1 RICHARD I , IDELL, ESQ. (SBN 06903 3)
ORY SANDEL, ESQ, (SBN 23 3204)
2 ELIZABETH I . REST, ESQ, (SBN 244756)
3 IDELL & SEITEL LLP
465 California Street, Suite 300
4 San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (4T 5) 9863400
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs Gregory R. Raifman and
7 Susan Raifman, individually and as Trustees for the
8 Raiiinan Family Revocable Trust Dated 7/2/03,
and Geklco Holdings, LLC, an Alaska
9 limited liability company, dba Gekko Breeding and Racing
10 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
11 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
GREGORY R, RAIFMAN, individually and as CASE NO. C 07-02552 EDL
12 Trustee of the RAIFMAN FAMILY
13 Ravocnsuz rnusr DATED 712/02., susan PLAINTIFFS’ DECLINATION TO
RAIFMAN, individually and as Trustee ofthe PROCEED BEFORE A MAGISTRATE
14 RAIFMAN FAMILY REVOCABLE TRUST JUDGE AND REQUEST FOR
DATED 7/2/03, and GEKKO HOLDINGS, LLC, REASSIGNMENT TO A UNITED STATES
15 an Alaska limited liability company, dba GEKKO DISTRICT JUDGE
16 BREEDING AND RACING,
yy PlEti1‘1til`fS,
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19 CLASSICSTAR, LLC, a Utah limited liability
company, CLASSICSTAR FARMS, LLC, a
20 Kentucky limited liability company, BUFFALO
RANCH, a business entity forni unknown,
21 GEOSTAR CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation, S, DAVID PLUMMER, SPENCER
22 D, PLUMMER III, TONY FERGUSON,
23 TI-IOMAS ROBINSON, JOHN PARROT,
HANDLER, THAYER & DUGGAN, LLC, an
24 Illinois Limited Liability Company, THOMAS I.
HANDLER, KARREN, HENDRIX, STAGG,
25 ALLEN & COMPANY, RC1., a Utah professional
corporation T/l 26 ASSOCIATES, RC., a Utah professional
corporation, TERRY L. GREEN, and DOES I-
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PLAiNTIFFS’ DECLENATION TO PROCEBD BEFORE. A MAGISTRATE IUDGE AND
REQUEST FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A UNETED STATES DISTRICT TUDGE
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1 REQUEST FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
2 The undersigned panty hereby declines to consent to the assignment of this case to a United
3 States Magistrate Judge for trial and disposition and hereby requests the reassignment of this case to a
4 United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, Oakland Division.
5 Ioeti. & Sensi. LLP
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7 Dated: July 3, 2007 By:
Richard Jl Idell
8 Oxy Sandel
Elizabeth J , Rest
9 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Gregory R. Raihnan and
10 Susan Raitinan, individually and as Trustees for
the Raifman Family Revocabie Trust Dated
U 7/2/U3, and Geldco Holdings, LLC, an Alaska
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I PROOF OF SERVICE
2 I am employed in the City and County of San Francisco, State of Caiitornia in the otiice oi a
_; member of the bar ofthis court at whose direction the foilowing service was made. I ani over the age of
eighteen years and not a party to the within action. My business address is Idell 8; Seite] 465 California
ii Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California 9¢ii0¢i».
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PLAINTIFFS’ DECLINATION TO PROCEED BEFORE A MAGISTRAIE JUDGE AND
7 REQUEST FOR REASSIGNMENI TO A UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
8 E by regular UNITED STA'l`l§S MAIL by placing a true and correct copy in a sealed enveiope
9 addressed as shown below. I am readiiy familiar with the practice otiideil Seitei & Rutchik for
coilection and processing oi"correspondence for mailing. According to that practice, items are
IU deposited with the United States Postai Service at San Francisco, Caiifornia on that same day
I I, with postage thereon Iuily prepaid. I ain aware that, on motion of the party served, service is
presumed invaiid if the postai cancellation date or the postage meter date is more than one day
I2 after the date of deposit for mailing stated in this afiidavit.
J3 E] by E—MAIL TRANSMISSION, by eiectroriicaily transtnitting a true and correct copy oi' the
I 4 CiOCUlTt€l'Il(S) iri Adobe Acrobat format to the electronic snail addresses indicated below:
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I6 Farbstein & Biackman, APC Vanessa A. Imberg, Esq.
yy 4I l Borel Avenue, Suite 425 Stoei Rives LL?
San Mateo, CA 94402 I I I Sutter Street, Suite 700
F8 Fax: 650-554-6240 San Francisco, CA QAIU4
Email: ·]Sb@f8l"bSI€i1I.COI11 Fax: 4I 5—676—3 000
J9 Attorneyfor Terry Green & Karren, Hendrix, Email: [email protected]
20 Stagg, Allen & C ompanjy, PC. [email protected]
Attorneys for Strategic Opportzmity Solutions.
I?} LLC a'/b/a Bzgjfalo Ranch & Spencer D.
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3 Robert S, Kraft, Esq. Steel Rives LLP
Bassi, Martini, lidliu & Blum LLP 600 University Street, Suite 3600
4 351 Caiifomia Street, Suite .200 Seattle, WA 98101
_ San F1'Z111C1SCO, CA 94104 Fax: 206-386-7500
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