T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on and i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by 9th C i r . R . 36- 3. NOT F OR P UB L I CAT I ON UN I TE D STATE S C OU RT OF APPE ALS FOR T HE NI NTH CI RC UI T I n r e : U .S . P H I L I P S C O R P O R A T I O N , a D e l a w a r e c orpor a t i on, U. S . P HI L I P S C OR P OR AT I ON , P et i t i on er , v. U N I TED STA TES D I STRI CT CO U RT F OR T HE C E NT R AL DI S T R I C T OF CA LI FO RN I A , LO S A N G ELES, R e s p o n d e n t, K B C B A N K N .V ., R e a l P a rty in I n te r e s t. N o. 12- 71696 D. C. No . 2 : 0 5 - c v - 0 8 9 5 3 - R- PL A ME MOR AN DU M *

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B efo re: G O O D W IN , W A R D L A W , an d G O U L D , C i rcu i tJu d g es. U . S . P hi l i ps C orpor a t i on ( “ P hi l i ps ” ) pe t i t i ons f oraw r i tof

m a nda m us f

r om th e d is tr ic t c o u rt’s M a y 1 1 , 2 0 1 2 o r d e rg r a n tin g K B C B a n k , N .V .’s M o tio n to D is c o n tin u e th e E v id e n tia ryH e a r in g o n th e g r o u n d th a t it la c k e d ju r is d ic tio n . W e c o n s tru e th e p e titio n a s an o tic e o f ap p e a l, se e C a ldero n v. U . S. D ist . C o u rt , 137 F . 3d 1420, 1422 ( 9th C i r . 1998) , a nd f i nd the appe a l t i m e l y . W e r e ve r s e a nd r e m a nd w i th i ns truc t i ons tha tthe C l e rk of the C ourtr e a s s i gn thi s m a tt e rt o a d if f e r e n t d is tr ic t c o u rt ju d g e . I B e c aus e thi s i s the thi r d r ound of appe a l s i n thi s m a tt e r , w e r e vi e w the p r o c e d u r a l b a c k g r o u n d in d e ta il. P h ilip s f ile d th is p a te n t in f

r in g e m e n t a c tio n in 20 05 agai nstK X D T ec hn ol og y and i t s a ff i l i at es (“ K X D ”) . P hi l i ps w as aw ar ded tr e bl e c om pe ns a t ory da m a ge s i n the a m ountof $87, 765, 249. O n J ul y 31, 2007, the di s tr i c tc ourtf

ound tha tK X D w a s “ i n the pr oc e s s of l i qui da t i ng a nd c onc e a l i ng th eir a ss ets,” a n d issu ed a tem p o ra ry re stra in in g o rd er(“T R O ”) fr ee zin g K X D ’s asset s. T h e T R O restri ct ed “ al l p erso n s . . . i n p o ssessi o n o r co n tro l o f [K X D ’ s] a s s e t s ” f r o m di r e c t l y ori ndi r e c t l y tr a ns f e rr i ng . . . c onc e a l i ng, s e c r e t i ng, di s tr i but i ng, di s pos i ng of , s hi ppi ng i n a ny w a y orothe rw i s e hi di ng asset s an d m ak i n g u n av ai l ab l e t o [P h i l i p s] . . . an y fu n d s i n [K X D ’ s]I n th e m o tio n to s h o w c au s e w h y K B C B a n ks h o u ld n o t b e h e ld in 1 co n tem p t fo r v io lati n g th e T R O an d P I, P h il ip s r eq u es ted th at K B C B an k ’s S i ng apore branch pay the sum of $1 , 54 0, 79 0. 00 , and thatK B C B ank’ s U . S . branch pa y the s um of

$332, 470. 23. C om bi ne d, the s e c ons t i tut e the $1, 873, 260. 23 s um tha tappe a r s t o be i n di s put e a tthi s s t a ge of thi s l i t i ga t i on. H ow e ve r , i n the pr i or ap p e a ls , th e a m o u n t in d is p u te w a s s ta te d a s $ 2 .6 m illio n . See P h i l i p s I, 590 F . 3d a t 1 0 9 3 . W e a r e u n ab le to d e te rm in e th e e x p la n a tio n f o rth is d is c r e p a n c y o n th is r e c or d. O n r e m a nd, the di s tr i c tc ourts houl d de t e rm i ne the pr e c i s e a m ounta ti s s ue i n th e co u rse o f d et erm i n i n g w h i ch en t i ty h as su p eri o r ri g h t s t o th e fu n d s. 3 p o s s e s s io n , c o n tr o l o rin th e p o s s e s s io n o rc o n tr o l o f o th e r s o n b e h a lf o f [ K X D ]. O n S ept em ber 17, 20 07 , the di stri ctcourtent er ed a prel i m i naryi nj un ct i on (“ P I” ) i ncorpo ra t i ng the t erm s of the T R O . H ow ever , on the sa m e day , the di stri ctcourt a ls o e n te r e d ad e f

au lt ju d g m e n t in P h ilip s ’s f a v o r , th e r e b y d is s o lv in g th e P I . See U. S. Ph i l i p s Co r p . v . KB C B a n k

N. V. (P h i l i

p s I ), 59 0 F . 3d 10 91 , 10 94 (9th C i r. 2 0 1 0 ) . K X D ma i n t a i n e d a c c o u n t s i n th e U . S. a n d Si n g ap o r e b r an c h e s o f K BC B a nk. B e tw e e n the e ntry of the T R O a nd the di s s ol ut i on of the P I , K B C B a nk r e c e i ve d a nd the n a l l e ge dl y f r oz e the tr a ns f

e r s of f unds i nt o the a c c ount s he l d by KX D. 1 K B C B a nk, a l though noti ni t i a l l y aparty t o thi s a c t i on, i nt e rve ne d i n the unde r l y i ng l a w s ui ton M a r c h 31, 2008. K B C B a nk c ont e nde d tha t , de s pi t e the T R O , P I , a nd de f

aul tj udgm e nte nt e r e d i n P hi l i ps ’ s f a vor , K B C B a nk hol ds s u p e r io rr ig h ts to th e $ 1 .8 7 m illio n a s p a rt o f ac o n tr a c tu a l a n d e q u itab le r ig h t to4

“s e t o f f ” th e f u n d s a g a in s t s o m e $ 2 .8 6 m illio n in d e b ts in d e p e n d e n tly o w e d to K B C B ank b y K X D . A cc ordi ng l y, i n thei r M ot i on t o M od i fyA ss etF re ez e O rder , K B C B a n ks o u g h t to c la r if y th a t it w a s p e rm itte d b y th e T R O a n d P I n o t o n ly to r e c e i ve the f

unds , buta l s o t o r e t a i n the m a s as e tof f a ga i ns tK X D ’ s de bt s . T he di s tr i c tc ourtgr a nt e d thi s m ot i on, f i ndi ng tha tK B C w a s pe rm i tt e d t o r e t a i n the f u n d s in o r d e r“to r e d u c e [ K X D ’s ] in d e b te d n e s s to K B C .” P h ilip s ap p e a le d . I n P h i l i p s I, w e f

i r s tc l a r i f i e d tha tK B C B a nk’ s m ot i on w a s voi d a b in itio be c aus e e ntry of

de f aul tj udgm e ntha d di s s ol ve d the P I , s o the r e w a s no p r e l i m i n a ry i n

j u n c t i o n th a tc o u l d b e m o d i f i e d . 5 9 0 F . 3 d a t1 0 9 4 . Gi v e n th i s , we v a c a te d th e d is tr ic t c o u rt’s m o d if ic a tio n o r d e r . I

d. at1 0 9 4 -9 5 . H o w ev er, w e al so r e j e c t e d K B C B a nk’ s c ont e nt i on tha tthe di s s ol ut i on of the pr e l i m i na ry i nj unc t i on r e n d e r e d th is d is p u te m o o t. I n s te a d , w e in v o k e d o u rc o n g r e s s io n a l au th o r ity to

“ r e m a nd the c aus e a nd di r e c tthe e ntry of s uc h appr opr i a t e j udgm e nt , de c r e e , or or de r , orr e qui r e s uc h f

urthe rpr oc e e di ngs t o be ha d a s m a y be j us tunde rthe ci rc um st ance s. ” I

d. a t1095 ( quot i ng 28 U . S . C . § 2106) . W e e xpl a i ne d tha t“ [ o] ur hol di ng d[ i d] nota f

f e c tP hi l i ps ’ s c ont i nui ng abi l i ty t o s e e k da m a ge s , thr ough c ont e m ptpr oc e e di ngs , ” f orvi ol a t i ons of

the t e m por a ry r e s tr a i ni ng or de ra nd prel i m i naryi nj un ct i on “ thatm ayhave occurre d w hi l e tho se orders w er e i n eff ec t . ” I d. a t1095 n. 3. W e de c l i ne d t o r e s ol ve the que s t i on of w hi c h pa rty hol ds s upe r i orI n P h i l i p s I, w e i dent i fi ed the fol l ow i ng i ss ues a s nec es saryfor the di stri ct 2 c o u rt to r e s o lv e b e f

o r e it c o u ld d e te rm in e w h e th e rK B C B a n kh o ld s s u p e r io rr ig h ts to th e f u n d s a n d , a s ar e s u lt, w h e th e rK B C B a n ks h o u ld b e h e ld in c o n te m p t: ( 1) w he n K B C B a nk f

i r s tha d not i c e of

the T R O , ( 2) w he the rP hi l i ps has properl y e xecut ed i t s j ud gm enti n regard t o the fund s, (3) w hat j ur i s di c t i on the f

unds w e r e tr a ns f

e rr e d f r om , ( 4) w ha tj ur i s di c t i on the fund s w er e transfe rr ed t o, (5) w ho transfe rr ed the fund s, (6) w hi ch de f e nda nt ’ s a c c ountr e c e i ve d the f unds , ( 7) the r e s pe c t i ve r i ght s of the K X D D e f

e n d a n ts to f

u n d s d e p o s ite d in th e K B C B a n ka c c o u n ts in que s t i on, a nd ( 8) pos s i bl y othe rf a c t s w e do notl i s the r e , buttha tthe pa rt i e s orthe di s tr i c tc ourtm a y vi e w a s r e l e va nton r e m a nd. 590 F . 3d a t1095 n. 4. 5 ri gh t s t o the fund s, because w hether P hi l i ps’ s c l ai m as a j ud gm entcr edi t or w as s upe r i ort o K B C B a nk’ s a s al e nde rw a s af a c tua l que s t i on, hot l y di s put e d by the p a rtie s . I

d. a t1095 & n. 4. 2 O n r e m a nd, P hi l i ps m ove d f ora n or de rt o s how c aus e w hy K B C B a nk s houl d notbe he l d i n c ont e m ptf orvi ol a t i ng the T R O a nd P I , f i r s t , by r e c e i vi ng a nd freezing th e fu n d s, an d seco n d , b y att em p t i n g t o ret ai n th e fu n d s as a seto ff ag ai n st K X D ’ s de bt s . T he di s tr i c tc ourthe l d tha tthe t e rm s of the T R O a nd P I di d not p r e c lu d e K B C B a n kf

r o m r e c e iv in g a n d th e n f r e e z in g th e f

u n d s . T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt, w i tho utho l di ng the evi dent i ary heari ng as i nstruct ed by the P h i l i p s I pa ne l , w e nt on t o c onc l ude onc e a ga i n tha tK B C B a nk w a s noti n c ont e m ptw he n i tr e t a i ne d the6

fund s, because i thel d l egal l y s up er i or ri gh t s t o the fund s. T he di stri ctcourt th e r e f o r e d e n ie d th e c o n te m p t m o tio n . P h ilip s a g a in ap p e a le d . A d i fferen tp an el o f o u r co u rtco n cl u d ed th atth e d i stri ctco u rtd i d n o tab u se i t s di s c r e t i on by de ny i ng the c ont e m ptm ot i on a s t o K B C ’ s a c t i ons i n r e c e i vi ng a nd f r e e z in g th e f

u n d s . U. S. Ph i l i

p s Co r p . v . KB C B a n k

N. V. (P hi l i

ps II ), 4 6 6 F . A p p ’x 6 0 1 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 1 2 ) . A n d w e e x p la in e d th a t “if a ll th a t K B C B a n kh a d d o n e w a s to re ce i ve fund s and fr ee ze them thatw ou l d h ave been the end o f i t . ” I d. a t 6 0 3 . H ow ever , because K B C B ank con t i nu ed t o m ai nt ai n thati thad the ri gh tt o o ff se t thos e f unds a ga i ns tK X D ’ s de bt s , w e he l d tha tthe di s tr i c tc ourte rr e d by a ga i n, w i thouta n e vi de nt i a ry he a r i ng, f i ndi ng tha tK B C B a nk he l d r i ght s t o the f unds s u p e r io rto th o s e o f

P h ilip s . I

d. I f , i n f a c t , Ph i l i p s ’ s r i g h t s a r e s u p e r i o ra n d K BC B a n kr e ta in e d th e f

u n d s a s as e t- o f

f to K D X ’s d e b ts w h ile th e T R O a n d P I w e r e in e f f e c t, K B C B a n kw o u ld b e in c o n te m p t. I d. P ur s ua ntt o the pow e rs e tf orth i n 28 U . S . C . § 2 10 6, w e a gai n v ac at ed and rem anded w i th i nstruct i on s thatthe di stri ct c o u rth o l d a n e v i d e n t i a ry h e a r i n g o n th e q u e s t i o n o f w h e th e rPh i l i p s ’ s o rK BC B a n k ’s r ig h ts to th e f

u n d s a r e s u p e r io r . I

d. A l tho ug h the di stri ctcourtsc hedu l ed the neces saryevi dent i ary heari ng as i ns truc t e d, i tl a t e rgr a nt e d K B C B a nk’ s m ot i on t o va c a t e the e vi de nt i a ry he a r i ng, r e a s o n in g th a t: ( 1 ) its m o tio n to m o d if y w a s v o id a b in itio a n d th e n f o rm a lly7

w ith d ra w n ; (2 ) P h il ip s’s m o ti o n fo r c o n tem p t w as fu ll y r es o lv ed in K B C B an k ’s fa vo r by the P hi l i

ps II pa ne l ; a nd ( 3) the r e w e r e no l onge ra ny pe ndi ng m ot i ons or pr oc e e di ngs br oughtby e i the rpa rty i n thi s a c t i on. A gr e e i ng w i th K B C B a nk, the di s tr i c tc ourtc onc l ude d the r e w a s no l onge rac a s e orc ontr ove r s y t o r e s ol ve , a nd di s m i s s e d the c a s e by gr a nt i ng the m ot i on t o di s c ont i nue on M a y 11, 2012. P hi l i ps f i l e d ape t i t i on f

orw r i tof

m a nda m us pur s ua ntt o 28 U . S . C . § 1651( a ) on M a y 30, 2 0 1 2 . II M andam us i s notavai l abl e t o P hi l i ps because P hi l i ps coul d h ave obt ai ned r e v ie w o f

th e d is tr ic t c o u rt’s o r d e rth r o u g h d ir e c t ap p e a l. C alde r on , 13 7 F . 3d at 1422. H ow e ve r , ourpr e c e de ntpe rm i t s us t o c ons true pe t i t i ons f orw r i t s of m a n d a m u s a s n o tic e s o f ap p e a l u n d e rc ir c u m s ta n c e s s u c h a s th o s e h e r e . Se e i d. ( e xpl a i ni ng tha tm a nda m us pe t i t i on f i l e d w i thi n t i m e a l l ow e d f orf i l i ng not i c e of ap p e a l m a y b e c o n s tru e d a s an o tic e o f ap p e a l) ; see a l

so C lo r o x C o . v . U

.S. D is t. C o u rt , 7 7 9 F . 2 d 5 1 7 , 5 2 0 (9 th C i r. 1 9 8 5 ) (co n stru i n g a m an d am u s p et i t i o n as a n o tic e o f ap p e a l w h e r e it w a s “p ru d e n t a n d w is e ” ) ; D i a m o n d v. U . S. D ist . C o u rt , 6 6 1 F .2 d 1 1 9 8 , 1 1 9 8 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 8 1 ) ; In re R ob er t s Farm s, Inc. , 652 F . 2d 793, 795 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 8 1 ) . T h is is c o n s is te n t w ith th e g e n e r a l ru le th a t c o u rts s h o u ld lib e r a llyT h e d is tr ic t c o u rt d is m is s e d th e c a s e b y g r a n tin g K B C B a n k ’s m o tio n to 3 di s c ont i nue on M a y 11, 2012. P hi l i ps f i l e d i t s m a nda m us pe t i t i on on M a y 30, 2 0 1 2 . 8 construe the re qu i re m ent s f or a not i ce of appeal un der R ul e 3 of the F eder al R ul es o f A p p e lla te P r o c e d u r e . Sm i th v. B a rry , 50 2 U . S . 24 4, 24 7-49 (199 2). W e th e r e f

o r e c o n s tru e P h ilip s ’s p e titio n f o rw r it o f

m a n d a m u s a s atim e ly n o tic e o f ap p e a l. F ir s t, P h ilip s f ile d its w r it o f

m a n d a m u s w ith in th e 3 0 - d a y lim it f orf i l i ng anot i c e of

appe a l pr ovi de d f

orby R ul e 4 of

the F e de r a l R ul e s of A p p e lla te P r o c e d u r e . S e c o n d , th e in tr a n s ig e n c e o f th e d is tr ic t c o u rt in r e f

u s in g to 3 c o m p ly w ith o u rp r io rm a n d a te s h a s r e q u ir e d P h ilip s to b r in g th r e e s e p a r a te appeal s t o o bt ai n rel i ef

fr om the di stri ctcourt ’ s i ni t i al , and p re m ature, det erm i nat i on thatK B C hel d ri gh t s s up er i or t o P hi l i ps. Iti s a l so i m po rt antthat di stri ctcourt s c om pl y w i th o ur i nstruct i on s upo n rem and, and w e are em po w er ed to e n s u r e th a t th e y d o . See V i zca i n o v. U

. S. D ist . C o u rt , 1 7 3 F .3 d 7 1 3 , 7 1 9 ( 9 th C i r . 1999) . F i na l l y , the r e i s a n ope n que s t i on a s t o w he the rK B C B a nk vi ol a t e d the di stri ctcourt ’ s T R O and P I w hen i tei ther a tt em pt ed t o ret ai n, or ac tual l y r et ai ned th e d i s p u t e d f

u n d s , a n d wh e th e ri ta c t e d i n c o n t e m p to f th o s e o r d e r s . T h u s , we co n cl u d e th atth e i n t erest s o f j u st i ce d i ct at e th atw e co n stru e P h i l i p s’ s p et i t i o n as a tim e ly n o tic e o f

ap p e a l. III9

T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt e rr e d w h e n it c o n c lu d e d th a t it la c k e d ju r is d ic tio n to r e s o lv e th e d is p u te b e tw e e n P h ilip s a n d K B C B a n k . F ir s t, ju r is d ic tio n o v e rth is m a tte rh a s b e e n p r o p e rs in c e K B C B a n kf ir s t in te rv e n e d in th is d is p u te in 2 0 0 8 . T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt o r ig in a lly h a d ju r is d ic tio n o v e rth e m a tte rb e c au s e ad is p u te e xi s t e d be tw e e n the pa rt i e s a nd K B C B a nk w i l l i ngl y i nt e rve ne d by f i l i ng i t s m ot i on t o m od i fythe as se tfr ee ze order. P hi l i ps prop er l y app ea l ed the di stri ctcourt ’ s f i nal order grant i ng K B C B ank’ s m ot i on , and the P h i l i p s I p a n e l h a d ju r is d ic tio n to v a c a te a n d r e m a n d u n d e r2 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 9 1 . O n r e m a n d , P h ilip s p r o p e r ly f ile d its m o tio n f o ra n o r d e rto s h o w c au s e w h y K B C B a n ks h o u ld n o t b e h e ld in c o n te m p t. A di s tr i c tc ourt“ ha s the pow e rt o a dj udge i n c i vi l c ont e m pta ny pe r s on w ho w i l l ful l y di sobeys a s peci fi c and defi ni t e order of the court . ” G i f f ord v. H ec kler , 7 4 1 F .2 d 2 6 3 , 2 6 5 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 8 4 ) ; see a l so Hi lao v . Es tate of

M ar c os , 103 F . 3d 762, 764 ( 9th C i r . 1996) ( hol di ng tha tpos t - j udgm e ntc ont e m ptor de r s a r e f i na l a nd appeal abl e orders ). A cc ordi ng l y, j uri sdi ct i on ov erthe m att eratthi s s t age w as p r o p e r . See G i

f f o rd , 741 F . 2d a t265 . P h il ip s p ro p er ly ap p ea led th e d istrict co u rt’s fi nal order denyi ng i t s m ot i on . T he P hi l i ps II p a n e l a f f irm e d in p a rt, v a c a te d in pa rt , a nd r e m a nde d on the ba s i s tha tthe di s tr i c tc ourtha d f a i l e d t o pr ope r l y r e s ol ve w he the rK B C B a nk w a s i n c ont e m ptw he n i ta tt e m pt e d t o r e t a i n, orr e t a i ne d, the d is p u te d f

u n d s .10

U po n rem and, the di stri ctcourtm i sapp re hend ed the P hi l i ps II de c i s i on a nd m a n d a te . P hi l i

ps II c o n f irm e d th a t th e d is tr ic t c o u rt w a s w ith in its d is c r e tio n to f in d th a t K B C B a n kw a s n o t in v io la tio n o f th e T R O a n d P I w h e n it c h o s e to r e c e iv e a n d f

r e e z e th e f

u n d s . H o w e v e r , P hi l i

ps II d idn o t fu ll y r es o lv e P h il ip s’s c o n te m p t m o tio n . 4 6 6 F . A p p ’x . a t 6 0 2 . I n s te a d , P hi l i ps II e xpl i c i t l y l e f

tope n the que s t i on of

w he the rK B C B a nk w a s i n c ont e m ptw he n i ta tt e m pt e d t o r e t a i n the f u n d s . I d. a t 6 0 3 . I f

K B C B a n k ’s r ig h ts to th e tr a n s f e rr e d f u n d s a r e n o t s u p e r io rto tho se of P hi l i ps, then ret ai ni ng tho se fund s vi ol at ed the T R O and P I, w hi ch p ro h i b i t ed K B C B an kfro m “ m ak i n g u n av ai l ab l e t o [P h i l i p s] . . . an y fu n d s” c o v e r e d b y th e in

ju n c tio n . I

d. A s w e h a v e n o w s ta te d th r e e tim e s , it is n o t p o s s ib le to d e te rm in e w h e th e rK B C B a n k ’s a tte m p t to r e ta in th e f u n d s w a s a n a c t in c o n te m p t o f

th e T R O a n d P I w ith o u t m a k in g c e rta in f a c tu a l f in d in g s a s to ( 1) w he n K B C B a nk f

i r s tha d not i c e of

the T R O , ( 2) w he the rP hi l i ps has properl y e xecut ed i t s j ud gm enti n regard t o the fund s, (3) w hat j ur i s di c t i on the f

unds w e r e tr a ns f

e rr e d f r om , ( 4) w ha tj ur i s di c t i on the fund s w er e transfe rr ed t o, (5) w ho transfe rr ed the fund s, (6) w hi ch de f e nda nt ’ s a c c ountr e c e i ve d the f unds , ( 7) the r e s pe c t i ve r i ght s of the K X D D e f

e n d a n ts to f

u n d s d e p o s ite d in th e K B C B a n ka c c o u n ts in que s t i on, a nd ( 8) pos s i bl y othe rf a c t s w e do notl i s the r e , buttha tthe pa rt i e s orthe di s tr i c tc ourtm a y vi e w a s r e l e va nton r e m a nd. P h i l i p s I, 5 9 0 F .3 d a t 1 0 9 5 n .4 . A c c o r d in g ly , P hi l i ps II di d notf ul l y r e s ol ve the cont em ptm ot i on because i tcoul d n otdo so w i tho utthe neces saryevi dent i ary11

h eari n g . G i v en th atth e co n t em p tm o t i o n rem ai n s u n reso l v ed , a l i v e co n tro v ersy e x is ts b e tw e e n th e p a rtie s f o rA rtic le I I I p u rp o s e s . Se e Hi lao , 103 F . 3d a t767 (a ff i rm i ng a di stri ctcourt ’ s f i nd i ng of cont em pt ). A s on rem and aft erthe P h i l i p s I d e c is io n , th e d is tr ic t c o u rt h a s ju r is d ic tio n o v e rP h ilip s ’s m o tio n f o ra n o r d e rto s h o w c au s e w h y K B C B a n ks h o u ld n o t b e h e ld in c o n te m p t. See G i f f o rd , 741 F . 2d a t 2 6 5 . IV W e r em and thi s m att erfor athi rd t i m e s o thatP hi l i ps’ s m ot i on for a n o rder to s h o w c au s e w h y K B C B a n ks h o u ld n o t b e h e ld in c o n te m p t c a n b e f u lly r e s ol ve d. O n r e m a nd, w e i ns truc tthe C l e rk of the C ourtt o r e a s s i gn thi s m a tt e rt o a di ff er entdi stri ctcourtj ud ge. W e m ake tw o i nq ui ri es w hen d ec i di ng w hether a c a s e f a lls in to o n e o f

th e “r a r e o c c a s io n s ” in w h ic h w e r e a s s ig n ac a s e o n r e m a n d . U n ite d S ta te s v . Se a rs , R o e b u c k & C o ., 78 5 F . 2d 77 7, 78 0 (9th C i r. 19 86 ) ( per curi am ). “ F i rs t , w e a sk w hether the di stri ctcourthas e xh i bi t ed pers on al bi as re qu i ri ng re cusa l fr om a c as e. ” U ni te d N at ’ l I ns . C o. v . R & D L atex C or p. , 242 F . 3d 11 02 , 11 18 (9th C i r. 20 01 ). S ec on d, w e l oo k t o w hether “ un usual c ir c u m s ta n c e s ” w a rr a n t r e a s s ig n m e n t. I d. T hese ci rc um st ance s f ocus on three f a c to r s , o n ly o n e o f

w h ic h m u s t b e p r e s e n t to s u p p o rt r e a s s ig n m e n t:12

( 1) w he the rthe or i gi nal j u d ge w oul d r e a s onabl ybe e xpe c t e d upon r e m a nd t o ha ve s ubs t a nt i a l di f f i c ul t y i n p u t t i ng outof

hi s orhe rm i nd pr e vi ous l y e xpr e s s e d vi e w s orf i ndi ngs d et erm i ne d t o be e rr one ous or b a s e d o n e v id e n c e th a t m u s t b e r e je c te d , ( 2 ) w h e th e rr e a s s ig n m e n t is advi sabl e t o p re se rve the appearance o f ju st i ce , and (3) w hether r e a s s i gnm e nt w oul d e nt a i l w a s t e a nd dupl i c a t i on outof pr oport i on t o a ny g ai n i n p reserv i n g th e ap p earan ce o f fai rn ess. I d. a t 1 1 1 8 - 1 9 . W e c o n c lu d e th a t r e a s s ig n m e n t o f th is m a tte rto ad if

f e r e n t ju d g e is w a rr a n te d . T h e d is tr ic t ju d g e h a s s h o w n s ub s ta n tia l d if f ic u lty in p u ttin g o u t o f

h is m i nd hi s pr e vi ous l y e xpr e s s e d vi e w s . W e a l s o c onc l ude tha tthe appe a r a nc e of ju s tic e in th is c a s e m u s t b e p r e s e rv e d th r o u g h th e m e c h a n is m o f r e a s s ig n m e n t. See I n r e E llis , 3 5 6 F . 3 d 1 1 9 8 , 1 2 1 1 ( 9 th C i r . 2 0 0 4 ) ( e n b a n c ) . Ac c o r d i n g l y , we in s tru c t th e C le rko f

th e D is tr ic t C o u rt f

o rth e C e n tr a l D is tr ic t o f C a lif o rn iato r e a s s i gn thi s c a s e t o adi f f e r e ntdi s tr i c tc ourtj udge upon r e m a nd. VA C A TED a nd R EM A N D ED w ith in s tru c tio n s .