Federal Trade Commission v. Sale Slash LLC et al
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PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION as to Defendants Apex Customer Care, LLC, Penway, LLC, Renvee, LLC, Optim Products, LLC, and Edgar Babayan by Judge Percy Anderson. See document for details. (smo)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
SALE SLASH, LLC, et al.,
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CV 15-3107 PA (AJWx)
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AS TO
DEFENDANTS APEX CUSTOMER CARE
LLC, PENWAY LLC, RENVEE LLC,
OPTIM PRODUCTS LLC, AND EDGAR
BABAYAN
Defendants.
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Plaintiff, Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has filed its Notice of Application and
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Application for Preliminary Injunction as to Defendants Apex Customer Care LLC, Penway
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LLC, Renvee LLC, Optim Products LLC, and Edgar Babayan, (the “Application”), and a
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Memorandum of Points and Authorities and evidence in support of the Application. This
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Court, having considered the Preliminary Injunction as to Defendants Apex Customer Care
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LLC, Penway LLC, Renvee LLC, Optim Products LLC, and Edgar Babayan (the “Order”),
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the Application and other filings in support of the Order, and the other filings in this case,
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and for other cause appearing, hereby orders that:
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FINDINGS OF FACT
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Defendants.
This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this case and over New
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Venue in this district, process, and service of process are proper.
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There is good cause to believe that defendants Apex Customer Care LLC,
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Penway LLC, Renvee LLC, Optim Products LLC, and Edgar Babayan (collectively
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“Defendants”), have engaged and are likely to continue to engage in acts or practices that
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violate Sections 5(a) and 12 of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 45(a) & 52, and Section 5(a) of
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the CAN-SPAM Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7704(a), and that the FTC is therefore likely to prevail on
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the merits of this action.
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There is good cause to believe that consumers will suffer immediate and
continuing harm from Defendants’ ongoing violations of Section 5(a) and 12 of the FTC Act
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and Section 5(a) of the CAN-SPAM Act unless Defendants are restrained and enjoined by
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order of this Court.
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There is good cause to believe that immediate and irreparable damage to the
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Court’s ability to grant effective final relief for consumers in the form of monetary
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restitution and/or disgorgement of ill-gotten gains will occur from the transfer, dissipation,
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or concealment by Defendants of their assets or business records unless Defendants are
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immediately restrained and enjoined by order of this Court. Therefore, there is good cause
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for an asset freeze.
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Weighing the equities and considering the FTC’s likelihood of ultimate
success, this Order is in the public interest.
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No security is required of any agency of the United States for issuance of a
preliminary injunction, Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(c).
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DEFINITIONS
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For the purposes of this Order, the following definitions shall apply:
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“Asset” or “Assets” means any legal or equitable interest in, right to, or claim
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to, any real or personal property, including, but not limited to, “goods,” “instruments,”
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“equipment,” “fixtures,” “general intangibles,” “inventory,” “checks,” or “notes” (as these
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terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code), lines of credit, chattels, leaseholds,
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contracts, mail or other deliveries, shares of stock, lists of consumer names, accounts,
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credits, premises, receivables, funds, and all cash, wherever located.
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“Assisting others” includes, but is not limited to: (a) performing customer
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service functions, including, but not limited to, receiving or responding to consumer
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complaints; (b) formulating or providing, or arranging for the formulation or provision of,
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any sales script or other marketing material; (c) providing names of, or assisting in the
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generation of, potential customers; (d) performing or providing marketing or billing services
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of any kind; (e) acting as an officer or director of a business entity; (f) hosting websites; or
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(g) processing payments.
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“Clear and conspicuous” and “clearly and conspicuously” means that a
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required disclosure is difficult to miss (i.e., easily noticeable) and easily understandable by
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ordinary consumers, including in all of the following ways:
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In any communication that is solely visual or solely audible, the
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disclosure must be made through the same means through which the communication is
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presented. In any communication made through both visual and audible means, such as a
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television advertisement, the disclosure must be presented simultaneously in both the visual
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and audible portions of the communication, even if the representation requiring the
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disclosure is made in only one means.
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A visual disclosure, by its size, contrast, location, the length of time it
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appears, and other characteristics, must stand out from any accompanying text or other
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visual elements so that it is easily noticed, read, and understood.
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An audible disclosure, including by telephone or streaming video, must
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be delivered in a volume, speed, and cadence sufficient for ordinary consumers to easily
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hear and understand it.
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In any communication using an interactive electronic medium, such as
the Internet or software, the disclosure must be unavoidable.
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The disclosure must use diction and syntax understandable to ordinary
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consumers and must appear in each language in which the representation that requires the
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disclosure appears.
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The disclosure must comply with these requirements in each medium
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through which it is received, including all electronic devices and face-to-face
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communications.
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The disclosure must not be contradicted or mitigated by, or inconsistent
with, anything else in the communication.
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“Commercial electronic mail message” (or “commercial email”) means any
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electronic mail message the primary purpose of which is the commercial advertisement or
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promotion of a commercial product or service (including the content on an Internet website
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operated for commercial purposes). 15 U.S.C. § 7702(2).
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“Competent and reliable scientific evidence” means tests, analyses, research,
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or studies that have been conducted and evaluated in an objective manner by qualified
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persons and are generally accepted in the profession to yield accurate and reliable results.
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“Corporate Defendants” means Sale Slash, LLC, a California limited liability
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company, Purists Choice LLC, a California limited liability company, Apex Customer Care
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LLC, a California limited liability company, Penway LLC, a California limited liability
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company, Renvee LLC, a California limited liability company, and Optim Products LLC, a
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California limited liability company, and their successors and assigns, as well as any
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subsidiaries, and any fictitious business entities or business names created or used by these
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entities.
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“Covered Product” means any dietary supplement, food, or drug, including,
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but not limited to, Premium Green Coffee, Premium Raspberry Ketone, Pure Caralluma
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Fimbriata Extract, Pure Forskolin Extract, Pure Garcinia Cambogia, Pure Garcinia
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Cambogia HCA, Pure Saffron, and Pure White Kidney Bean Extract.
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“Defendant” or “Defendants” means all of the Individual Defendants and the
Corporate Defendants, individually, collectively, or in any combination.
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“Document” or “Documents” means any materials listed in Federal Rule of
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Civil Procedure 34(a), and includes writings, drawings, graphs, charts, photographs, audio
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and video recordings, computer records, and other data compilations from which
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information can be obtained and translated, if necessary, through detection devices into
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reasonably usable form. A draft or non-identical copy is a separate document within the
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meaning of the term.
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“Financial Institution” means any bank, savings and loan institution, credit
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union, or any financial depository of any kind, including, but not limited to, any brokerage
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house, trustee, broker-dealer, escrow agent, title company, commodity trading company, or
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precious metal dealer.
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“Header Information” means the source, destination, and routing information
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attached to an electronic mail message, including the originating domain name and
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originating electronic mail address, and any other information that appears in the line
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identifying, or purporting to identify, a person initiating the message. 15 U.S.C. § 7702(8).
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“Individual Defendants” means Edgar Babayan, Artur Babayan, and Vahe
Haroutounian, or by whatever other name each may be known.
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“Initiate,” when used with respect to a commercial electronic mail message,
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means to originate or transmit such message or to procure the origination or transmission of
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such message. 15 U.S.C. § 7702(9).
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“New Corporate Defendants” means Apex Customer Care LLC, a California
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limited liability company, Penway LLC, a California limited liability company, Renvee
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LLC, a California limited liability company, and Optim Products LLC, a California limited
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liability company, and their successors and assigns, as well as any subsidiaries, and any
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fictitious business entities or business names created or used by these entities.
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“New Individual Defendant” means Edgar Babayan, or by whatever other
name he may be known.
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“Person” means a natural person, an organization or other legal entity,
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including a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited liability company,
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association, cooperative, or any other group or combination acting as an entity.
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“Plaintiff,” “Commission,” or “FTC” means the Federal Trade Commission.
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“Procure,” when used with respect to the initiation of a commercial electronic
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mail message, means intentionally to pay or provide other consideration to, or induce,
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another person to initiate such a message on one’s behalf. 15 U.S.C. § 7702(12).
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“Sender” means a person who initiates a commercial electronic mail message
and whose product, service, or Internet website is advertised or promoted by the message.
15 U.S.C. § 7702(16).
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“TRO” means the Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order with an Asset
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Freeze, Appointment of a Receiver, and Other Equitable Relief, and Order to Show Cause
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Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue entered by this Court on April 27, 2015.
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I.
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PROHIBITED WEIGHT-LOSS CLAIMS
IT IS ORDERED that Defendants and their officers, agents, servants, employees, and
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attorneys, and all other persons in active concert or participation with any of them, who
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receive actual notice of this Order, whether acting directly or indirectly, in connection with
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the manufacturing, labeling, advertising, promotion, offering for sale, sale, or distribution of
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any Covered Product, are hereby restrained and enjoined from making, or assisting others in
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making, directly or by implication, including through the use of a product name,
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endorsement, depiction, or illustration, any representation, that:
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Such Covered Product causes, or assists in causing, weight loss, or any
specific amount of weight loss;
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Such Covered Product causes, or assists in causing, rapid weight loss; or
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Consumers who use the Covered Product can generally expect to achieve the
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weight loss results represented by an endorser of such Covered Product;
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unless the representation is non-misleading and, at the time of making such representation,
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Defendants possess and rely upon competent and reliable scientific evidence, as that term is
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defined above, that is sufficient in quality and quantity based on standards generally
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accepted in the scientific fields, when considered in light of the entire body of relevant and
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reliable scientific evidence, to substantiate the representation is true.
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II.
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PROHIBITED MISREPRESENTATIONS
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants and their officers, agents, servants,
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employees, and attorneys, and all other persons in active concert or participation with any of
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them who receive actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise, whether
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acting directly or through any corporation, subsidiary, division, or other device, in
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connection with the advertising, marketing, promotion, offering for sale, or sale of any
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Covered Product, are hereby restrained and enjoined from misrepresenting, or assisting
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others in misrepresenting, directly or indirectly, expressly or by implication, any material
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fact, including, but not limited to, that any Covered Product is or has been used, endorsed, or
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approved by specifically identified celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and The Doctors
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television show.
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III.
PROHIBITIONS AGAINST COMMERCIAL EMAIL
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MISREPRESENTATIONS
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants and their officers, agents, servants,
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employees, and attorneys, and all other persons in active concert or participation with any of
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them who receive actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise, whether
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acting directly or through any corporation, subsidiary, division, or other device, in
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connection with the advertising, marketing, promotion, offering for sale, or sale of any
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product, service, or program, are hereby restrained and enjoined from initiating the
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transmission of a commercial email that:
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Contains, or is accompanied by, materially false or materially misleading
header information, including but not limited to:
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an originating electronic mail address, domain name, or Internet
Protocol address when the access to such originating electronic email address, domain name
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or Internet Protocol address was obtained by means of false or fraudulent pretenses or
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representations; or
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a “from” line (the line identifying or purporting to identify the person
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initiating the messages) that does not accurately identify any person who initiated the
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message; or
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Contains a subject heading likely to mislead recipients, acting reasonably
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under the circumstances, about material facts regarding the contents or subject matter of the
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message.
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PROHIBITIONS AGAINST OPT-OUT AND POSTAL ADDRESS
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VIOLATIONS
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants and their officers, agents, servants,
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employees, and attorneys, and all other persons in active concert or participation with any of
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them who receive actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise, whether
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acting directly or through any corporation, subsidiary, division, or other device, in
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connection with the advertising, marketing, promotion, offering for sale, or sale of any
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product, service, or program, are hereby restrained and enjoined from initiating the
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transmission of a commercial email that:
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Does not include a clear and conspicuous notice of the recipient’s opportunity
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to decline to receive further commercial electronic mail messages from the sender at the
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recipient’s electronic mail address and describes the means by which the recipient can
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decline to receive future commercial email messages from the sender;
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Does not include a functioning return electronic mail address or other
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Internet-based mechanism, clearly and conspicuously displayed, that a recipient can use to
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submit a reply electronic mail message or other form of Internet-based communication
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requesting not to receive future commercial electronic mail messages from the sender at the
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electronic mail address where the message was received, and that remains capable of
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receiving such messages or communications for no less than 30 days after the transmission
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of the original message;
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Does not include the sender’s valid physical postal address; or
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Is sent to a recipient’s email address, more than 10 days after the sender
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receives a request from that email recipient not to receive future commercial electronic mail
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messages from the sender at the recipient’s electronic mail address.
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ASSET FREEZE
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants and their officers, agents, servants,
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employees, attorneys, and all other persons in active concert or participation with any of
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them, who receive actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise, whether
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acting directly or through any trust, corporation, subsidiary, division, or other device, except
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as provided herein, as stipulated by the parties, or as directed by further order of the Court,
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are hereby restrained and enjoined from:
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Transferring, liquidating, converting, encumbering, pledging, loaning, selling,
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concealing, dissipating, disbursing, assigning, spending, withdrawing, granting a lien or
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security interest or other interest in, or otherwise disposing of any funds, real or personal
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property, accounts, contracts, shares of stock, lists of consumer names, or other assets, or
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any interest therein, wherever located, including outside the territorial United States, that
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are:
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Owned, controlled, or held by, in whole or in part, for the benefit of, or
subject to access by, or belonging to, any Defendant;
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In the actual or constructive possession of any Defendant; or
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In the actual or constructive possession of, or owned, controlled, or
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held by, or subject to access by, or belonging to, any other corporation, partnership, trust, or
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any other entity directly or indirectly owned, managed, or controlled by, or under common
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control with, any Defendant, including, but not limited to, any assets held by or for any
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Defendant in any account at any bank or savings and loan institution, or with any credit card
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processing agent, automated clearing house processor, network transaction processor, bank
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debit processing agent, customer service agent, commercial mail receiving agency, or mail
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holding or forwarding company, or any credit union, retirement fund custodian, money
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market or mutual fund, storage company, trustee, or with any broker-dealer, escrow agent,
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title company, commodity trading company, precious metal dealer, or other financial
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institution or depository of any kind, either within or outside the territorial United States;
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Opening or causing to be opened any safe deposit boxes, commercial mail
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boxes, or storage facilities titled in the name of any Defendant, or subject to access by any
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Defendant or under any Defendant’s control, without providing the Commission prior notice
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and an opportunity to inspect the contents in order to determine that they contain no assets
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covered by this Section;
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or clients of Defendants;
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Cashing any checks or depositing or processing any payments from customers
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Incurring charges or cash advances on any credit card issued in the name,
singly or jointly, of any Defendant; or
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Incurring liens or encumbrances on real property, personal property, or other
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assets in the name, singly or jointly, of any Defendant or of any corporation, partnership, or
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other entity directly or indirectly owned, managed, or controlled by any Defendant.
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Provided further, that the assets affected by this Section shall include: (1) all assets of
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Defendants as of the time this Order is entered; and (2) for assets obtained after the time this
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Order is entered, those assets of Defendants that are derived, directly or indirectly, from the
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Defendants’ activities related to the marketing or sale of any Covered Product, including the
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activities of any Defendant.
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This Section does not prohibit the repatriation of foreign assets, as specifically
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required in Section X (Repatriation of Assets and Documents) of this Order.
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DUTIES OF THIRD PARTIES HOLDING DEFENDANTS’ ASSETS
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any financial institution, business entity, or person
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maintaining or having custody or control of any account or other asset of any Defendant, or
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any corporation, partnership, or other entity directly or indirectly owned, managed, or
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controlled by, or under common control with any Defendant, which is served with a copy of
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this Order, or otherwise has actual or constructive knowledge of this Order, shall:
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Hold and retain within its control and prohibit the withdrawal, removal,
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assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, disbursement, dissipation,
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conversion, sale, liquidation, or other disposal of any of the assets, funds, documents, or
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other property held by, or under its control:
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subject to Section V above;
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Titled in the name, individually or jointly, of any Defendant, or other
Person subject to Section V above; or
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Deny Defendants access to any safe deposit boxes or storage facilities that are
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That are subject to access or use by, or under the signatory power of,
any Defendant or other Person subject to Section V above;
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In any account maintained in the name of, or for the benefit of, or
subject to withdrawal by, any Defendant or other Person subject to Section V above; and
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On behalf of, or for the benefit of, any Defendant or any other Person
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Subject to access by any Defendant or other Person subject to Section V
above;
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Within five (5) days of the date of service of this Order, provide Plaintiff a
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sworn statement setting forth:
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The identification number of each account or asset titled in the name,
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individually or jointly, of any Defendant, or held on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any
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Defendant or other Person subject to Section V above, including all trust accounts managed
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on behalf of any Defendant or subject to any Defendant’s control;
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The balance of each such account, or a description of the nature and
value of such asset;
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The identification and location of any safe deposit box, commercial
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mail box, or storage facility that is either titled in the name, individually or jointly, of any
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Defendant, or is otherwise subject to access or control by any Defendant or other Person
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subject to Section V above, whether in whole or in part; and
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If the account, safe deposit box, storage facility, or other asset has been
closed or removed, the date closed or removed and the balance on said date;
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Within five (5) days of a request from any Plaintiff, provide Plaintiff copies of
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all records or other documentation pertaining to each such account or asset, including, but
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not limited to, originals or copies of account applications, account statements, corporate
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resolutions, signature cards, checks, drafts, deposit tickets, transfers to and from the
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accounts, all other debit and credit instruments or slips, currency transaction reports, 1099
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forms, and safe deposit box logs; and
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This Section VI shall apply to existing accounts and assets, assets deposited or
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accounts opened after the effective date of this Order, and any accounts or assets maintained,
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held or controlled three years prior to the effective date of this Order. This Section VI shall
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not prohibit transfers in accordance with any other provision of this Order, any further order
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of the Court, or by written agreement of the parties.
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VII.
MAINTAIN RECORDS AND REPORT NEW BUSINESS ACTIVITY
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants and their officers, agents, servants,
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employees, attorneys, and all other persons in active concert or participation with any of
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them, who receive actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise, whether
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acting directly or through any trust, corporation, subsidiary, division, or other device, are
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hereby restrained and enjoined from:
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Failing to create and maintain books, records, accounts, bank statements,
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current accountants’ reports, general ledgers, general journals, cash receipt ledgers, cash
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disbursement ledgers and source documents, documents indicating title to real or personal
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property, and any other data which, in reasonable detail, accurately, fairly and completely
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reflect the incomes, disbursements, transactions, dispositions, and uses of the Defendants’
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assets;
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Destroying, erasing, mutilating, concealing, altering, transferring, or otherwise
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disposing of, in any manner, directly or indirectly, any documents, including
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electronically-stored materials, that relate in any way to the business practices or business or
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personal finances of Defendants; to the business practices or finances of entities directly or
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indirectly under the control of Defendants; or to the business practices or finances of entities
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directly or indirectly under common control with any other Defendant; and
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Creating, operating, or exercising any control over any new business entity,
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whether newly formed or previously inactive, including any partnership, limited partnership,
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joint venture, sole proprietorship, or corporation, without first providing Plaintiff with a
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written statement disclosing: (1) the name of the business entity; (2) the address, telephone
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number, email address, and website address of the business entity; (3) the names of the
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business entity’s officers, directors, principals, managers, and employees; and (4) a detailed
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description of the business entity’s intended activities.
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VIII. PROHIBITION ON DISCLOSING CUSTOMER INFORMATION
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants and their officers, agents, servants,
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employees, attorneys, and all other persons in active concert or participation with any of
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them, who receive actual notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise, whether
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acting directly or through any trust, corporation, subsidiary, division, or other device, are
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hereby restrained and enjoined from:
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Selling, renting, leasing, transferring, or otherwise disclosing the name,
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address, birth date, telephone number, email address, Social Security number, Social
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Insurance number, credit card number, bank account number, or other financial or
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identifying personal information of any person from whom or about whom any Defendant
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obtained such information in connection with activities alleged in Plaintiff’s Complaint; and
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Benefitting from or using the name, address, birth date, telephone number,
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email address, Social Security number, Social Insurance number, credit card number, bank
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account number, or other financial or identifying personal information of any person from
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whom or about whom any Defendant obtained such information in connection with activities
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alleged in Plaintiff’s Complaint.
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Provided, however, that Defendants may disclose such financial or identifying
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personal information to a law enforcement agency or as required by any law, regulation, or
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court order.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, unless previously submitted in full compliance
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with the TRO or May 12, 2015 Preliminary Injunction, each Defendant shall serve upon
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counsel for Plaintiff, no later than five (5) business days after entry of this Order, a
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completed financial statement accurate as of the date of entry of this Order, on the forms
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provided by Plaintiff for Individual Defendants and for Corporate Defendants, as the case
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may be, signed under penalty of perjury.
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The financial statements shall include assets held outside the territory of the United
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States, shall be accurate as of the date of the entry of this Order, and shall be verified under
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oath. Defendants shall attach to these completed financial statements copies of all local,
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state, provincial, and federal income and property tax returns, with attachments and
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schedules, as called for by the instructions to the financial statements.
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X.
REPATRIATION OF ASSETS AND DOCUMENTS
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants shall:
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Unless previously completed in full compliance with the TRO or May 12,
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2015 Preliminary Injunction, within three (3) business days following entry of this Order,
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take such steps as are necessary to repatriate to the territory of the United States of America
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all documents and assets that are located outside such territory and are held by or for
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Defendants or are under Defendants’ direct or indirect control, jointly, severally, or
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individually;
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Unless previously completed in full compliance with the TRO or May 12,
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2015 Preliminary Injunction, within three (3) business days following entry of this Order,
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provide Plaintiff with a full accounting of all documents and assets that are located outside
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of the territory of the United States of America or that have been transferred to the territory
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of the United States of America pursuant to Subsection A above and are held by or for any
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Defendant or are under any Defendant’s direct or indirect control, jointly, severally, or
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individually, including the addresses and names of any foreign or domestic financial
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institution or other entity holding the documents and assets, along with the account numbers
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and balances;
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Hold and retain all such documents and assets and prevent any transfer,
disposition, or dissipation whatsoever of any such documents or assets; and
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Unless previously completed in full compliance with the TRO or May 12,
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2015 Preliminary Injunction, within three (3) business days following entry of this Order,
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provide Plaintiff access to Defendants’ records and documents held by financial institutions
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or other entities outside the territory of the United States of America, by signing and
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delivering to Plaintiff’s counsel the Consent to Release of Financial Records attached to this
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Order as Attachment A.
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XI.
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INTERFERENCE WITH REPATRIATION
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants are hereby restrained and enjoined
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from taking any action, directly or indirectly, which may result in the encumbrance or
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dissipation of foreign assets, or in the hindrance of the repatriation required by the preceding
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Section X of this Order, including, but not limited to:
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Sending any statement, letter, facsimile, email or wire transmission, or
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telephoning or engaging in any other act, directly or indirectly, that results in a determination
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by a foreign trustee or other entity that a “duress” event has occurred under the terms of a
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foreign trust agreement, until such time that assets have been fully repatriated pursuant to the
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preceding Section of this Order; and
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Notifying any trustee, protector or other agent of any foreign trust or other
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related entities of either the existence of this Order, or of the fact that repatriation is required
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pursuant to a Court order, until such time as assets have been fully repatriated pursuant to
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the preceding Section of this Order.
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XII.
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DISTRIBUTION OF ORDER BY DEFENDANTS
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants shall immediately provide a copy of
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this Order to each of their corporations, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, directors, officers,
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agents, partners, successors, assigns, employees, attorneys, agents, representatives, sales
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entities, sales persons, telemarketers, independent contractors, and any other persons in
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active concert or participation with them. Within five (5) calendar days following entry of
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this Order, each Defendant shall file with this Court and serve on Plaintiff, an affidavit
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identifying the names, titles, addresses, and telephone numbers of the persons that
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Defendants have served with a copy of this Order in compliance with this provision.
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XIII. SERVICE OF THIS ORDER
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that copies of this Order may be distributed by United
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States First Class Mail, overnight delivery, facsimile, electronic mail, or personally, by
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agents or employees of Plaintiff, by agents or employees of the Receiver, by any law
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enforcement agency, or by private process server, upon any person, financial institution, or
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other entity that may have possession or control of any property, property right, document, or
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asset of any Defendant, or that may be subject to any provision of this Order. Service upon
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any branch or office of any financial institution or entity shall effect service upon the entire
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financial institution or entity.
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XIV. CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 604 of the Fair Credit
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Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681b, any consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer
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or credit report concerning any Defendant to Plaintiff.
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JURISDICTION
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Court shall retain jurisdiction of this matter for
all purposes.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 25th day of November, 2015
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Percy Anderson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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ATTACHMENT A
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
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Plaintiff,
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CV 15-3107 PA (AJWx)
CONSENT TO RELEASE FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
v.
SALE SLASH, LLC, et al.,
Defendants.
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I,______________________________, of______________________________ (city
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or province and country), do hereby direct any person, bank, savings and loan association,
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credit union, depository institution, finance company, commercial lending company,
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payment processor, payment processing entity, common carrier, customs broker, commercial
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mail receiving agency, mail holding and/or forwarding company, brokerage house, escrow
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agent, money market or mutual fund, title company, commodity trading company, or trustee,
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that holds, controls or maintains custody of assets, wherever located, that are owned or
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controlled by me, or any of the above Defendants, in whole or in part, or at which I, or any
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of the above Defendants, have an account of any kind upon which I am authorized to draw,
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and its officers, employees and agents, to disclose all information and deliver copies of all
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documents of every nature in its possession or control which relate to the said accounts to
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any attorney for Plaintiffs, and to give evidence relevant thereto, in the above captioned
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matter, FTC v. Sale Slash, LLC, et al., now pending in the United States District Court for
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the Central District of California, and this shall be irrevocable authority for so doing. This
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direction is intended to apply to the laws of countries other than the United States of
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America which restrict or prohibit the disclosure of bank or other financial information
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without the consent of the holder of the account, and shall be construed as consent with
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respect thereto, and the same shall apply to any of the accounts for which I may be the
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relevant principal.
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Dated:______________________________, 2015
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[Signature]
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