The RICO Enterprise and the Racketeering Actors
Jesse S. Finlayson
Accountability dossier

Jesse S. Finlayson

Attorney at Finlayson Toffer Roosevelt & Lilly LLP; counsel for Chapter 7 trustee Christopher R. Barclay.

Chapter 7 trustee counsel

Record-linked conduct

  • signed the ECF 124 motion asking the Bankruptcy Court to approve four settlements and the trustee's execution of the TopDevz Unanimous Written Consent. Bankr. ECF 124, pp. 1-2, 29
  • trustee-counsel fee applications record calls and emails with Hays and Carpenter about resolution options, dismissal, and related state-court matters. Consolidated Appendix Ex. 90, Bates 3052-3054, 3155-3156, 3198-3199
  • signed the ECF 288 sale motion proposing a $100,000 sale of the defensive appellate rights and TopDevz interest to Davis and TopDevz. Bankr. ECF 288, pp. 1, 4-8, 31
Focused record proof

Documents naming, authorizing, contradicting, or materially affecting this role

Bankruptcy Authority Chain | Ex. 90

Trustee-counsel fee entries show communications with Hays and Carpenter

Supports a timeline of communications among estate counsel, Hays, and Carpenter about Davis/TopDevz matters and related state-court actions.

Fee entries reference calls or emails with E. Hays and S. Carpenter about resolution options and state-court appearances.
FTRL fee applications Consolidated Appendix Vol. 8, Ex. 90, Bates 3001, 3052-3054, 3155-3156, 3198-3199 Open record
Bankruptcy Orders | ECF 159

The Bankruptcy Court approved the four settlements described in ECF 124

The order identifies the Davis/TopDevz settlement, its $100,000 payment, and the dismissal, release, claim-treatment, and lien terms approved by the court.

The order states that the court grants the motion and approves all four settlements.
Order granting trustee motion to approve settlements Bankr. S.D. Cal. No. 24-00617-CL7, ECF 159, pp. 1-10 Open record
Abandonment-to-Sale Record | ECF 197

The trustee proposed abandoning the appellate rights and TopDevz interest at $0.00

The notice lists the property at $0.00 and states that abandonment would return it to Rajaee because it could not be liquidated for creditors.

The form lists an estimated value of $0.00; the addendum reserves a sale if a better bona fide offer appears.
Trustee notice of proposed abandonment Bankr. S.D. Cal. No. 24-00617-CL7, ECF 197, pp. 1, 4-6 Open record
Abandonment-to-Sale Record | ECF 288

The trustee proposed the negotiated $100,000 sale to Davis and TopDevz

The motion defines Davis and TopDevz as the buyers, recounts the $80,000 opposition offer, and states that negotiations produced a $100,000 purchase price.

The motion says the proposed abandoned assets would be sold to Davis and TopDevz for $100,000.
Trustee motion to approve sale Bankr. S.D. Cal. No. 24-00617-CL7, ECF 288, pp. 1, 4-8 Open record
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