rmi7lettertosec022610.htm
[Letterhead
of Baker McKenzie, LLP]
VIA
EDGAR
February
26, 2010
Jessica
Barberich
Assistant
Chief Accountant
Division
of Corporation Finance
United
States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington,
D.C. 20549
RE:
Redwood
Mortgage Investors VII,
a California Limited Partnership
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2008
File No.
0-19992
Dear Ms.
Barberich:
We
represent Redwood Mortgage Investors VII, a California Limited Partnership (the
“Partnership”). This letter is in reference to the comment letter,
dated January 6, 2010, from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
related to the above filing.
As I
discussed with Duc Dang, SEC Staff Attorney, the Partnership would like
additional time to respond to this comment letter and consequently the
Partnership plans to send its response by or before March 12,
2010. Please contact me know if this schedule is in any way a
problem.
Sincerely,
/s/
Stephen J. Schrader
Stephen
J. Schrader