10-Q 1 a81654e10-q.htm FORM 10-Q PERIOD END MARCH 31, 2002 Damson/Birtcher Realty Income Fund II
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FORM 10-Q
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For Quarter Ended March 31, 2002     Commission file number   0-14633

DAMSON/BIRTCHER REALTY INCOME FUND-II, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
13-3294820
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
  27611 La Paz Road, P.O. Box 30009, Laguna Niguel, California 92607-0009
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(949) 643-7700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report.)

     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 12(g), 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes [X]   No [   ]

 


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES OF NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — UNAUDITED
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
SIGNATURES


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DAMSON/BIRTCHER REALTY INCOME FUND-II, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2002

INDEX

           
Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
       
Item 1. Financial Statements
       
 
Statements of Net Assets in Liquidation — March 31, 2002 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2001 (Audited)
    3  
 
Statements of Changes of Net Assets in Liquidation — Three Months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 (Unaudited)
    4  
 
Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
    5  
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
    10  
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
    11  
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
       
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
    12  
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
    15  

 


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DAMSON/BIRTCHER REALTY INCOME FUND-II, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION

                   
      March 31,   December 31,
      2002   2001
     
 
ASSETS (Liquidation Basis)   (unaudited)        
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 4,034,000     $ 4,874,000  
Receivables, net
    3,000       2,000  
 
   
     
 
 
Total Assets
    4,037,000       4,876,000  
 
   
     
 
LIABILITIES (Liquidation Basis):
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    111,000       90,000  
Accrued expenses for liquidation
    229,000       534,000  
 
   
     
 
 
Total Liabilities
    340,000       624,000  
 
   
     
 
Net Assets in Liquidation
  $ 3,697,000     $ 4,252,000  
 
   
     
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES OF NET ASSETS IN LIQUIDATION
(Unaudited)

                   
      Three Months Ended
      March 31,
     
      2002   2001
     
 
Net assets in liquidation at beginning of period
  $ 4,252,000     $ 4,780,000  
 
   
     
 
Increase during period:
               
 
Operating activities:
               
 
Operating activities-interest income
    21,000       92,000  
 
   
     
 
 
    21,000       92,000  
 
   
     
 
Liquidating activities:
               
 
Distributions to partners
    (791,000 )      
 
Decrease in provision for liquidation expenses
    215,000        
 
   
     
 
 
    (576,000 )      
 
   
     
 
Net increase (decrease) in assets in liquidation
    (555,000 )     92,000  
 
   
     
 
Net assets in liquidation at end of period
  $ 3,697,000     $ 4,872,000  
 
   
     
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — UNAUDITED

(1) Accounting Policies
     
  The financial statements of Damson/Birtcher Realty Income Fund-II, Limited Partnership (the “Partnership”) included herein have been prepared by the General Partner, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. These financial statements include all adjustments which are of a normal recurring nature and, in the opinion of the General Partner, are necessary for a fair presentation. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Partnership’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

      The Partnership uses the liquidation basis of accounting.

      Sale of the Properties
     
  The Partnership sold five of its six remaining properties (including its 58% interest in Cooper Village Shopping Center) during the year ended December 31, 1999 and on February 9, 2000, sold its last remaining property.

(2) Transactions with Affiliates
     
  The Partnership has no employees and, accordingly, the General Partner and its affiliates perform services on behalf of the Partnership in connection with administering the affairs of the Partnership. The General Partner and affiliates are reimbursed for their general and administrative costs actually incurred and associated with services performed on behalf of the Partnership. For the three months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001 the Partnership incurred approximately $3,000 and $5,000, respectively, of such expenses.

(3) Commitments and Contingencies

     Litigation
     
  On May 6, 2002, Damson/Birtcher Realty Income Fund-I, Damson/Birtcher Realty Income Fund-II, and Real Estate Income Partners III (the “Partnerships”), their general partners and all other remaining defendants entered into a settlement agreement with the named plaintiffs in the Bigelow/Diversified Secondary Partnership Fund 1990 litigation and the Madison Partnership and ISA Partnership litigation. (Each of these matters is described more fully below.) Pursuant to the settlement agreement, the general partners and their insurer will contribute $2,500,000 to the Partnerships for distribution to all current limited partners according to an allocation formula that guarantees that the settlement amount received by the limited partners, plus all remaining funds available for distribution by the Partnerships, will be at least 6% more than the amount the limited partners received pursuant to the defendants’ 2000 settlement offer. Plaintiffs’ counsel will apply to the court for an award of attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses not to exceed $1,000,000, to be paid out

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d.)

(3)    Commitments and Contingencies (Cont’d.)

      Litigation (Cont’d.)
     
  of the settlement funds, with the attorneys’ fees portion of the application not to exceed $900,000. The general partners and the other remaining defendants have agreed to take no position on this application. Plaintiffs’ counsel also intend to apply to the court for incentive awards to the plaintiffs, not to exceed $30,000 in aggregate, which will be deducted from the award of attorneys’ fees. In exchange, both cases will be dismissed with prejudice and class members will release the Partnerships, their general partners and other defendants and their affiliates and insurers from any and all claims.
     
  The settlement has been submitted to the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Orange for preliminary approval. Assuming it gives preliminary approval, the Court then will authorize the Partnership to mail notice of the proposed settlement to all class members. If the members of the class wish to obtain the benefits of the settlement, they need do nothing in response to the notice. If any member of the class wishes to oppose the settlement, that member must make his or her objections known by filing a written statement with the Superior Court by a date certain in mid-June, which date will be specified in the notice. The settlement is subject to final approval by the Superior Court of the State of California, plus dismissal with prejudice of the Bigelow action by the Delaware Chancery Court.
     
  The settlement agreement contemplates final approval of the settlement and a final distribution of cash to limited partners in September 2002. We anticipate that the Partnerships will shortly thereafter wind up their operations, deregister their partnership interests under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and complete their dissolution.
     
  So far as is known to the General Partner, the Partnership is not subject to any material pending legal proceedings, except for the following:

      Bigelow Diversified Secondary Partnership Fund 1990 litigation
     
  On March 25, 1997, a Limited Partner named Bigelow/Diversified Secondary Partnership Fund 1990 L.P. filed a purported class action lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County against Damson/Birtcher Partners, Birtcher Investors, Birtcher/Liquidity Properties, Birtcher Investments, L.F. Special Fund II, L.P., L.F. Special Fund I, L.P., Arthur Birtcher, Ronald Birtcher, Robert Anderson, Richard G. Wollack and Brent R. Donaldson alleging breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract and seeking to enjoin the Partnership consent solicitation dated February 18, 1997 relating to the proposal to liquidate the Partnership’s properties and dissolve the Partnership. On April 18, 1997, the court denied the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction. On June 10, 1997, the court dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint on the basis of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens.
     
  In September 1998, Bigelow/Diversified Secondary Partnership 1990 filed suit in the Delaware Chancery Court against Damson/Birtcher Partners, Birtcher Investors, Birtcher/Liquidity Properties, Birtcher Investments, BREICORP, LF

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d.)

(3)    Commitments and Contingencies (Cont’d.)

      Litigation (Cont’d.)
     
  Bigelow Diversified Secondary Partnership Fund 1990 litigation (Cont’d.)
     
  Special Fund I, LP, LF Special Fund II. LP, Arthur Birtcher, Ronald Birtcher, Robert Anderson, Richard G. Wollack and Brent R. Donaldson alleging a purported class action on behalf of the limited partners of Damson/Birtcher Realty Income Fund-I, Damson/Birtcher Realty Income Fund-II and Real Estate Income Partners III alleging breach of fiduciary duty and incorporating the allegations set forth in the previously dismissed March 25, 1997 complaint filed in the Court of Chancery of Philadelphia County.
     
  In March 2000, defendants informed the Court and plaintiff that they would bring a Motion for Summary Judgment against the named plaintiff based upon the allegations set forth in plaintiff’s complaint. On April 4, 2000, plaintiff filed its First Amended Class Action and Derivative Complaint against Damson/Birtcher Partners, Birtcher Investors, Birtcher/Liquidity Properties, Birtcher Partners, Birtcher Properties, Birtcher Ltd., Birtcher Investments, BREICORP, L.F. Special Fund II, L.P., L.F. Special Fund I, L.P., Liquidity Fund Asset Management, Inc., Arthur Birtcher, Ronald Birtcher, Robert Anderson, Richard G. Wollack and Brent R. Donaldson, the Partnership, Damson/Birtcher Realty Income Fund-I and Real Estate Income Partners III, alleging breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and a derivative claim for breach of fiduciary duty. Defendants have answered the First Amended Complaint.
     
  In October 2000, the Partnership and the General Partner entered into a settlement agreement with Grape Investors, LLC, one of the Partnership’s limited partners, pursuant to which Grape Investors agreed to accept a distribution of its ratable share of the funds held by the Partnership to settle this lawsuit and all other claims (including the Madison Partnership and ISA Partnership litigation referred to below). As the holder of an approximate 5.97% limited partner interest, Grape Investors was the single largest limited partner interest holder. The distribution to Grape was approximately $538,000.
     
  On October 27, 2000, defendants sought permission of the court to communicate an offer to settle to individual limited partners of the Partnership. Plaintiff’s counsel opposed that motion. On December 4, 2000, the court ruled that defendants could communicate an offer to settle to individual limited partners.
     
  Thereafter, on December 12, 2000, the Partnership and the General Partner mailed to the limited partners an offer to settle this lawsuit and all other claims (including the Madison Partnership and ISA Partnership Litigation referenced below) for payment of each settling limited partner’s pro rata share of the proceeds available for distribution from liquidation of the Partnership’s properties (approximately $171 per $1,000 of original investment interest) plus a nominal payment of $1.00 from the General Partner for an assignment of all of a settling limited partner’s interest in the Partnership to the General Partner. Limited partners holding approximately 42.22% of the

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d.)

(3)    Commitments and Contingencies (Cont’d.)

      Litigation (Cont’d.)
     
  Bigelow Diversified Secondary Partnership Fund 1990 litigation (Cont’d.)
     
  interests (including the Grape Investors Settlement) in the Partnership settled on these terms.
     
  The aggregate distribution in connection with the December 12, 2000 offer, which was reflected as an accrual at December 31, 2000, was approximately $3,271,000.
     
  On March 6, 2001, all of the defendants other than the Partnership and the general partner filed a motion to be dismissed from the case. Plaintiff filed responsive papers. The court held oral argument in July 2001, and in a Memorandum Opinion dated December 4, 2001, dismissed all of the defendants (other than the Partnership and the general partner) from the breach of contract claim.
     
  On December 4, 2001, the Partnership and the General Partner mailed to the limited partners a second offer to settle this lawsuit and all other claims (including the Madison Partnership and ISA Partnership Litigation referenced below) for payment of each settling limited partner’s pro rata share of the proceeds available for distribution from liquidation of the Partnership’s properties (approximately $159 per $1,000 of original investment interest) plus a nominal payment of $1.00 from the General Partners for an assignment of all of a settling limited partner’s interest in the Partnership to the General Partner. As of December 31, 2001, limited partners holding approximately 5.15% of the interests in the Partnership settled on these terms and an additional 9.45% settled on February 28, 2002.
     
  The aggregate distribution in connection with the December 4, 2001 offer, was approximately $1,222,000, of which $431,000 was paid on December 31, 2001 and $791,000 was paid on February 28, 2002. Limited partners holding a total aggregate of approximately 56.83% of the interests in the Partnership have now settled.

      Madison Partnership and ISA Partnership Litigation
     
  On April 2, 1999, Madison Partnership Liquidity Investors XVI, LLC and ISA Partnership Liquidity Investors filed a purported class and derivative action in the California Superior Court in Orange County, California against Damson Birtcher Partners, Birtcher/Liquidity Properties, Birtcher Partners, Birtcher Investors, Birtcher Investments, Birtcher Limited, Breicorp, LF Special Fund II, L.P., Liquidity Fund Asset Management, Inc., Robert M. Anderson, Brent R. Donaldson, Arthur B. Birtcher, Ronald E. Birtcher, and Richard G. Wollack, Defendants, and Damson/Birtcher Realty Income Fund-I, Damson/Birtcher Realty Income Fund-II, and Real Estate Income Partners III, Nominal Defendants. The complaint asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract. The gravamen of the complaint is that the General Partners of these limited partnerships have not undertaken all reasonable efforts to expedite liquidation of the Partnerships’ properties and to maximize the returns to the

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Cont’d.)
     
(3)   Commitments and Contingencies (Cont’d.)

      Litigation (Cont’d.)
     
  Madison Partnership and ISA Partnership Litigation (Cont’d.)
     
  Partnerships’ limited partners. The complaint seeks unspecified monetary damages, attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses, and an order for dissolution of the partnerships and appointment of an independent liquidating trustee.
     
  On August 14, 2000, plaintiffs petitioned the court for an order certifying the action as a class action. Plaintiffs also asked the court to issue a writ mandating that the Partnership immediately distribute all liquidation proceeds to the limited partners. On December 19, 2000, the court denied both motions. The case is currently proceeding only as a derivative action. At a status conference on May 25, 2001, the plaintiffs asked for the court to set a trial date approximately one year later. The court set the trial for May 6, 2002.
     
  On August 10, 2001, defendants filed a motion for summary adjudication of plaintiff’s claim for breach of fiduciary duty. The motion was heard on September 11, 2001. On December 4, 2001, the court granted defendants’ motion and dismissed plaintiff’s claim for breach of fiduciary duty.
     
  On March 4, 2002, defendants filed a motion for summary adjudication of their sole remaining claim for breach of contract. On April 2, 2002, the court granted this motion and dismissed the action against all defendants except the general partner, its partners and Arthur B. Birtcher.
     
  On March 15, 2002, plaintiffs filed a motion for leave to file a second amended complaint, based upon allegations of breach of contract, intentional interference with contractual relations and intentional interference with prospective economic advantage. The court denied this motion on April 9, 2002.
     
  As noted above, limited partners holding approximately 56.83% of the interests in the Partnership have settled this (and all other) cases against the Partnership and the General Partner as of February 28, 2002.

(4)    Accrued Expenses for Liquidation
     
  Accrued expenses for liquidation as of March 31, 2002, includes estimates of costs to be incurred in carrying out the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership through September 10, 2002. These costs include estimates of legal fees, accounting fees, tax preparation and filing fees and other professional services. During the three months ended March 31, 2002, the Partnership incurred $90,000 of such expenses. The General Partner re-evaluated the estimated costs to wind up and dissolve the Partnership given the pending settlement of the on-going litigation. The provision for liquidation expenses was accordingly reduced by $215,000 to reflect the projected liquidation in September 2002.
     
  The actual costs could vary from the related provisions due to the uncertainty involved in making such projections and the fact that any delays may increase future costs.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     Liquidity and Capital Resources

     Sale of the Properties
     
  The Partnership sold all of its remaining properties (including its 58% interest in Cooper Village Shopping Center) by February 9, 2000.

     Other Matters
     
  The Partnership made no regular distributions during the year ended December 31, 2001 or during the three months ended March 31, 2002.
     
  As of February 9, 2000, the Partnership had sold all of its operating properties. Two lawsuits remain pending against the Partnership and its General Partner and certain of its affiliates that seek, among other things, unspecified monetary damages. The Partnership Agreement mandates that the General Partner provide for all of the Partnership’s liabilities and obligations, including contingent liabilities, before distributing liquidation proceeds to its partners. Therefore, the amount and timing of any distribution of liquidation proceeds will be determined by the General Partner in light of these and other relevant considerations. See “Legal Proceedings” for further discussion.

     Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2002
     
  The Partnership completed the sale of all of its remaining properties in four separate transactions by February 2000. The Partnership’s operating results have been reflected on the Statements of Changes of Net Assets in Liquidation.
     
  For the three months ended March 31, 2002 and 2001, interest income was approximately $21,000 and $92,000, respectively.
     
  Interest income resulted from the temporary investment of Partnership working capital. The decrease in interest income was primarily related to the decrease in cash and cash equivalent balances that resulted from the distribution of cash to the limited partners in conjunction with the offer to settle and from the reduced rates-of-return experienced on Certificates of Deposit.
     
  Accrued expenses for liquidation as of March 31, 2002, includes estimates of costs to be incurred in carrying out the dissolution and liquidation of the Partnership through September 10, 2002. These costs include estimates of legal fees, accounting fees, tax preparation and filing fees and other professional services. The General Partner re-evaluated the estimated costs to wind up and dissolve the Partnership given the pending settlement of the on-going litigation. The provision for liquidation expenses was accordingly reduced by $215,000 to reflect the projected liquidation in September 2002.
     
  The actual costs could vary from the related provisions due to the uncertainty involved in making such projections and the fact that any delays may increase future costs.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Cont’d.)

     Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2002 (Cont’d.)
     
  Liquidation expenses incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2002 include charges of $3,000 from the General Partner and its affiliates for services rendered in connection with administering the affairs of the Partnership. Also included in liquidation expenses incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2002 are direct charges of $87,000, relating to audit fees, tax preparation fees, legal and professional fees, costs incurred in providing information to the Limited Partners and other miscellaneous costs.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
     
  As of March 31, 2002, the Partnership had cash equivalents of $3,103,000 invested in an interest-bearing certificate of deposit. This investment is subject to interest rate risk due to changes in interest rates upon maturity. Declines in interest rates over time would reduce Partnership interest income.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
     
  On May 6, 2002, Damson/Birtcher Realty Income Fund-I, Damson/Birtcher Realty Income Fund-II, and Real Estate Income Partners III (the “Partnerships”), their general partners and all other remaining defendants entered into a settlement agreement with the named plaintiffs in the Bigelow/Diversified Secondary Partnership Fund 1990 litigation and the Madison Partnership and ISA Partnership litigation. (Each of these matters is described more fully below.) Pursuant to the settlement agreement, the general partners and their insurer will contribute $2,500,000 to the Partnerships for distribution to all current limited partners according to an allocation formula that guarantees that the settlement amount received by the limited partners, plus all remaining funds available for distribution by the Partnerships, will be at least 6% more than the amount the limited partners received pursuant to the defendants’ 2000 settlement offer. Plaintiffs’ counsel will apply to the court for an award of attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses not to exceed $1,000,000, to be paid out of the settlement funds, with the attorneys’ fees portion of the application not to exceed $900,000. The general partners and the other remaining defendants have agreed to take no position on this application. Plaintiffs’ counsel also intend to apply to the court for incentive awards to the plaintiffs, not to exceed $30,000 in aggregate, which will be deducted from the award of attorneys’ fees. In exchange, both cases will be dismissed with prejudice and class members will release the Partnerships, their general partners and other defendants and their affiliates and insurers from any and all claims.
     
  The settlement has been submitted to the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Orange for preliminary approval. Assuming it gives preliminary approval, the Court then will authorize the Partnership to mail notice of the proposed settlement to all class members. If the members of the class wish to obtain the benefits of the settlement, they need do nothing in response to the notice. If any member of the class wishes to oppose the settlement, that member must make his or her objections known by filing a written statement with the Superior Court by a date certain in mid-June, which date will be specified in the notice. The settlement is subject to final approval by the Superior Court of the State of California, plus dismissal with prejudice of the Bigelow action by the Delaware Chancery Court.
     
  The settlement agreement contemplates final approval of the settlement and a final distribution of cash to limited partners in September 2002. We anticipate that the Partnerships will shortly thereafter wind up their operations, deregister their partnership interests under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and complete their dissolution.
     
  So far as is known to the General Partner, the Partnership is not subject to any material pending legal proceedings, except for the following:

      Bigelow Diversified Secondary Partnership Fund 1990 litigation
     
  On March 25, 1997, a Limited Partner named Bigelow/Diversified Secondary Partnership Fund 1990 L.P. filed a purported class action lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County against Damson/Birtcher Partners, Birtcher Investors, Birtcher/Liquidity Properties, Birtcher Investments, L.F.

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ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (Cont’d.)
     
  Bigelow Diversified Secondary Partnership Fund 1990 litigation (Cont’d.)
     
  Special Fund II, L.P., L.F. Special Fund I, L.P., Arthur Birtcher, Ronald Birtcher, Robert Anderson, Richard G. Wollack and Brent R. Donaldson alleging breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract and seeking to enjoin the Partnership consent solicitation dated February 18, 1997 relating to the proposal to liquidate the Partnership’s properties and dissolve the Partnership. On April 18, 1997, the court denied the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction. On June 10, 1997, the court dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint on the basis of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens.
     
  In September 1998, Bigelow/Diversified Secondary Partnership 1990 filed suit in the Delaware Chancery Court against Damson/Birtcher Partners, Birtcher Investors, Birtcher/Liquidity Properties, Birtcher Investments, BREICORP, LF Special Fund I, LP, LF Special Fund II. LP, Arthur Birtcher, Ronald Birtcher, Robert Anderson, Richard G. Wollack and Brent R. Donaldson alleging a purported class action on behalf of the limited partners of Damson/Birtcher Realty Income Fund-I, Damson/Birtcher Realty Income Fund-II and Real Estate Income Partners III alleging breach of fiduciary duty and incorporating the allegations set forth in the previously dismissed March 25, 1997 complaint filed in the Court of Chancery of Philadelphia County.
     
  In March 2000, defendants informed the Court and plaintiff that they would bring a Motion for Summary Judgment against the named plaintiff based upon the allegations set forth in plaintiff’s complaint. On April 4, 2000, plaintiff filed its First Amended Class Action and Derivative Complaint against Damson/Birtcher Partners, Birtcher Investors, Birtcher/Liquidity Properties, Birtcher Partners, Birtcher Properties, Birtcher Ltd., Birtcher Investments, BREICORP, L.F. Special Fund II, L.P., L.F. Special Fund I, L.P., Liquidity Fund Asset Management, Inc., Arthur Birtcher, Ronald Birtcher, Robert Anderson, Richard G. Wollack and Brent R. Donaldson, the Partnership, Damson/Birtcher Realty Income Fund-I and Real Estate Income Partners III, alleging breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and a derivative claim for breach of fiduciary duty. Defendants have answered the First Amended Complaint.
     
  In October 2000, the Partnership and the General Partner entered into a settlement agreement with Grape Investors, LLC, one of the Partnership’s limited partners, pursuant to which Grape Investors agreed to accept a distribution of its ratable share of the funds held by the Partnership to settle this lawsuit and all other claims (including the Madison Partnership and ISA Partnership litigation referred to below). As the holder of an approximate 5.97% limited partner interest, Grape Investors was the single largest limited partner interest holder. The distribution to Grape was approximately $538,000.
     
  On October 27, 2000, defendants sought permission of the court to communicate an offer to settle to individual limited partners of the Partnership. Plaintiff’s counsel opposed that motion. On December 4, 2000, the court ruled that defendants could communicate an offer to settle to individual limited partners.
     
  Thereafter, on December 12, 2000, the Partnership and the General Partner mailed to the limited partners an offer to settle this lawsuit and all other claims (including the Madison Partnership and ISA Partnership Litigation referenced below) for payment of each settling limited partner’s pro rata share of the proceeds available for distribution from liquidation of the

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ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (Cont’d.)

     Bigelow Diversified Secondary Partnership Fund 1990 litigation (Cont’d.)
     
  Partnership’s properties (approximately $171 per $1,000 of original investment interest) plus a nominal payment of $1.00 from the General Partner for an assignment of all of a settling limited partner’s interest in the Partnership to the General Partner. Limited partners holding approximately 42.22% of the interests (including the Grape Investors Settlement) in the Partnership settled on these terms.
     
  The aggregate distribution in connection with the December 12, 2000 offer, which was reflected as an accrual at December 31, 2000, was approximately $3,271,000.
     
  On March 6, 2001, all of the defendants other than the Partnership and the general partner filed a motion to be dismissed from the case. Plaintiff filed responsive papers. The court held oral argument in July 2001, and in a Memorandum Opinion dated December 4, 2001, dismissed all of the defendants (other than the Partnership and the general partner) from the breach of contract claim.
     
  On December 4, 2001, the Partnership and the General Partner mailed to the limited partners a second offer to settle this lawsuit and all other claims (including the Madison Partnership and ISA Partnership Litigation referenced below) for payment of each settling limited partner’s pro rata share of the proceeds available for distribution from liquidation of the Partnership’s properties (approximately $159 per $1,000 of original investment interest) plus a nominal payment of $1.00 from the General Partners for an assignment of all of a settling limited partner’s interest in the Partnership to the General Partner. As of December 31, 2001, limited partners holding approximately 5.15% of the interests in the Partnership settled on these terms and an additional 9.45% settled on February 28, 2002.
     
  The aggregate distribution in connection with the December 4, 2001 offer, was approximately $1,222,000, of which $431,000 was paid on December 31, 2001 and $791,000 was paid on February 28, 2002. Limited partners holding a total aggregate of approximately 56.83% of the interests in the Partnership have now settled.

      Madison Partnership and ISA Partnership Litigation
     
  On April 2, 1999, Madison Partnership Liquidity Investors XVI, LLC and ISA Partnership Liquidity Investors filed a purported class and derivative action in the California Superior Court in Orange County, California against Damson Birtcher Partners, Birtcher/Liquidity Properties, Birtcher Partners, Birtcher Investors, Birtcher Investments, Birtcher Limited, Breicorp, LF Special Fund II, L.P., Liquidity Fund Asset Management, Inc., Robert M. Anderson, Brent R. Donaldson, Arthur B. Birtcher, Ronald E. Birtcher, and Richard G. Wollack,

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ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (Cont’d.)
     
  Madison Partnership and ISA Partnership Litigation (Cont’d.)
     
  Defendants, and Damson/Birtcher Realty Income Fund-I, Damson/Birtcher Realty Income Fund-II, and Real Estate Income Partners III, Nominal Defendants. The complaint asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract. The gravamen of the complaint is that the General Partners of these limited partnerships have not undertaken all reasonable efforts to expedite liquidation of the Partnerships’ properties and to maximize the returns to the Partnerships’ limited partners. The complaint seeks unspecified monetary damages, attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses, and an order for dissolution of the partnerships and appointment of an independent liquidating trustee.
     
  On August 14, 2000, plaintiffs petitioned the court for an order certifying the action as a class action. Plaintiffs also asked the court to issue a writ mandating that the Partnership immediately distribute all liquidation proceeds to the limited partners. On December 19, 2000, the court denied both motions. The case is currently proceeding only as a derivative action. At a status conference on May 25, 2001, the plaintiffs asked for the court to set a trial date approximately one year later. The court set the trial for May 6, 2002.
     
  On August 10, 2001, defendants filed a motion for summary adjudication of plaintiff’s claim for breach of fiduciary duty. The motion was heard on September 11, 2001. On December 4, 2001, the court granted defendants’ motion and dismissed plaintiff’s claim for breach of fiduciary duty.
     
  On March 4, 2002, defendants filed a motion for summary adjudication of their sole remaining claim for breach of contract. On April 2, 2002, the court granted this motion and dismissed the action against all defendants except the general partner, its partners and Arthur B. Birtcher.
     
  On March 15, 2002, plaintiffs filed a motion for leave to file a second amended complaint, based upon allegations of breach of contract, intentional interference with contractual relations and intentional interference with prospective economic advantage. The court denied this motion on April 9, 2002.
     
  As noted above, limited partners holding approximately 56.83% of the interests in the Partnership have settled this (and all other) cases against the Partnership and the General Partner as of February 28, 2002.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
     
       a) Exhibits: None.
 
       b) Reports on Form 8-K: None filed in the quarter ended March 31, 2002.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

DAMSON/BIRTCHER REALTY INCOME FUND-II

                 
By: BIRTCHER/LIQUIDITY
PROPERTIES
(General Partner)
  By: BIRTCHER INVESTORS,
a California limited partnership
 
        By: BIRTCHER INVESTMENTS,
a California general partnership,
General Partner of Birtcher Investors
 
          By: BIRTCHER LIMITED,
a California limited partnership,
General Partner of Birtcher Investments
 
            By: BREICORP,
a California corporation,
formerly known as Birtcher
Real Estate Inc., General
Partner of Birtcher Limited
 
Date: May 14, 2002           By: /s/  Robert M. Anderson

Robert M. Anderson
Executive Director
BREICORP
 
      By: LF Special Fund I, L.P.,
a California limited partnership
 
        By: Liquidity Fund Asset Management, Inc.,
a California corporation, General
Partner of LF Special Fund I, L.P.
 
Date: May 14, 2002       By: /s/ Brent R. Donaldson

Brent R. Donaldson
President
Liquidity Fund Asset Management, Inc.

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