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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October 29, 2006
Dispute Between Former 4Star Accounting Firm and Bankrtuptcy Trustee Heats UpNow posted in the documents section of the web site is a pleading recently filed by attorneys for Burgess & Company seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the Four Star bankruptcy Trustee. The Trustee filed suit against Burgess in 2005 accusing the CPA firm of malpractice in its role as former accountants for Four Star. The focus of the dispute now centers on whether the statute of limitations to file suit against Burgess had already expired when the Trustee filed its complaint in 2005. Issues surrounding when Four Star and its agents knew or should have known of the alleged Ponzi and financial fraud are in contention.
In a separate joint status report filed on October 4th, both the Trustee and Burgess stated that the court case may eventually be "stayed" by an on-going criminal investigation of Four Star. To quote the status report: "Stay may be requested given criminal charges being brought against all officers of Four Star."
Also posted in the documents section is a summary status report of the numerous adversarial proceedings filed by the Trustee. In recent months, the Trustee has settled a number of cases against defendants. According to a July filing, the Trustee has recovered more than $800,000 as a result of adversarial complaints. But the Trustee also listed litigation expenses for his recovery efforts at more than $300,000.
In at least three instances, the Trustee has “voluntarily dismissed” (in other words, withdrawn) complaints against defendants. These include lawsuits filed against Miles Woodlief, a former Four Star attorney who now represents Mark Cohn; James Fornari, a former Four Star attorney based in New York; and Irell & Manella, a Los Angeles law firm that had represented Four Star up until 2003. No explanation was given by the Trustee for the voluntary dismissals.
