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Jason M. Rudd, Texas State Bar No. 24028786

jason.rudd@wickphillips.com

Scott D. Lawrence, Texas State Bar No. 24087896

scott.lawrence@wickphillips.com

Catherine A. Curtis, Texas State Bar No. 24095708

catherine.curtis@wickphillips.com

Mallory A. Davis, Texas State Bar No. 24133121

mallory.davis@wickphillips.com

Paul T. Elkins, Texas State Bar No. 24092383

paul.elkins@wickphillips.com 

WICK PHILLIPS GOULD MARTIN, LLP

3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 500

Dallas, Texas 75204

(214) 692-6200 (office)

(214) 692-6255 (facsimile)

COUNSEL FOR JAMES FRINZI; FRINZI FAMILY TRUST;

MULTIBAND GLOBAL RESOURCES, LLC

IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

DALLAS DIVISION

In re: 

GOODMAN NETWORKS, INC.

Debtor. 

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 Case No. 22-31641-mv-7

(Chapter 7)

SCOTT M. SIEDEL, TRUSTEE; GNET 

ATC, LLC; MULTIBAND FIELD 

SERVICES, INC.

Plaintiffs,

vs.

JAMES FRINZI; FRINZI FAMILY 

TRUST; MULTIBAND GLOBAL 

RESOURCES, LLC

Defendants.

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ADVERSARY PROCEEDING 

NO: 23-03036-mvl

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO WITHDRAW THE REFERENCE

Through its counsel of record, and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(d), Federal Rule of 

Bankruptcy Procedure 5011 and Local Bankruptcy Rule 5011-1, Defendants James Frinzi 

(“Frinzi”), Frinzi Family Trust (“FFT”), and Multiband Global Resources, LLC (“MGR),” 

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collectively, “Defendants”), respectfully request the United States District Court for the Northern 

District of Texas, Dallas Division, withdraw the local order of the United States District Court for 

the Northern District of Texas (Ord. of Reference of Bankr. Cases and Proc. Nunc Pro Tunc, In re 

Misc. Ord. No. 33 (N.D. Tex. Aug. 3, 1984) (the “Reference Order”)) as to the above-referenced 

Adversary Proceeding for all purposes, including all pre-trial matters. In support of this Motion, 

Defendants state that:

Defendants have a constitutional right to a jury trial under the Seventh Amendment if a 

trial is necessary. Defendants have requested a jury trial, do not consent to the Bankruptcy Court 

conducting a jury trial in this Adversary Proceeding, and do not consent to the Bankruptcy Court 

entering final orders or judgments in this Adversary Proceeding. In addition, Defendants 

respectfully request that the reference be withdrawn immediately because: (1) the Bankruptcy 

Court has not yet decided any substantive matters related to these claims; (2) the inherent nature 

of the majority of claims asserted in Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint [Dkt. 30] (“Amended 

Complaint”) are not within the specialized expertise of the Bankruptcy Court; and (3) efficiency 

and expediency would be served by obviating the need for two courts to become familiar with this 

matter, when the District Court can efficiently and cost-effectively address the pretrial matters and 

jury trial on the claims asserted in the Amended Complaint. In support of this Motion, Defendants 

rely upon a contemporaneously filed Brief in Support.

WHEREFORE, Defendants James Frinzi, Frinzi Family Trust, and Multiband Global 

Resources, LLC, respectfully request that this Court:

(1) grant this Motion;

(2) grant any other relief that it deems just and proper.

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Dated: December 1, 2023 Respectfully submitted, 

/s/ Jason M. Rudd

Jason M. Rudd, Texas State Bar No. 24028786

jason.rudd@wickphillips.com

Scott D. Lawrence, Texas State Bar No. 24087896

scott.lawrence@wickphillips.com

Catherine A. Curtis, Texas State Bar No. 24095708

catherine.curtis@wickphillips.com

Mallory A. Davis, Texas State Bar No. 24133121

mallory.davis@wickphillips.com

Paul T. Elkins, Texas State Bar No. 24092383

paul.elkins@wickphillips.com 

WICK PHILLIPS GOULD MARTIN, LLP

3131 McKinney Ave., Suite 500

Dallas, Texas 75204

(214) 692-6200 (office)

(214) 692-6255 (facsimile)

ATTORNEYS FOR JAMES FRINZI; FRINZI 

FAMILY TRUST; and MULTIBAND GLOBAL 

RESOURCES, LLC

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on December 1, 2023, I caused a true and correct copy of this document 

to be served on counsel of record for all parties in this Adversary Proceeding via the method(s) 

indicated below: 

Davor Rukavina

Thomas D. Berghman 

MUNSCH HARDT KOPF & HARR, P.C.

500 N. Akard Street, Suite 3800 

Dallas, TX 75201 

drukavina@munsch.com 

jvasek@munsch.com 

Counsel for the Scott Seidel, Chapter 7 

Trustee

Hand Delivery

Regular Mail

Facsimile

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CM/ECF

/s/ Paul T. Elkins 

Paul T. Elkins 

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