JERRYS FAMOUS DELI INC
SC 13D/A, 2000-07-13
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                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13D

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


                            Jerry's Famous Deli, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, No Par Value
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                          (Title of Class of Securities)

                                 1208 099 430
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                           Robert S. Barry, Jr., Esq.
                                 Loeb & Loeb LLP
         10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, CA 90067
                                (310) 282-2000
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           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
                     to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                 July 3, 2000
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            (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

   If the  filing  person has  previously filed a  statement on Schedule 13G to
report the  acquisition  which  is the  subject  of this  Schedule 13D,  and is
filing this  schedule  because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4),  check the following
box / /.

   NOTE:  Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.

   *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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

   The information  required on 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. 1208 0999 430               13D                 Page  2  of  6  Pages
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 (1) Names of Reporting Persons.  S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
     Persons

     Mitchell Equity Investments, a California limited partnership
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 (2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member     (a)  /X/
     of a Group*                               (b)  / /
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 (3) SEC Use Only

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 (4) Source of Funds*

     WC
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 (5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
     Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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 (6) Citizenship or Place of Organization

     California
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Number of Shares              (7) Sole Voting
 Beneficially Owned                 Power              482,142
 by Each Reporting           --------------------------------------------------
 Person With                  (8) Shared Voting
                                    Power                -0-
                             --------------------------------------------------
                              (9) Sole Dispositive
                                    Power              482,142
                             --------------------------------------------------
                             (10) Shared Dispositive
                                    Power                -0-
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(11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

     482,142 shares
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(12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*

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(13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

     10.32%
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(14) Type of Reporting Person*

     PN
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                    *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 1208 0999 430               13D                 Page  3  of  6  Pages
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 (1) Names of Reporting Persons.  S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
     Persons

     Edward D. and Anna Mitchell Family Foundation
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 (2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member     (a)  /X/
     of a Group*                               (b)  / /
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 (3) SEC Use Only

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 (4) Source of Funds*

     WC
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 (5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to
     Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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 (6) Citizenship or Place of Organization

     Delaware
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Number of Shares              (7) Sole Voting
 Beneficially Owned                 Power               83,333
 by Each Reporting           --------------------------------------------------
 Person With                  (8) Shared Voting
                                    Power                -0-
                             --------------------------------------------------
                              (9) Sole Dispositive
                                    Power               83,333
                             --------------------------------------------------
                             (10) Shared Dispositive
                                    Power                -0-
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(11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

     83,333 shares
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(12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*

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(13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

     1.7833%
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(14) Type of Reporting Person*

     CO
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                    *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!




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ITEM 1.  SECURITY AND ISSUER

     This statement on Schedule 13D relates to the common stock, no par value
per share (the "Common Stock"), of Jerry's Famous Deli, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company").  The principal executive offices of the Company
are located at 12711 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 400, Studio City, California
91604.

ITEM 2.  IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND

     (a)  This statement is filed by Mitchell Equity Investments, Inc., a
California limited partnership ("MEI") and the Edward D. and Anna Mitchell
Family Foundation, a Delaware nonprofit corporation (the "Foundation").  The
general partners of MEI are Jonathan E. Mitchell and Joseph N. Mitchell,
trustee of the Mitchell Family Trust.  The directors and officers of the
Foundation are as follows:

     Joseph N. Mitchell         Director                     Chairman
     Jonathan E. Mitchell       Director                     President
     Kayla Mitchell             Director                     Vice President
     Daniel R. Attias           Director                     Secretary/Treas.

     MEI and the Foundation are sometimes hereinafter referred to as the
     "Reporting Persons".

     (b)  The address of MEI, the Foundation, Jonathan E. Mitchell, Joseph N.
Mitchell and R. Kayla Mitchell is 6310 San Vicente Boulevard, Suite 500, Los
Angeles, California 90048.  The address of Daniel R. Attias is 534 23rd
Street, Santa Monica, California 90402.

     (c)  The principal business of each of the individuals named above other
than Daniel R. Attias is the investment business.  Daniel R. Attias is a
television producer and director.

     (d)  None of the Reporting Persons nor, to the best of their knowledge, any
of the individuals named above, has during the last five years been convicted
in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors).

     (e)  None of the Reporting Persons nor, to the best of their knowledge, any
of the individuals named above, has during the last five years been a party
to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a
judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or
prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities
laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

     (f)  Each of the individuals named above is a United States citizen.


ITEM 3.  SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

     The Reporting Persons have invested an aggregate $2,242,945 in the
securities of the Company.  The source of such funds is working capital.

ITEM 4.  PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

     The securities of the Company were acquired for investment purposes.
The Reporting Persons desire to seek privitization of the Company.  While
there have been discussions regarding privatization of the Company, there
exist no written or oral agreements or understandings in this regard with any
other shareholder of the Company.


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ITEM 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

     The table below sets forth the aggregate number of shares and percentage
of the Company's outstanding shares beneficially owned by each Reporting
Person. Each person listed has sole voting and dispositive power over all
shares listed opposite his name. Any of the aforementioned persons whose
names do not appear in the Table below do not, to the best of each Reporting
Person's knowledge, beneficially own any shares of the Company.

     Since its last filing on Schedule 13D with respect to shares of common
stock of the Company, Mitchell Equity Investments has acquired 46,800 shares
of the common stock in open market transactions over NASDAQ at purchase
prices ranging between $3.00 and $3.74 per share.  Mitchell Equity
Investments also acquired 202,509 shares of common stock of the Company in a
private transaction on July 10, 2000 at a purchase price of $4.50 per share.
Such shares are currently in escrow.  The Edward D. and Anna Mitchell Family
Foundation has not acquired any shares of the common stock of the Company
since its last filing on Schedule 13D respecting shares of the common stock
of the Company.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
                                                                ---------------------
                                                         NUMBER OF               PERCENTAGE
                                                          SHARES                  OF TOTAL
                                                       ------------             -------------
          <S>                                        <C>                      <C>
Mitchell Equity Investments.........................       482,142                    10.32%
Edward D. and Anna Mitchell Family Foundation.......        83,333                   1.7833%

</TABLE>


ITEM 6.  CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT
         TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

     None.


ITEM 7.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

     None

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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.

                                       Mitchell Equity Investments, a California
                                       general partnership

                                       July 10, 2000
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                                       (Date

                                       /s/ JONATHAN E. MITCHELL
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                                       (Signature)

                                       Jonathan E. Mitchell, General Partner
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                       (Name/Title)



                                       Edward D. and Anna Mitchell Family
                                       Foundation, a Delaware nonprofit
                                       corporation

                                       July 10, 2000
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                                       (Date

                                       /s/ JONATHAN E. MITCHELL
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                       (Signature)

                                       Jonathan E. Mitchell, President
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                       (Name/Title)






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