UPCOMING COURT HEARINGS & BASIC INFO
Presiding Judge in Mark F. Cohn criminal case:
Judge Philip S. Gutierrez
U.S. District Court - Central District California
Roybal Federal Building
255 E. Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA. 90012
(213) 894-1565
CASE NO.: 07-01104
Presiding Judge in Four Star investor civil class
action:
Judge Anthony Mohr
Los Angeles Superior Court
600 South Commonwealth Ave.
Dept. 309
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 351-8590
CASE NO.: BC 310846
Presiding Judge in Four Star, Anson, & Garrett bankruptcies:
Judge Thomas Donovan
U.S. Bankruptcy Court
255 East Temple St.
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 894-3728
CASE NOS.: LA 03-37579, LA 06-16126-TD, & LA 05-12488
Chap 7 Trustee Garrett Bankruptcy:
Alberta P. Stahl
221 North Figueroa St.
Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90012
PH: (213) 580-7977
FAX: (213) 482-1647
CASE NO.: LA 05-12488
Chap 7 Trustee Anson Bankruptcy:
Heide Kurtz
2515 South Western Avenue
Suite 11
San Pedro, CA 90732-4643
PH: (310) 832-3604
CASE NO.: LA 06-16126-TD
Chap 7 Trustee Four Star Bankruptcy:
Richard Marshack
26632 Towne Center Drive, Suite 300
Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
EMAIL: RMarshack@shbllp.com
PH: (949) 340-3400
FAX: (949) 340-3000
CASE NO.: LA 03-37579
U.S. Attorney's Office:
Evan J. Davis
Assistant United States Attorney in charge of Four Star criminal case
The U.S. Attorney's Office - Central District of California
300 North Los Angeles Street
Room 7211
Los Angeles, California 90012
Phone: (213) 894-4850
EMAIL: Evan.Davis@usdoj.gov
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Carolyn Nakamura
Special Agent in charge of Four Star investigation
FBI - Los Angeles
11000 Wilshire Blvd., #1700
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310) 996-3915
Disclaimer: The "Four Star Financial Services, LLC" entity referred to throughout this site is in no way associated with "Four Star Financial, Inc." - the Indiana mortgage broker.
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September 20, 2006
Mark Cohn Denied New TrialAccording to court records, on January 18th, 2006, the U.S. Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit rejected former Four Star executive Mark Cohn’s demand for a new trial in his criminal case. Cohn was convicted of telemarketing fraud in 2003 (U.S.A. v. Cohn, Case No. CR-01-374-AMD) and is currently serving a federal prison sentence of more than four years. In its ruling, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (Case No. 04-4283) cited a lower court opinion that criticized Cohn’s filing of numerous motions for a new trial:
"Never in the living memory of this court has there been encountered a more blatantly transparent attempt by a convicted defendant to thwart the orderly progress of post-verdict criminal proceedings than is demonstrated by the manipulation evidenced in this record … As for the serial motions for a new trial, the court has exhaustively considered the defendant’s contentions and has repeatedly rejected them. It is perfectly obvious that the successor counsel has simply shifted the defense strategy on the basis of 20/20 hindsight in an attempt to undo the jury verdict, which is a product of a fundamentally fair trial, during which (the defendant) vigorously contested the government’s evidence."
