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

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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

)

Petitioners, )

) [proposed]

v. ) ORDER REQUIRING 

) RESPONDENT CHUK FU CHOW

CHUK FU CHOW, ) TO APPEAR BEFORE THIS 

) COURT ON DECEMBER 17, 2007 

Respondent. )

 )

This matter came before the Court on November 19, 2007, upon the Court's Order

Finding Respondent in Contempt dated October 29, 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 or give the testimony 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 and this court held Mr. Chow in

contempt. This Court also entered a fine of $500 per day against Mr. Chow until he complies

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with the summons. This Court also ordered Mr. Chow to appear before it on November 19,

2007, if he failed to comply with the summons and Order Enforcing Summons by that date, and

then and there show cause why he should not be imprisoned until he complies the summons and

Order. 

Despite a great length of time and numerous opportunities, Mr. Chow has not complied

with the summons, the Order Enforcing Summons, or the Order Finding Respondent in

Contempt.

The Court having considered the record herein, it is hereby

ORDERED that respondent Chuk Fu Chow shall appear in person before this Court on

December 17, 2007, at 3:00 p.m., at the United States Courthouse, 450 Golden Gate Avenue,

Courtroom 15, 18th Floor, San Francisco, California and then and there provide the summonsed

records and give the required testimony 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

20th November

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 REQUIRING RESPONDENT CHUK FU CHOW TO APPEAR

BEFORE THIS COURT ON DECEMBER 17, 2007

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 November 19, 2007 at San Francisco, California.

/s/ Kathy Tat

KATHY TAT

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