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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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JEFFRY A. DAVIS (Bar No. 103299) 

AMY WALLACE POTTER (Bar No. 213196) 

DLA PIPER RUDNICK GRAY CARY US LLP

2000 University Avenue 

East Palo Alto, CA 94303-2248 

Tel: 650-833-2000 

Fax: 650-833-2001 

Attorneys for Appellant 

CHARLES K. CLAPP 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

In re: 

CONSTANCE DUDLEY, 

 Debtor. 

CASE NO. 06-1371 JW 

BANKRUPTCY CASE NO. 03-52149 

Chapter 7 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO SHORTEN 

TIME FOR NOTICE OF AND SPECIALLY 

SET HEARING DATE ON MOTION FOR 

STAY PENDING APPEAL AND MOTION TO 

DISMISS APPEAL 

Requested Hearing Date: 

Date: April 3, 2006 

Time: 9:00 a.m. 

Place: Courtroom 8 

Judge: James Ware

Creditor and Appellant Charles K. Clapp (“Clapp”), Debtor Constance Dudley (the 

“Debtor”), Chapter 7 Trustee Mohamed Poonja (the “Trustee”) and Lincoln Building Trustees 

Paul Laub, Andrew Swartz and Brock Tostevin (the “Lincoln Building Trustees”) hereby enter 

into this stipulation requesting that the Court shorten time for notice of and specially set a hearing 

date of April 3, 2006 for Clapp’s motion for stay pending his appeal of the Bankruptcy Court’s 

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge James Ware

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order approving a settlement between the Debtor, the Trustee and the Lincoln Building Trustees 

and the motion to dismiss Clapp’s appeal, as further described herein. 

RECITALS

A. On January 17, 2006, the Bankruptcy Court held a hearing to consider, among 

other things, the Debtor, the Trustee, and the Lincoln Building Trustees’ proposed settlement. 

Clapp opposed the settlement. On January 20, 2006, the Bankruptcy Court announced its 

decision approving the settlement. 

B. On February 13, 2006, the Bankruptcy Court signed the order approving the 

settlement. On February 15, 2006, the order was entered on the docket and on February 16, 2006, 

notice of the entry of the order was electronically provided to parties in interest. 

C. On February 17, 2006, Clapp filed a notice of appeal of the order, a motion for 

stay pending appeal, and an application to shorten time and set a hearing date on the motion for 

stay. 

D. The Bankruptcy Court shortened time and set a hearing on the motion for stay for 

March 1, 2006. At that hearing, the Bankruptcy Court denied Clapp’s motion for stay. 

E. On March 2, 2006, Clapp’s counsel notified opposing counsel that he intended to 

file an emergency motion for stay with this Court if the parties would not stipulate to shorten time 

for notice of the hearing on the motion for stay. Declaration of Amy Wallace Potter (“Potter 

Declaration”) ¶ 3. 

F. The settlement requires approval of the Monterey County Superior Court before it 

can be consummated. Clapp believes that all creditors will be irreparably harmed if the 

settlement is consummated before this Court can consider whether to stay the consummation of 

the settlement pending appeal. The other parties dispute this belief. Potter Declaration ¶ 4. 

G. Notwithstanding the dispute over the need to shorten time, the Debtor, the Trustee 

and the Lincoln Building Trustees agreed to stipulate to shorten time for the hearing on Clapp’s 

motion for stay and the motion to dismiss as provided herein, and agreed that they would not 

consummate the settlement until after this Court hears the motions. Potter Declaration ¶ 5. 

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H. Clapp believes that it is appropriate to shorten time for notice of and specially set a 

hearing date on the motions because Clapp asserts that consummation of the settlement before the 

hearing on the motion for stay may harm creditors. The other parties dispute this belief. Potter 

Declaration ¶ 4. 

I. Notwithstanding the foregoing dispute, the parties agreed to request that the Court 

shorten time for notice of and specially set a hearing date for Clapp’s motion for stay pending 

appeal and the motion to dismiss the appeal for April 3, 2006 on the Court’s 9:00 a.m. civil case 

calendar. The parties further agreed to file and serve the motions by email or facsimile no later 

than March 13, 2006, to file and serve oppositions by email or facsimile no later than March 23, 

2006, and file and serve replies by email or facsimile no later than March 29, 2006. Potter 

Declaration ¶ 6. 

J. The parties to this appeal have not sought any other time modifications from this 

Court. Potter Declaration ¶ 7. 

K. The parties do not anticipate that this stipulated request to shorten time for notice 

will affect the briefing schedule that the Court has not yet entered on Clapp’s appeals and the 

Debtor’s cross-appeal. Potter Declaration ¶ 8. 

STIPULATION

 1. Clapp, the Debtor, the Trustee and the Lincoln Trustees request that the Court 

shorten time for notice of and specially set a hearing date on Clapp’s motion for stay pending 

appeal and the Debtor’s motion to dismiss Clapp’s appeal for April 3, 2006, on the Court’s 9:00 

a.m. civil case calendar. 

 2. Clapp and the Debtor stipulate that they will file and serve their motions by email 

or facsimile no later than March 13, 2006. 

 3. The parties stipulate that they will file and serve any oppositions to the motions by 

email or facsimile no later than March 23, 2006, and any replies by email or facsimile no later 

than March 29, 2006, or by such other deadlines as are set by this Court. 

 4. The Debtor, the Trustee and the Lincoln Trustees stipulate that they will not set a 

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hearing in Monterey County Superior Court on the motion for approval of the settlement 

agreement for a date prior to the hearing on the motion for stay on April 3, 2006, or such other 

hearing date as this Court may set, or otherwise consummate the settlement until after that 

hearing date. 

 

Dated: March 7, 2006 

 DLA PIPER RUDNICK GRAY CARY US LLP 

By /s/ Amy Wallace Potter 

AMY WALLACE POTTER 

Attorneys for Creditor and Appellant 

CHARLES K. CLAPP 

Dated: March 7, 2006 

 SULMEYER KUPETZ 

By /s/ Christopher Alliotts 

CHRISTOPHER ALLIOTTS 

Attorneys for Debtor 

CONSTANCE DUDLEY 

Dated: March 7, 2006 

 LUCE FORWARD 

By /s/ Sandi Colabianchi 

SANDI COLABIANCHI 

Attorneys for Trustee 

MOHAMED POONJA 

Dated: March 7, 2006 

 GRUNSKY EBEY FARRAR & HOWELL 

By /s/ Rebecca Connolly 

REBECCA CONNOLLY 

Attorneys for Lincoln Building Trustees 

PAUL LAUB, ANDREW SWARTZ, and 

BROCK TOSTEVIN 

 I, Amy Wallace Potter, hereby attest that I have on file all holograph signatures for any 

signatures indicated by a "conformed" signature (/s/) within this efiled document. 

Dated: March 7, 2006 /s/ Amy Wallace Potter 

 AMY WALLACE POTTER 

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 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: ___________, 2006 

By 

HONORABLE JAMES WARE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE 

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