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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

For the Northern District of California

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ORDER DENYING MOTION TO SHORTEN BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND ACCELERATE HEARING DATE—No. C-07-05758

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

E-FILED on 11/26/07

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

THE BILLING RESOURCE d/b/a

INTEGRETEL,

Debtor-Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, et al.,

Defendant-Appellant.

No. C-07-05758 RMW

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO SHORTEN

BRIEFING SCHEDULE AND ACCELERATE

HEARING DATE

[Re Docket No. 4]

The Federal Trade Commission ("the Commission") moves pursuant to Local Rule 6-1 and

Fed. R. Bankr. P. 9007 to shorten the briefing schedule and accelerate the hearing date for its

combined motions for stay pending appeal and for a change of venue pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1412. 

The motions to stay and change venue are currently calendared for December 21, 2008. By its

motion to shorten, the Commission seeks to modify the briefing and hearing schedule, asking the

court to have the parties complete their briefing on December 4 for a hearing on December 7, rather

than complete briefing on December 7 for a hearing on December 21, thereby reducing the time for

this court to review the matter from the two weeks to three days.

The Commission seeks to stay enforcement of a preliminary injunction order and a

temporary restraining order issued by the Northern District of California Bankruptcy Court that

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 In the underlying motion papers, the Commission strongly asserts that Integretel voluntarily

declared bankruptcy in this district in September 2007 in order to forestall contempt proceedings

against it in the Southern District of Florida enforcement action, which began in February 2006. 

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 The Commission's brief states "[The Commission] believes its motions for a stay pending appeal

and for a change of venue can be briefed in the ordinary course. But, once briefed, the Commission

requests that these motions be resolved as expeditiously as possible." 

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enjoins the Commission from prosecuting a civil law enforcement action and related contempt

proceedings against Integretel in the Southern District of Florida until March 14, 2008. The trial,

with which the Commission would like to proceed, involves fourteen defendants including Integretel

and would otherwise begin on February 25, 2008. Notably, the Southern District of Florida court

before which the enforcement action is proceedings previously declined to stay the matter as to

Integretel, citing an exemption to the automatic bankruptcy stay.1 The Commission also seeks to

transfer this adversary proceeding to the Southern District of Florida. This is in part so that appeals

of the Bankruptcy Court's decision may be heard by the Eleventh rather than the Ninth Circuit,

because the Eleventh Circuit already has before it appeals involving Integretel in the underlying

enforcement action. Because the trial in the enforcement action is set for February 25, 2008, the

Commission seeks an expeditious ruling on the underlying motions to stay and transfer in order to

give it sufficient time to prepare for trial, should it be permitted to proceed. 

The Commission acknowledges in the first sentence of its underlying motion to stay and

change venue that the motion could be briefed and heard in the usual course, but it is concerned that

the court may delay making a decision on the matter.2 To receive an expeditious decision by this

court, the Commission would be better served by permitting the court to consider the parties' papers

on the usual briefing schedule. Because the court recognizes the Commission's concerns regarding

the upcoming trial in the Southern District of Florida, it will endeavor to issue a ruling within a

week of the December 21 hearing, unless it decides after receiving the appropriate briefing to issue a

ruling sooner on the papers. Accordingly, the court denies the Commission's motion to shorten the

briefing schedule and accelerate the hearing date. 

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To expedite the receipt of the briefs by all concerned, service of the briefs and supporting

materials may be made by email. All parties should e-file their documents with the court. Per

general order 45.VI.G, chambers copies of all e-filed material should be provided to the court no

later than noon on the day after e-filing.

DATED: 11/26/07

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

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Notice of this document has been electronically sent to:

Michael H. Ahrens mahrens@sheppardmullin.com

Ori Katz okatz@sheppardmullin.com

Julie A. Mack jmack@ftc.gov

Michael P Mora mmora@ftc.gov

Jeffrey Keith Rehfeld jrehfeld@sheppardmullin.com

Steven Benjamin Sacks ssacks@sheppardmullin.com

John Andrew Singer jsinger@ftc.gov

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel that have not

registered for e-filing under the court's CM/ECF program.

Dated: 11/26/07 /s/ MAG

Chambers of Judge Whyte

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