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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
In re:
MICHAEL J. SCHNEIDER,
Debtor.
Case No. 06-50441-MM
Chapter 11
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND
ORDER ON MOTION OF
PETITIONING CREDITORS FOR
ALLOWANCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE
FEES AND EXPENSES
I NTRODUCTION
Before the court is the motion of the petitioning creditors for allowance of an administrative
expense. They seek fees in the amount of $79,632.74 and costs in the amount of $6,697.69 incurred in
connection with filing the involuntary petitions and the motions to appoint a chapter 11 trustee.
Counsel for the petitioning creditors, McGrane Greenfield LLP, recognized the dire situation
faced by Schneider’s creditors and directed the resources of five partners to the preparation of the
involuntary petition and the motion to appoint a trustee. 	Under normal circumstances, such an
allocation of resources would not be considered reasonable. However, this is not a normal case. Upon
its engagement, McGrane Greenfield immediately responded to the needs of the case. It performed an
investigation and prepared the involuntary petition and motion to appoint a trustee under severe time
constraints because of the urgent risk of further loss to its clients and other investors. 	It filed the
The following constitutes
the order of the court. Signed September 13, 2007
Marilyn Morgan
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
________________________________________
Entered on Docket
September 13, 2007
GLORIA L. FRANKLIN, CLERK
U.S BANKRUPTCY COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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involuntary petition within days of being retained by the petitioning creditors, thereby commencing the
process of marshaling the assets of the estate for the benefit of all creditors. However, the fact that
services are billable to a client does not necessarily mean that compensation is properly chargeable to
the estate applying the narrow standard of §§ 503(b)(3) and (b)(4). Although some of the requested fees
are not allowable against the estate, McGrane Greenfield provided quality services that made a
substantial contribution to the estate.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
California Plan, Inc. is a mortgage brokerage company that services loans and solicits private
investors to make loans at above-market rates secured by deeds of trust on real property. 	Michael
Schneider is the principal and controlling shareholder of California Plan. Petitioning creditors Mark
Aspromonte, Aspromonte Investments, and Aspromonte Enterprises commenced involuntary petitions
under 11 U.S.C. § 303 against California Plan and Schneider on March 24, 2006. The debtors consented
to orders for relief under chapter 11. 	On motion by the petitioning creditors, the court ordered the
appointment of chapter 11 trustees in both cases. At the request of the United States Trustee, the court
appointed Andrea Wirum as trustee of the California Plan estate and Kyle Everett as trustee of the
Schneider estate on April 7, 2006. Orders for relief were issued on April 12, 2006. The California Plan
case was converted to one under chapter 7 on July 11, 2006.
California Plan commenced doing business in the 1960's with its core business of arranging
secured loans from investors. In 1993, Schneider, who was then an account executive for California
Plan, purchased the business from its founder. California Plan earned revenues by charging interest
on loans at rates above the return promised to investors. 	It also generated revenues through loan
origination fees, points, foreclosure fees, late fees and prepayment fees. However, its revenues were
insufficient to fund operating expenses and interest payments to investors. By the late 1990's, California
Plan did not always repay the investors when borrowers paid off the loans. It would reconvey the deed
of trusts but not inform the investors. 	Rather, it continued to make monthly interest payments to
investors but retained or diverted the proceeds of the payoffs.
California Plan would also accept funds from multiple investors but advance only some of the
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funds to a borrower. 	The balance of the funds were used to service the existing loans. 	However,
Schneider represented to those investors that their loans were secured by specific real estate. Investors
received copies of deeds of trust, some of which had been forged and falsified with a recording stamp.
As a result, not all investors were secured notwithstanding Schneider’s representations. 	Schneider
contends that California Plan already had a book of bad loans at the time he acquired the business in
1993.
Upon its engagement, McGrane Greenfield immediately conducted an investigation of the fraud
scheme of California Plan and Schneider, researching and reviewing loan records and documents
recorded with the Santa Clara County Recorder’s Office. McGrane Greenfield’s investigation revealed
that the loans made by the petitioning creditors were unsecured although they received copies of deeds
of trust bearing a recording stamp. Approximately $3,965,000 invested by the petitioning creditors over
the course of twelve loans were unaccounted for. Once the involuntary petitions were filed, McGrane
Greenfield also prepared and filed motions in both cases to appoint trustees on an expedited basis so the
debtors would not remain in possession of the assets of the estates. Schneider was indicted and has been
incarcerated since shortly after the fraud scheme was revealed and the petitions filed.
There is a substantial overlap in claims between the two estates. Claims filed in the California
Plan case total approximately $55 million, while the claims filed in the Schneider case total
approximately $85 million, including the $25 million claim of California Plan. Many of California
Plan’s investors are elderly people with fixed incomes. Some individual creditors have asserted losses
of as much as $6 million. 	The estate of California Plan has relatively limited assets, while the
Schneider estate has some significant assets consisting primarily of real properties. 	The court has
approved a compromise between the two estates to allocate the net proceeds of the Schneider estate
between them. 	It is not anticipated that the defrauded investors and other creditors will receive
substantial distributions on their claims.
The petitioning creditors have filed this motion seeking an allowance of an administrative
expense claim for fees in the amount of $79,632.74 and expense reimbursement of $2,847.69. They
have supplemented their motion with a request for an additional $3,850 in expense reimbursement. The
petitioning creditors have also filed the same motion in the California Plan case. 	They assert that by
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commencing the cases, creating the estates, and obtaining the appointment of trustees, the petitioning
creditors have benefitted the estates and other creditors. The United States Trustee, trustee Andrea
Wirum, trustee Kyle Everett, and Deborah Schneider have objected to the allowance of a portion of the
fees and expenses requested.
LEGAL DISCUSSION
Sections 503(b)(3) and (b)(4) provide in pertinent part:
After notice and a hearing, there shall be allowed administrative expenses . . . including –
(3) 	the actual, necessary expenses, other than compensation and reimbursement
specified in paragraph (4) of this subsection, incurred by –
(A) a creditor that files a petition under section 303 of this title. . .
(D) a creditor . . . in making a substantial contribution in a case under chapter 9
or 11 of this title . . .
(4) reasonable compensation for professional services rendered by an attorney or an
accountant of an entity whose expense is allowable under subparagraph (A) . . . of
paragraph (3) of this subsection, based on the time, the nature, the extent, and the value
of such services, and the cost of comparable services other than in a case under this title,
and reimbursement for actual, necessary expenses incurred by such attorney or
accountant. . . .
Petitioning creditors are entitled to recover from the estate as an administrative expense their
reasonable fees and expenses for the preparation, filing, and adjudication of the involuntary petition.
In re On Tour, LLC, 276 B.R. 407, 415 (Bankr. D. Md. 2002); In re Hanson Industries, Inc., 90 B.R.
405, 410 (Bankr, D. Minn. 1988). The purpose of allowing the petitioning creditors their attorneys’ fees
and costs is to encourage them to successfully bring the debtor into court so that there may be an
equitable marshaling and distribution of its assets before the debtor squanders them. Hanson Industries,
90 B.R. at 410. 	However, these provisions must be narrowly construed in order to keep fees and
administrative expenses at a minimum so as to preserve the estate for the benefit of all creditors. Id. at
409. The petitioning creditors are limited to their reasonable fees and expenses, based on the time,
nature, extent and value of such services, and the cost of comparable services other than in a bankruptcy
case. § 503(b). An applicant under § 503(b) has the burden of establishing its entitlement to an award
by a preponderance of the evidence. In re Crazy Eddie, Inc., 120 B.R. 273, 278 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 1990).
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There is no dispute that the services of McGrane Greenfield in filing the petitions and obtaining
the appointment of trustees benefitted the estates and made a substantial contribution. The sole issue
is whether the compensation for all the services the petitioning creditors included in their motion is
reasonable.
A. 	Time Entries That Are Not Adequately Described Are Not Compensable.
An applicant for fees should exercise billing discretion and maintain time records in a manner
that will enable the court to identify the subject matter of the services. Hensley v. Eckerhart, 461 U.S.
424, 437 (1983). An application for fees submitted under § 503(b) is judged in accordance with the
same requirements for documentation that are applicable to an application under § 330. On Tour, 276
B.R. at 413; In re Baldwin-United Corp., 79 B.R. 321, 336 (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 1987).
The United States Trustee objects to $27,300 in fees for services described simply as “work on
involuntary” or “work on trustee motion.” McGrane Greenfield filed a supplemental declaration that
amplifies the initial descriptions contained in its time records. The supplemental descriptions of the
services are sufficiently detailed 	to allow the court to review the fees incurred for reasonableness.
Unless otherwise provided in this decision, those time entries are compensable.
The following time entries, however, are not adequately described to enable the court to
determine whether the services are compensable. The substance of the services were redacted from
many of the entries. Compensation for these time entries is disallowed.
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keeper Description 	Hours 	Amount
03/25/06 	BSG 	Work on involuntary; review documents; office
conferences. 2.00 	900.00
03/26/06 	BSG 	Research; review and edit declarations. 	1.00 	450.00
03/29/06 	BSG 	Correspondence with client regarding . . . . 	0.50 	225.00
04/04/06 	BSG 	Telephone conference with A. Wyrum. 	0.33 	148.50
04/04/06 	MAH 	[T]elephone call(s) with G. Kaplan. 	0.20 	70.00
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04/10/06 	MAH 	Office conference with W. McGrane, D.
Stuckey re . . . (s) with B. Greenfield. 0.40 	140.00
04/10/06 	BSG 	[C]orrespondence with clients regarding . . . . 	0.30 	135.00
04/11/06 	DAS 	Research authority regarding . . . . 	0.75 	225.00
TOTAL 	5.48 	2,293.50
B. 	Clerical Services Are Not Compensable From the Estate.
Services that are clerical in nature are properly chargeable to the firm as an overhead expense
and not to the bankruptcy estate. Fees for services that are purely clerical, ministerial, or administrative
should be disallowed regardless of who performs them. Missouri v. Jenkins, 491 U.S. 274, 288 fn.10
(1989); Sousa v. Miguel, 32 F.3d 1370, 1374 (9th Cir. 1994). If the services represent a shift of tasks
ordinarily performed by a lawyer, such as would require discretion, then the services are compensable.
In re CF & I Fabricators of Utah, Inc., 131 B.R. 474, 489 (Bankr. D. Utah 1991). If they consist of
typing, data entry, checking court dockets, manually assembling, collating, marking, processing,
photocopying, mailing, compiling, organizing in numerical or alphabetical order, updating a database,
numbering, printing, preparing packages for service, or similar tasks, the services are clerical in nature.
Id. at 492-93. Performing these services or supervising them is not compensable.
In a supplement, McGrane Greenfield asserts that services described as organizing files are not
clerical in nature because the task required the independent judgment of the paralegal in designating
subfiles. 	Although 	services that require a paralegal’s judgment, analysis, or education may be
compensable, see id. at 491, other related tasks such as downloading, printing, and indexing clearly are
clerical and are not compensable. Certainly, organizing property files by county would not require any
independent judgment and is not compensable.
Petitioning creditors are also not entitled to compensation for the ministerial time expended in
physically filing the petition. In re Stoecker, 128 B.R. 205, 214 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 1991). That the court’s
intake clerk had questions to direct to the filing attorney does not justify diverging from the rule that an
attorney cannot be compensated from the estate for performing clerical services. Where the timekeeper
has clumped clerical time with otherwise compensable professional services in the same time entry, the
court will disallow the amount that its estimates as attributable to the clerical time.
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The court disallows compensation totaling $3,908.65 for the clerical services that are set forth
in the following time entries.
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keeper Description 	Hours 	Amount
03/22/06 	PC 	Download, print, organize materials; create
subfiles; organize and index subfiles. [5.0
hours; reduction of 4.50 for clerical services.]
4.50 	562.50
03/23/06 	PC 	Complete organization and indexing of subfiles.
[3.0 hours; reduction of 2.50 for clerical
services.]
2.50 	312.50
03/23/06 	JCP 	Insert fields on W. McGrane involuntary
bankruptcy forms. 0.40 	34.00
03/23/06 	JCP 	Scan and email Fechheimer letter to W.
McGrane. 0.10 	8.50
03/24/06 	BSG 	Work on petition, motion for trustee and related
issues; review documents; correspondence with
counsel for Schneider and Sterling. [4.0 hours;
reduction of 1.0 for physically filing petition.]
1.00 	450.00
03/24/06 	WM 	Work on involuntary. [7.0 hours; reduction of
1.0 for physically filing petition.] 1.00 	550.00
03/27/06 	JCP 	Edit spreadsheet; prepare exhibits for filing;
download Schneider docket; download Cal Plan
docket.
0.90 	76.50
03/27/06 	PC 	Create and organize files for properties by
County. 5.00 	625.00
03/28/06 	JCP 	Edit pleadings; file pleadings. 	1.60 	136.00
03/28/06 	MAH 	Work on application to shorten time to hear
Trustee motion; draft motion for appointment
of Trustee; telephone call(s) with M. Choi,
Judge Morgan’s law clerk re application and
motion; work on declarations in support of
motion; conference with J. Praetzellis re e-
filing and service. [8.0 hours; reduction of
0.50 for clerical services.]
0.50 	175.00
03/28/06 	BJH 	Continue to work on declarations; . . . attention
to service of chambers copies of pleadings and
documents electronically filed . . . . [7.50
hours; reduction of 0.50 for clerical services.]
0.50 	175.00
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03/28/06 	JCP 	Check docket; print new filings; alter filings
with copy machine to conform to standard
sizes; scan and email pleadings to W. Lafferty,
B. Greenfield, K. Everett.
0.60 	51.00
03/29/06 	MAH 	Telephone call(s) with Judge Morgan’s clerk
and law clerk; draft order re application to
shorten time; prepare notice of hearing and
motion and conference with J. Praetzellis re
service and filing of same;telephone call(s)
with S. Mounger re trustee appointment and
hearing. [4.00 hours; reduction of 0.50 for
clerical services.]
0.50 	175.00
03/29/06 	JCP 	Prepare certificates of service via fax; serve
documents via fax; file documents; email filed
documents with proof of filing to V. Fischer in
San Jose for chambers delivery and service.
1.10 	93.40
03/29/06 	JCP 	Update orders; upload orders. 	0.20 	17.00
03/29/06 	JCP 	Edit M. Harrington orders; make orders
conform to Hon. Marilyn Morgan’s
requirements; upload orders.
0.40 	34.00
03/30/06 	PC 	Complete organization and indexing of
properties by counties. 3.00 	375.00
04/03/06 	JCP 	Review and upload orders granting motion in
CPI and MJS. 0.10 	8.50
04/03/06 	VF 	Letter to Jackie Jarvis at U.S. Bankruptcy Court
re: ordering transcript of 3/20/06 Motion for
Appointment of Trustee.
0.33 	41.25
04/06/06 	JCP 	Upload orders for relief. 	0.10 	8.50
TOTAL 	24.33 	3,908.65
C. 	Services Rendered After the Order for Relief Are Not Compensable.
To be compensable under § 503(b)(3)(A), the services must relate directly to the preparation and
filing of the involuntary petition, and fees for activities that extend beyond the order for relief normally
are not allowed. In re Amanat, 340 B.R. 713, 717 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2006). 	The order for relief was
issued on April 12, 2006. The fees for the following time entries relating to services rendered after the
order for relief are disallowed.
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Date 	Time-
keeper Description 	Hours 	Amount
04/13/06 	BSG 	Telephone call(s) from H. Niles regarding
status; telephone call(s) from R. Rossi
regarding status of case and potential recovery
of assets; correspondence.
0.67 	301.50
04/17/06 	BSG 	Telephone conference with Bill Lafferty
regarding loan files; review correspondence
from Wirum regarding loans; transmit to E.
Aspromonte.
0.50 	225.00
04/18/06 	BSG 	Correspondence with C. Maher regarding loan
file transfer to Aspromonte. 0.33 	148.50
TOTAL 	1.50 	675.00
D. 	Services for Appointment of Trustee Are Compensable While Services for Selection
of Trustee Are Only Compensable In Part.
The petitioning creditors request allowance of their fees and expenses for filing the motion to
appoint a trustee on the basis that the services made a substantial contribution in the case. “Substantial
contribution” has been interpreted as services that foster and enhance, rather than retard or interrupt, the
progress of reorganization. On Tour, 276 B.R. at 417. The principal test of substantial contribution
under § 503(b)(3)(D) is the extent of the benefit to the estate. In re Cellular 101, Inc., 377 F.3d 1092,
1096 (9th Cir. 2004); In re Christian Life Center, 821 F.2d 1370, 1373 (9th Cir. 1987). Creditors have
been held to have made a substantial contribution by obtaining the appointment of a chapter 11 trustee.
On Tour, 276 B.R. at 418; In re Catalina Spa & R.V. Resort, Ltd., 97 B.R. 13, 18 (Bankr. S.D. Cal.
1989). 	Under the particular facts of this case, the appointment of a trustee did make a substantial
contribution to the case.
The petitioning creditors also request allowance of fees and expenses incurred in connection with
the selection of the trustee. 	The services must produce a demonstrable benefit to the estate to be
compensable. In re Stoecker, 128 B.R. at 210. That hours are billable does not necessarily mean that
they are compensable. 	Id. 	Services that are self-interested and that do not contribute to the
reorganization are not compensable from the estate. On Tour, 276 B.R. at 418; Catalina Spa & R.V.
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Resort, 97 B.R. at 18. 	While it is the U.S. Trustee’ s duty to select the trustee, Bankruptcy Rule
2007.1(c) expressly contemplates that the U.S. Trustee will consult with creditors and parties in interest
in making the selection. Thus, a portion of the fees for McGrane Greenfield’s services devoted to the
selection of a trustee resulted in a demonstrable benefit to the estate. See On Tour, 276 B.R. at 420.
However, a substantial portion of the fees in this category appear to have been driven by self-interest
in hand-selecting the trustee. 	The large amount of fees incurred suggest that McGrane Greenfield
exerted its leverage in the selection process based on the ability to elect a trustee under Bankruptcy Rule
2007.1(b). A reasonable fee for McGrane Greenfield’s contribution to the trustee selection process is
$2,000. The balance of fees incurred in connection with these services in the amount of $10,162.50 is
disallowed. The time entries in this category are set forth below.
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keeper Description 	Hours 	Amount
03/26/06 	BSG 	[O]ffice conferences, telephone conferences
with M. Malter and J. Murray regarding trustee. 1.75 	787.50
03/27/06 	BSG 	Telephone conference with U.S. Trustee John
Wesolowski regarding appointment of trustee;
. . . meeting (SF) with Kyle Everett and Bill
Lafferty regarding appointment of trustee;
telephone conferences with John Murray and
Shannon Mounger, U.S. Trustee, regarding
appointment of trustee . . . .
6.00 	2,700.00
03/28/06 	WM 	Work on involuntary. 	5.00 	2,750.00
03/29/06 	MAH 	[T]elephone conference with S. Mounger re
trustee appointment and hearing. 1.00 	350.00
03/29/06 	WM 	Work on motion for trustee. 	4.00 	2,200.00
03/30/06 	MAH 	Telephone call(s) with J. Murray, B. Greenfield
re trustee appointment, hearing; e-mails to and
from K. Everett re same.
0.50 	175.00
03/30/06 	BSG 	[M]eeting with J. Murray. 	0.50 	225.00
03/30/06 	WM 	Work on involuntary. 	2.00 	1,100.00
03/31/06 	WM 	Work on involuntary. 	2.00 	1,100.00
03/31/06 	BSG 	[C]orrespondence regarding trustee; telephone
call(s) from Bill Lafferty. . . . 0.50 	225.00
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04/03/06 	WM 	Work on involuntary. 	1.00 	550.00
TOTAL 	24.25 	12,162.50
E. 	Services That Serve Solely the Interests of the Petitioning Creditors Are Not
Compensable From the Estate.
Services that are self-interested and that do not contribute to the reorganization are not
compensable from the estate. On Tour, 276 B.R. at 418; Catalina Spa & R.V. Resort, 97 B.R. at 18.
On March 23, 2006, two McGrane Greenfield partners engaged in client conferences, explored
alternative strategies, and prepared for the involuntary filing the following day. The services included
urging one of their clients to support a bankruptcy proceeding although he was adamantly opposed to
it. These services did not contribute to the cases, so the court disallows $1,000 in fees relating to these
services. 	The court further disallows compensation for the following time entries, which total
$1,069.50, because the services appear to advance solely the interests of the petitioning creditors and
not the estate as a whole.
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keeper Description 	Hours 	Amount
03/23/06 	BSG 	[W]ork on bankruptcy analysis vs. receivership. 	1.00 	450.00
03/30/06 	BSG 	[T]elephone conference with Bob Bosso and
Hank Niles. 0.25 	112.50
04/06/06 	BSG 	Telephone call(s) from and to NY lawyer,
Wardner. 0.33 	148.50
04/10/06 	DAS 	Review file; research, analyze legal authority
regarding existence of legal position after
fraudulent inducement regarding deed of trust.
0.25 	75.00
04/10/06 	BSG 	Telephone conference with clients; telephone
conference with Bob Bosso. 0.30 	135.00
04/11/06 	BSG 	Letter to Trustee’s counsel demanding original
loan documents. 0.33 	148.50
TOTAL 	2.46 	1,069.50
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F. 	Participation by Multiple Attorneys is Not Compensable.
On March 22, 2006, two McGrane Greenfield partners participated in conferences with the
clients concerning the filing of the involuntary petition. The court will reduce the fees associated with
the client conferences by $550, which accounts for one hour at the higher billing rate.
Three partners from McGrane Greenfield also participated in the March 30, 2006 hearing on the
motions to appoint a trustee. The court will reduce the fees for these services by $675 to account for
the unnecessary duplication that results from the participation of multiple attorneys.
G. 	Certain Expenses Are Not Allowable.
Bankruptcy Rule 1010 provides that the summons and involuntary petition may be served in
accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 7004(a) or (b). Bankruptcy Rule 7004(b) authorizes service by mail.
Notwithstanding that service of the involuntary petitions could have been accomplished by mail,
McGrane Greenfield incurred charges of $210 to effect personal service on Schneider and California
Plan. These charges are not reasonable and will not be allowed against the estate.
Facsimile charges of $21 also are not allowable because the amount does not represent McGrane
Greenfield’s actual expense for the transmission charges. For example, the associated telephone charges
might reflect the actual cost to the firm of transmitting facsimiles. Rather than charging its clients the
actual cost of a transmission, McGrane Greenfield indicated that it charges $0.50 per page for facsimile
transmission. As such, it represents a profit center and is not allowable.
CONCLUSION
For the reasons stated, the petitioning creditors are allowed an administrative claim pursuant to
§§ 503(b)(3) and (b)(4) in the amount of $59,298.59 in fees and $6,466.69 in expense reimbursement.
The court is inclined to allocate the fee award in the same proportion as provided for under the
compromise between the two estates. Any party disputing that proposed allocation may bring the matter
before the court for hearing by a duly noticed motion.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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COURT SERVICE LIST
BERNARD S GREENFIELD
MCGRANE GREENFIELD LLP
40 SOUTH MARKET ST 7TH FLOOR
SAN JOSE 95113
WILLIAM MCGRANE
MAUREEN HARRINGTON
MCGRANE GREENFIELD LLP
ONE FERRY BUILDING SUITE 220
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
CHARLES B GREENE
LAW OFFICES OF CHARLES B GREENE
84 WEST SANTA CLARA ST SUITE 770
SAN JOSE CA 95113
EDWINA E DOWELL
SHANNON L MOUNGER-LUM
OFFICE OF THE US TRUSTEE
280 SOUTH FIRST ST ROOM 268
SAN JOSE CA 95113
WILLIAM J LAFFERTY
HOWARD RICE NEMEROVSKI CANADY
FALK & RABKIN
3 EMBARCADERO CENTER 7TH FLOOR
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111
MICHAEL A ISAACS
CHARLES P MAHER
LUCE FORWARD HAMILTON &
SCRIPPS LLP
RINCON CENTER II
121 SPEAR STREET SUITE 200
SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105-1582
LAWRENCE A JACOBSON
COHEN AND JACOBSON
900 VETERANS BLVD SUITE 600
REDWOOD CITY CA 94063
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