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Nature of Suit Code: 422
Nature of Suit: Bankruptcy Appeals Rule 28 USC 158
Cause of Action: 28:0158 Notice of Appeal re Bankruptcy Matter (BAP)

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In re: 

PACIFIC THOMAS CORPORATION,

dba PACIFIC THOMAS CAPITAL, dba 

SAFE STORAGE,

Debtor.

Case No. 16-cv-06443-MMC 

ORDER RE: APPELLANT'S 

RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW 

CAUSE; VACATING BRIEFING 

SCHEDULE

By order filed December 9, 2016, the Court directed appellant Randall Whitney to 

show cause why the above-titled appeal should not be dismissed for failure to timely 

designate the record on appeal. On December 30, 2016, appellant, who proceeds pro 

se,1filed his "Response to an Order to Show Cause and Request Leave to Amend." 

Having read and considered appellant's filing, the Court rules as follows:

1. To the extent appellant seeks an extension of time to amend his response to 

the Court's order to show cause, the request is hereby DENIED; appellant, in his filing of 

December 30, 2016, has explained the reason for the above-referenced delay. The 

Court will defer ruling as to the sufficiency of such explanation pending appellees' reply, if 

any, to appellant's response, and, as set forth in the Court's order of December 9, 2016, 

said matter will stand submitted as of January 13, 2017.

2. To the extent appellant seeks an extension of time to file his opening brief, the 

Court finds good cause exists to grant such request, in light of appellant's stated effort to 

 

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The "Substitution of Counsel - Civil," filed December 27, 2016, by which appellant 

has substituted himself in place of Paul McCarthy, is hereby APPROVED.

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retain new counsel to represent him in the instant appeal. Given the pendency of the 

order to show cause, however, the Court, rather than extend the deadline to file an 

opening brief to a specified date, hereby VACATES the present briefing schedule. (See

Notice of Briefing, filed December 28, 2016.) The Court will reset the briefing schedule in 

the event the order to show cause is discharged.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 5, 2017

MAXINE M. CHESNEY

United States District Judge

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