In Re: William Edward Rice
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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United States District Court Central District of California
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1111 IN RE: WILLIAM EDWARD RICE Case No. 8:20-cv-00765-ODW
1122 Debtor. Bankruptcy Case No. 8:20-bk-10275-CB
1133 1144 1155 WILLIAM EDWARD RICE, ORDER DENYING APPLICATION
FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING
1166 Appellant, ORDER AND MOTION TO STAY 1177 vs. CASE PENDING APPEAL [7] [11]
1188 KRISTOFFER J. KAUFMANN et al.
1199 Appellees. 2200 I. INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND 2211 Debtor William Edward Rice, movant and Appellant, is a member of Highland 2222 Property Development LLC and shareholder in Highland Property Construction, Inc. 2233 (Decl. of William Edward Rice (“Rice Decl.”) ¶¶ 5–6, ECF No. 9.) Appellees 2244 Kristoffer J. Kaufman and Gary P. Downs are also part owners and shareholders of 2255 these companies. (Rice Decl. ¶¶ 5–6.) Disputes arose between Rice and other 2266 members of Highland Property Development LLC and shareholders of Highland 2277 Property Construction, Inc. (Rice Decl. ¶¶ 7–8.)…