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Parties Involved:
Chuk Fu Chow
Respondent
Michael Filice
Petitioner
United States of America
Petitioner

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ORDER FINDING RESPONDENT 

IN CONTEMPT (No. C-07-2515-MHP) 1

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and )

MICHAEL FILICE, Revenue Officer, ) No. C-07-2515-MHP

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Petitioners, )

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v. ) [proposed]

) ORDER FINDING RESPONDENT

CHUK FU CHOW, ) IN CONTEMPT 

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Respondent. )

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This matter came before the Court on October 29, 2007, upon the Court's Order to Show

Cause Re: Contempt entered August 24, 2007.

On July 31, 2007, the Court entered its Order Enforcing Summons in this matter. Mr.

Chow, who has not appeared at any of the court proceedings concerning the enforcement of the

IRS summons at issue, has yet to produce the documents ordered by the Court in the Order

Enforcing Summons. 

Due to respondent’s failure to comply with the Order Enforcing Summons, the petitioners

filed an Application for Entry of Order to Show Cause Re: Contempt on August 16, 2007. On

August 24, 2007, this Court ordered respondent to appear and show cause, if any, why he should

not be held in contempt for his failure to comply with the Court's Order Enforcing Summons. On

October 29, 2007, the show cause hearing was held. 

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ORDER FINDING RESPONDENT 

IN CONTEMPT (No. C-07-2515-MHP) 2

Despite the great length of time Mr. Chow has had to comply with the Order Enforcing

Summons, Mr. Chow has not appeared in this matter and has not complied with the summons by

providing the government with testimony or the summoned records . 

The Court having considered the record herein, it is hereby

ORDERED that respondent Chuk Fu Chow, is in contempt of this Court's Order

Enforcing Summons, and respondent is fined $500 per day from this date until the date he

complies with the Order Enforcing Summons. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if respondent Chuk Fu Chow complies with the

Order Enforcing Summons, within fourteen days of this date, he will be purged of the $500 per

day fine that might have accrued against him for his failure to comply with the Order Enforcing

Summons. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if, by November 19, 2007 respondent Chuk Fu Chow

has failed to comply with the Order Enforcing Summons, he shall appear in person before this

Court on the day of , 2007, at .m., United States Courthouse, 450 Golden

Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California and then and there show cause why he should not be

imprisoned until he complies with the Court's Order Enforcing Summons.

ORDERED this day of ___________, 2007 at San Francisco, California.

 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

19th November 3:00 p

30th October

U

NITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Marilyn H. Patel

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, KATHY TAT declare:

That I am a citizen of the United States of America and employed in San Francisco County,

California; that my business address is Office of United States Attorney, 450 Golden Gate

Avenue, Box 36055, San Francisco, California 94102; that I am over the age of eighteen years,

and am not a party to the above-entitled action.

I am employed by the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California and

discretion to be competent to serve papers. The undersigned further certifies that I caused a copy

of the following: 

[Proposed] Order Finding Respondent in Contempt

to be served this date upon the party(ies) in this action by placing a true copy thereof in a sealed

envelope, and served as follows:

_X___ FIRST CLASS MAIL by placing such envelope(s) with postage thereon fully prepaid in

the designated area for outgoing U.S. mail in accordance with this office’s practice.

____ PERSONAL SERVICE (BY MESSENGER/HAND DELIVERED)

____ FACSIMILE (FAX) No.: 

to the parties addressed as follows:

Chuk Fu Chow

341 San Fernando Way

San Francisco, CA 94127

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the foregoing is

true and correct.

Executed on October 29, 2007 at San Francisco, California.

/s/ Kathy Tat

KATHY TAT

Legal Assistant

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