Free Motion for Miscellaneous Relief - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

1 J. Daniel Campbell, Bar No. 005395
2 Lisa M. Hemann, Bar No. 024703
O'CONNOR & CAMPBELL
3 3838 North Central Avenue
City Square Plaza, Suite 1800
4 Phoenix, Arizona 85012
5 [email protected]
(602) 241-7000
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Attorneys for Defendants Farid Meshkatai
7 and Anita Kramer Meshkatai, Individually
8 and as trustee of the Anita Kramer Living
Trust, and Non-Party Yariv E/azar
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10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
ll DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
12 FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, )
13 INC., a Delaware Corporation; and ) Case No.: 03 1222 PHX RCB
FIDELITY EXPRESS NETWORK, )
14 INC., a California Corporation, )
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15 Plaintiffs, )
1 6 vs. )
COLIN H. FRIEDMAN, individually and ) EMERGENCY APPLICATION FOR
17 as trustee of the Friedman Family Trust) CLARIFICATION ORDER
UDT, dated July 23,1987; HEDY )
18 KRAMER FRIEDMAN, individually and )
1 9 as trustee of the Friedman Family Trust)
UDT, dated July 23, 1987; FARID )
20 MESHKATAI, an individual; and ANITA)
21 KRAMER MESHKATAI, individually )
and as trustee of the Anita Kramer )
22 Living Trust, dated July 23, 1987, )
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23 Defendants. )
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1 Defendants Farid Meshkatai, Anita Kramer Meshkatai (hereinafter
2 "Defendants") hereby submit their Emergency Application for Clarification of
3 Magistrate Judge David K. Duncan’s Order Requiring Judgment-Debtor To
4 Appear And Produce Documents, dated January 22, 2007.
5 APPLICATION FOR CLARIFICATION
6 Facts
7 1. On January 18, 2007, Plaintiffs filed a Motion Requiring
3 Judgment-Debtor to Appear and Produce Documents pursuant to Ariz. Rev.
9 Stat. §12-1631.
10 2. The Motion did not designate whether the request was made
11 pursuant to A.R.S. §12-1631(A)(1), the provision permitting a court hearing, or
12 A.R.S. §12-1631(A)(2), the provision permitting a subpoena to issue for a
13 debtor’s exam.
14 3. On January 22, 2007, Magistrate Judge David K. Duncan granted
15 the PIaintiffs’ request in his Order Requiring Judgment-Debtor To Appear And
16 Produce Documents. The Order was signed before the time for a response to
17 the Motion was due. See L.R.Civ. 7.2(c).
13 4. The Order does not clarify whether Defendant must appear for a
19 hearing pursuant to A.R.S. §12-1631(A)(1), or a debtor’s exam pursuant to
20 A.R.S. §12-1631(A)(2).
21 5. The Order provides that Defendant Meshkatai will be examined
22 under oath regarding his "property, real, personal or mixed." However, it does
23 not identify any issues to be determined if, in fact, it does require a hearing.
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1 Request for Clarification _
2 6. Since neither the Motion nor the Order specifies whether
3 Defendant should appear for a hearing or a debtor’s exam, it is unclear what
4 type of proceeding Defendant should expect. If the intent of Magistrate Judge
5 Duncan is to conduct a COUl't hearing pursuant to A.R.S. §12-1631(A)(1), then
6 Defendant requests notice of the scope of the hearing, including the specific
7 issues to be determined. Such notice is necessary for Defendant to
8 adequately prepare for a hearing.
9 7. If the Order requires a hearing pursuant to A.R.S. §12—
10 1631(A)(1), then Defendant also requests additional time to obtain and
l 11 present the documentation two weeks prior to the hearing.
12 8. If the intent of Magistrate Judge Duncan was to grant a debtor’s
13 exam of Defendant, then in accordance with A.R.S. §12—1631(A)(2),
14 Defendant requests that a subpoena issue, with sufficient time to submit any
15 appropriate objections and/or produce the documents that Plaintiffs request. l
16 RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED this 31st day of January, 2007.
17 O’CONNOR & CAMPBELL
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/s/J. Daniel Campbell
20 J. Daniel Campbell
21 Lisa M. Hemann
Attorneys for Defendants Farid
22 Meshkatai and Anita Kramer Meshkatai,
Individually and as trustee of the Anita
23 Kramer Living Trust, and Non-Party
2 4 Yariv Elazar
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2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
3 I hereby certify that on the 315* day of January, 2007, I electronically
transmitted the attached document to the Clerk’s Office using the CM/ECF
4 System for filing and transmittal of a Notice, of Electronic Filing to the following
5 CM/ECF registrants:
6 John J. Hennelly
Orlando F. Cabanday
7 HENNELLY & GROSSFELD,.L.L.P.
8 4640 Admiralty Way, Suite 850
lVIarina del Rey, CA 90292
9 Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Judgment Debtors
10 Fidelity National Financial, lnc. and
Fidelity Express Network, Inc. .
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Allen Hyman
l2 Christine Coverdale
13 LAW OFFICES OF ALLEN HYMAN
10737 Riverside Drive
14 North Hollywood, CA 91602
Attorneys for Defendants Co/in Friedman, Hedy Kramer Friedman,
l5 Farid Meshkatai, Anita Kramer Meshkatai, Laraine Ross, Space Planners,
1 6 LLC and Executive Legal Network
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