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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G/A

(Rule 13d-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO
RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*

Cherokee International Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
164450108
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2005
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

     þ Rule 13d-1(b)

     o Rule 13d-1(c)

     o Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No.
 
164450108 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:
Green River Management I, L.L.C.
   
  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY): 
    06- 1503286
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

  (a)   o
  (b)   o
     
3   SEC USE ONLY:
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:
   
  Delaware
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER:
     
NUMBER OF   1,070,126
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER:
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
REPORTING    
PERSON   1,070,126
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:
     
    0
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:
   
  1,070,126
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9):
   
  5.6%**
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
   
  OO
*   SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
 
**   SEE ITEM 4(b).

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CUSIP No.
 
164450108 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:
Green River Offshore Fund Management Company, L.L.C.
   
  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY): 
    06-1510782
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

  (a)   o
  (b)   o
     
3   SEC USE ONLY:
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:
   
  Delaware
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER:
     
NUMBER OF   1,070,126
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER:
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
REPORTING    
PERSON   1,070,126
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:
     
    0
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:
   
  1,070,126
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9):
   
  5.6%**
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
   
  OO
*   SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
 
**   SEE ITEM 4(b).

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CUSIP No.
 
164450108 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS:
Mark McGrath
   
  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY): 
   
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

  (a)   o
  (b)   o
     
3   SEC USE ONLY:
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:
   
  U.S. Citizen
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER:
     
NUMBER OF   1,070,126
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER:
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
REPORTING    
PERSON   1,070,126
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:
     
    0
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:
   
  1,070,126
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9):
   
  5.6%**
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
   
  IN
*   SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
 
**   SEE ITEM 4(b).

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SCHEDULE 13G/A
     This amendment number one to Schedule 13G (the “Schedule 13G/A”) is being filed on behalf of Green River Management I, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“Green River Management”) and Green River Offshore Fund Management Company, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“Green River Offshore Management,” and together with Green River Management, “Green River”), and Mr. Mark McGrath, principal of Green River.
     This Schedule 13G/A relates to the shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Shares”), of Cherokee International Corporation, a Delaware corporation, purchased by Green River for the account of (i) Green River Fund I, L.P. (“Green River I”), of which Green River Management is the general partner, (ii) Green River Fund II, L.P. (“Green River II”), of which Green River Management is the general partner, (iii) Green River Offshore Fund, Ltd. (“Green River Offshore”), to which Green River Offshore Management acts as investment manager.
     
Item 1(a)
  Name of Issuer.
 
   
 
  Cherokee International Corporation
 
   
Item 1(b)
  Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices.
 
   
 
  2841 Dow Avenue
Tustin, CA 92780
 
   
Item 2(a)
  Name of Person Filing.
 
   
 
  Green River Management I, L.L.C., Green River Offshore Fund Management Company, L.L.C. and Mark McGrath
 
   
Item 2(b)
  Address of Principal Business Office, or, if none, Residence.
 
   
 
  610 Fifth Avenue, Suite 305
New York, NY 10020
 
   
Item 2(c)
  Citizenship or Place of Organization.
 
   
 
  Green River Management and Green River Offshore Management are each a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Mark McGrath is the principal of Green River and a United States citizen.
 
   
Item 2(d)
  Title of Class of Securities.
 
   
 
  Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

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Item 2(e)       CUSIP Number.
 
           
        164450108
 
           
Item 3       If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
 
           
(a)   o   Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
 
           
(b)   o   Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
 
           
(c)   o   Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
 
           
(d)   o   Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
 
           
(e)   þ   An investment advisor in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
 
           
(f)   o   An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
 
           
(g)   o   A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
 
           
(h)   o   A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
 
           
(i)   o   A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).
 
           
(j)   o   Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
 
           
Item 4       Ownership.
 
           
 
      (a)   Green River and Mr. McGrath are the beneficial owners of 1,070,126 Common Shares.
 
           
 
      (b)   Green River and Mr. McGrath are the beneficial owners of 5.6% of the outstanding Common Shares. This percentage is determined by dividing 1,070,126 by 19,232,111, the number of Common Shares issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2005, as reported in the Form 10-Q filed on November 16, 2005 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
           
 
      (c)   Green River Management, as the general partner of Green River I and Green River II, has the sole power to vote and dispose of the 437,571 Common Shares held by Green River I and Green River II. Green River Offshore Management, as the investment manager of Green River Offshore, has the sole power to vote and dispose of the 632,555 Common Shares held by Green River Offshore. As the principal of Green River, Mr. McGrath may direct the vote and disposition of the 1,070,126 Common Shares beneficially owned by Green River.

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  The filing of this Schedule 13G/A shall not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of any of the 1,070,126 shares of Common Shares owned by Green River I, Green River II, or Green River Offshore. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4, each of the Reporting Persons disclaims all such beneficial ownership.
 
   
Item 5
  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
 
   
 
  Inapplicable.
 
   
Item 6
  Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
 
   
 
  Inapplicable.
 
   
Item 7
  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported On by the Parent Holding Company.
 
   
 
  Inapplicable.
 
   
Item 8
  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
 
   
 
  Inapplicable.
 
   
Item 9
  Notice of Dissolution of Group.
 
   
 
  Inapplicable.
 
   
Item 10
  Certification.
 
   
 
  By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
 
   
Exhibits
  Exhibit 1
 
   
 
  Joint Filing Agreement dated February 14, 2006, between Green River and Mark McGrath.

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SIGNATURE
     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 14, 2006
         
  Green River Management I, L.L.C.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Mark McGrath    
    Mark McGrath, Principal   
       
 
         
  Green River Offshore Fund Management Company, L.L.C.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Mark McGrath    
    Mark McGrath, Principal   
       
 
         
     
  /s/ Mark McGrath    
  Mark McGrath   
     
 

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