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RAMONA D. ELLIOTT

Deputy Director/General Counsel

P. MATTHEW SUTKO

Associate General Counsel

BETH A. LEVENE

WENDY COX

SUMI SAKATA

Trial Attorneys

Department of Justice

Executive Office for United States Trustees

441 G Street, N.W., Suite 6150

Washington, DC 20530

(202) 307-1399

Fax: (202) 307-2397

ROBERT B. VAN ARSDALE 

(Va. Bar No. 17483)

Department of Justice

Office of the United States Trustee

701 East Broad Street, Suite 4304

Richmond, Virginia 23219

(804) 771-2310

Fax: (804) 771-2330

IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA 

(Richmond Division)

In re:

CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC., et al.,

Debtors.

ALFRED H. SIEGEL, Trustee of the Circuit 

City Stores, Inc. Liquidating Trust,

Plaintiff,

v.

JOHN P. FITZGERALD, III, Acting United 

States Trustee for Region Four,

Defendant.

Case No. 08-35653 (KRH)

Chapter 11

(Jointly Administered)

Adversary Case No. 19-03060 (KRH)

APPELLANT UNITED STATES TRUSTEE’S STATEMENT OF THE ISSUES 

AND DESIGNATION OF ITEMS FOR RECORD ON APPEAL

Now comes John P. Fitzgerald, III, Acting United States Trustee for Region 4 (the 

“United States Trustee”), by and through the undersigned counsel and under Federal Rule of 

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Bankruptcy Procedure 8009(a)(1) hereby submits his statement of the issues and items to be 

included in the record on appeal. 

Issues on appeal:

1. Did the bankruptcy court err when it granted the Motion of the Liquidating Trustee to 

Determine Extent of Liability for Post-Confirmation Quarterly Fee Payable to the United 

States Trustee Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a)(6)?

2. Did the bankruptcy court err when it held that the quarterly fees due and payable by the 

Circuit City Liquidating Trustee shall be determined based on the fee schedule set forth 

in the version of 28 U.S.C. § 1930(a)(6) that was effective on September 30, 2017?

3. Did the bankruptcy court err when it held that the 2017 amendment to 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1930(a)(6) is unconstitutional as applied to this case due to lack of uniformity, in 

contravention of Clause 1 or Clause 4 of Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution? 

4. Did the bankruptcy court err in denying the United States Trustee’s motion for summary 

judgment? 

Items to be included in the record on appeal:

Items Designated from In re Circuit City Stores, Inc., Case No. 08-35653-KRH

Item 

Number

File or 

Entry Date

Style or Description Docket 

Entry

1 N/A Docket sheet for Case No. 08-35653-KRH N/A

2 11/10/2008 Voluntary Petition Under Chapter 11 1

3 11/10/2008 Order Granting Motion for Joint Administration 77

4 8/9/2010 Second Amended Joint Plan of Liquidation 8252

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Items Designated from In re Circuit City Stores, Inc., Case No. 08-35653-KRH

Item 

Number

File or 

Entry Date

Style or Description Docket 

Entry

5 9/14/2010 Order Confirming Modified Second Amended Joint 

Plan of Liquidation

8555

6 11/1/2010 Liquidating Trust Agreement 8864

7 5/30/2018 Trustee Quarterly Report 14166

8 9/12/2018 Trustee Quarterly Report 14181

9 12/5/2018 Trustee Quarterly Report 14190

10 2/27/2019 Trustee Quarterly Report 14195

11 3/28/2019 Liquidating Trustee’s Motion to Determine Extent of 

Liability for Post-Confirmation Quarterly Fees

14197

12 3/28/2019 Notice of Constitutional Question re Motion to 

Determine Extent of Liability for Post-Confirmation 

Quarterly Fees

14198

13 3/28/2019 Notice of Motion and Notice of Hearing re Motion to 

Determine Extent of Liability for Post-Confirmation 

Quarterly Fees

14199

14 5/9/2019 Motion for Summary Judgment and Memorandum in 

Support filed by United States Trustee re Motion to 

Determine Extent of Liability for Post-Confirmation 

Quarterly Fees

14202

15 5/9/2019 United States Trustee’s Objection to Motion to 

Determine Extent of Liability for Post-Confirmation 

Quarterly Fees

14203

16 6/5/2019 Liquidating Trustee’s Response to Motion for 

Summary Judgment

14209

17 6/14/2019 United States Trustee’s Supplemental Objection to 

Address Issues Raised at Hearing Held on June 12, 

2019

14213

18 6/19/2019 Transcript of 6/12/2019 Hearing 14214

19 6/21/2019 Liquidating Trustee’s Response to Supplement to 

Objection

14217

20 7/15/2019 Memorandum Opinion 14223

21 7/15/2019 Order 14224

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Items Designated from In re Circuit City Stores, Inc., Adversary Case No. 19-03060-KRH

Item 

Number

File or 

Entry Date

Style or Description Docket 

Entry

22 N/A Docket sheet for Adversary Case No. 19-03060-KRH N/A

23 7/15/2019 Adversary case 19-03060 Complaint 1

24 7/15/2019 Memorandum Opinion 2

25 07/15/2019 Order 3

26 7/26/2019 Notice of Appeal 4

Date: August 8, 2019 

RAMONA D. ELLIOTT

Deputy Director/General Counsel

P. MATTHEW SUTKO

Associate General Counsel

BETH A. LEVENE

WENDY COX

SUMI SAKATA

Trial Attorneys

Department of Justice

Executive Office for United States Trustees

441 G Street, N.W., Suite 6150

Washington, DC 20530

(202) 307-1399

(202) 307-2397 Fax

Respectfully submitted,

John P. Fitzgerald, III

Acting United States Trustee, Region Four

By: /s/ Robert B. Van Arsdale

ROBERT B. VAN ARSDALE 

(Va. Bar No. 17483)

Department of Justice

Office of the United States Trustee

701 East Broad Street, Suite 4304

Richmond, Virginia 23219

(804) 771-2310

Fax: (804) 771-2330

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Certificate of Service

I hereby certify that on August 9, 2019, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk 

of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to all ECF 

registrants in this case. I further certify that the foregoing was served on August 9, 2019, on the 

following parties by mailing a copy to the addresses below:

Lynn L. Tavenner, Esquire

Tavenner & Beran, PLC

20 Norther 8th Street, Second Floor

Richmond, VA 23219

Paula S. Beran, Esquire

Tavenner & Beran, PLC

20 Norther 8th Street, Second Floor

Richmond, VA 23219

David N. Tabakan, Esquire

Tavenner & Beran, PLC

20 Norther 8th Street, Second Floor

Richmond, VA 23219

Richard M. Pachulski, Esquire

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones, LLP

10100 Santa Monica Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90067-4100

Andrew W. Caine, Esquire

Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones, LLP

10100 Santa Monica Blvd.

Los Angeles, CA 90067-4100

/s/ Robert B. Van Arsdale

Robert B. Van Arsdale, Esq.

Assistant U. S. Trustee

Office of the United States Trustee

701 East Broad Street – Suite 4304

Richmond, VA 23219

Telephone (804) 771-2310

Facsimile (804) 771-2330

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