Free Order - District Court of California - California

Case 3:07-cv-02782-WHA

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Filed 06/01/2007

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 For the Northern District of California 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Dated: June 1, 2007 MAXINE M. CHESNEY United States District Judge v. THE SWISS CONFEDERATION, et al., Defendants / Plaintiffs in the above-titled action alleges claims arising out of the asserted freezing of their assets by Swiss officials. In their complaint, plaintiffs allege the "federal court in California," a reference to District Judge William H. Alsup, found "the freeze of plaintiffs' assets is unjustified," (see Compl. ¶¶ 5, 77), and allege defendants have "disobeyed several specific orders of the District Court in the subject matter," (see Compl. ¶ 27). Accordingly, the above-titled matter is hereby REFERRED, pursuant to Civil Local Rule 3-12(c), to United States District Judge William H. Alsup for consideration of whether the instant action is related to the earlier-filed action referenced in plaintiff's complaint, specifically, United States v. Hilsenrath, CR-03-213 WHA. IT IS SO ORDERED. United States District Court HANA HILSENRATH, et al., Plaintiffs ORDER OF REFERRAL No. C-07-2782 MMC IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA