LP, 

 Debtor. 

Bk. No. 02-30421-11-DM 

Chapter 11 

[Administratively Consolidated] 

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Plaintiff Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (“Lehman”) and Defendant John Kontrabecki 

(“Kontrabecki”), through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate as follows: 

1. On June 6, 2006, Kontrabecki filed in the Bankruptcy Court his Motion to Withdraw 

the Reference of this Adversary Proceeding (the “Motion to Withdraw”). The Motion to Withdraw 

was assigned shortly thereafter to the Honorable Charles R. Breyer, and a hearing was noticed for 

September 29, 2006. 

2. On July 12, 2006, Lehman filed in this Court a motion to defer proceedings on the 

Motion to Withdraw, in order to permit the Bankruptcy Court first to hear and decide two motions 

which Lehman brought in the Bankruptcy Court. Those motions (the “Bankruptcy Court Motions”) 

sought (a) to strike Kontrabecki’s jury demand, and (b) a determination that the claims asserted 

against Kontrabecki in the Adversary Proceeding are core matters within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. 

§157. 

3. This Court granted Lehman’s motion to defer by order issued August 24, 2006. As a 

result, the briefing schedule and hearing on the Motion to Withdraw were vacated, and Kontrabecki 

subsequently withdrew the Motion to Withdraw, without prejudice. 

4. By Orders dated October 5, 2006, the Bankruptcy Court decided the Bankruptcy 

Court Motions; it struck Kontrabecki’s jury demand and determined that the claims asserted in the 

Adversary Proceeding are core matters. 

5. Kontrabecki intends to proceed with his Motion to Withdraw. In so doing, he 

intends to modify his moving papers, among other things to address the Bankruptcy Court’s 

decisions on the Bankruptcy Court Motions and to take account of other developments since the 

Motion to Withdraw was initially filed. 

6. Subject to Court approval, the parties have agreed on a briefing and hearing schedule 

for the renewed Motion to Withdraw, as follows: 

a. Kontrabecki’s revised opening papers shall be served by November 3, 2006. 

b. Lehman’s opposition shall be served by November 17, 2006. 

c. Kontrabecki’s reply shall be served and filed by November 27, 2006. 

d. The hearing shall be held December 8, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. 

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7. The parties believe that to adequately address the complex factual background and 

multiple legal issues presented by the Motion to Withdraw will require more extensive briefing than 

the standard 25-page limit established by the Local Rules. Accordingly, the parties jointly ask the 

Court to authorize over-length briefs of not more than 40 pages for Kontrabecki’s opening brief and 

Lehman’s opposition brief. 

Dated: October 20, 2006 HELLER EHRMAN LLP 

 McKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE LLP 

 By: /s/ Peter J. Benvenutti Peter J. Benvenutti 

 Attorneys for Plaintiff 

 Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. 

Dated: October 20, 2006 FARELLA BRAUN + MARTELL LLP 

 ALLEN MATKINS LECK GAMBLE 

 MALLORY & NATSIS LLP 

 By: /s/ Robert H. Sloss 

 Robert H. Sloss 

 Attorneys for Defendant John Kontrabecki 

ORDER 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ___________________ __________________________________ 

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

SF 1311741 v2 

October 23, 2006

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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