Free Motion to Continue - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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MICHAEL S. REEVES, ESQ. State Bar Number: 010420 1212 East Osborn Phoenix, Arizona 85014 Tel: [602] 604-7577 Fax: [602] 604-7555 Attorney for Ronald Holt UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF ARIZONA Securities and Exchange Commission, Plaintiff ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CV 03-1825 PHX PGR MOTION TO CONTINUE Related Cases Commodities Futures Trading Commission v. Ronald Holt, et al, CV 03-1826 Investors in IFA, et al, v. International Funding Association, et al, CV 03-1302

Vs. Ronald Stephen Holt; and International Funding Associations, and Defendants.

Annette Holt; American Assets Limited Trust; Leonora Street Trust; Dover Childrens Trust; Clarendon Avenue Holding Trust ; Duplin Holding Trust; Jeffery Williams (aka Jeffrey Williams); Mari Ann Alston; Pacific Central Asset Management; and American Benefit Card Service, Inc., Defendants Solely for Purposes of Equitable Relief.

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Comes now Michael S. Reeves, counsel for the Defendant Ronald Holt, and requests that this Court continue the contempt hearing now set for May 22, 2006, at 1:30 p.m. Counsel is scheduled to appear before the Arizona Supreme Court for oral argument on death penalty issues in the matter of State v. Hampton, CR2001-008991, on May 23, 2006. No continuance will be granted. Much preparation is necessary for this oral argument and counsel is attempting to focus much of his time to prepare. Counsel has conferred with opposing counsel and none have an objection to a

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continuance of the hearing. Opposing counsel have requested that certain dates be noted as dates they are not available for any rescheduled hearing. Those dates are the entire month of June, July 7 through 14, July 19, July 28, August 4 through 11 and August 28, 2006. Undersigned counsel will be out of the office July 1 through 7, 2006. WHEREFORE, it is respectfully requested that the hearing on May 22, 2006, be continued. Dated: May 12, 2006. ____/s/ Michael S. Reeves____________________ MICHAEL S. REEVES, Attorney for Defendant CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this date, May 12, 2006, I electronically transmitted the attached document to the Clerk's Office using the CM/ECF System for filing and transmittal of Notice of Electronic Filing to the following CM/ECT registrants: Burton M. Bentley Marshall Gandy Merwin D. Grant Patrick M. Murphy by: /s/ Michael S. Reeves

I hereby certify that on May 12, 2006, I served the attached document by U.S. mail, fax and/or email on the following, who are not registered participants of the CM/ECF System: Mario DiFelice 28 Oak Hill Rd. Prosperity, SC

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Warfield & Company, CPAs 14555 North Scottsdale Rd., #340 Scottsdale, Az 85254 Receiver by: /s/ Michael S. Reeves

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