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                                     Background                                       
               Some of the facts and certain documents have been stipulated           
          for trial pursuant to Rule 91 and are found accordingly.  The               
          Court incorporates the parties' stipulations in this opinion by             
          reference.                                                                  
               At the times their respective petitions herein were filed,             
          RCR #4, RCR #6, and OGT 90 each maintained its principal place of           
          business either in Burns, Oregon, or in Herald, California.                 
          A.  Overview                                                                
               Walter J. Hoyt III (Mr. Hoyt), is a general partner of each            
          of the three sheep breeding partnerships that are involved in the           
          instant cases--RCR #4, RCR #6, and OGT 90.  From 1981 through the           
          time of the trial in the instant cases, Mr. Hoyt organized,                 
          promoted to numerous investors, and operated as a general partner           
          a total of nine separate sheep breeding partnerships.  These nine           
          partnerships were formed and began operating in the years                   
          indicated as follows:                                                       
                     Partnership                  Year                                
          River City Ranches #1 (RCR #1)          1981                                
          River City Ranches #2 (RCR #2)          1982                                
          River City Ranches #3 (RCR #3)          1983                                
               RCR #4                                  1984                           
               River City Ranches #5 (RCR #5)          1985                           
               RCR #6                        1986                                     
               River City Ranches #5-2 (RCR #5-2)      1987                           
               Ovine Genetic Technology 1987 (OGT 87)  1987                           
               OGT 90                                  1990                           








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