Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jammin Java Corp. et al

Filing 201

FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT RENE BERLINGER by Judge Stephen V. Wilson. IT IS HEREBY ordered, adjudged, and decreed that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act), 1 5 U.S.C. § 77e. IT IS FURTHER ordered, adjudged, and decreed that Defendant is liable for disgorgement in the amount of $47,069.86, representing profits gained as a result of the conduct alleged in the Amended Complaint, together with prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of $6,691.91. See document for details. (lom)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WESTERN DIVISION

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,

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vs.
JAMMIN’ JAVA CORP., dba MARLEY
COFFEE, SHANE G. WHITTLE, WAYNE
S. P. WEAVER, MICHAEL K. SUN, RENE
BERLINGER, STEPHEN B. WHEATLEY,
KEVIN P. MILLER, MOHAMMED A. ALBARWANI, ALEXANDER J. HUNTER,
and THOMAS E. HUNTER,
Defendants.

Case No. 2:15-cv-08921 SVW (MRWx)

FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO
DEFENDANT RENE BERLINGER

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) having filed an Amended

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Complaint and Defendant Rene Berlinger (“Defendant”) having entered a general appearance;

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consented to the Court’s jurisdiction over Defendant and the subject matter of this action;

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consented to entry of this Final Judgment without admitting or denying the allegations of the

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Amended Complaint (except as to jurisdiction and except as otherwise provided herein in

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paragraph VI); waived findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal

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from this Final Judgment:

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I.

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IT IS HEREBY ordered, adjudged, and decreed that Defendant is permanently

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restrained and enjoined from violating Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities

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Act”), 15 U.S.C. § 77e, by, directly or indirectly, in the absence of any applicable exemption:

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(a)

unless a registration statement is in effect as to a security, making use of any

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means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or of the

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mails to sell such security through the use or medium of any prospectus or otherwise;

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(b)

unless a registration statement is in effect as to a security, carrying or causing to

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be carried through the mails or in interstate commerce, by any means or instruments of

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transportation, any such security for the purpose of sale or for delivery after sale; or

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(c)

making use of any means or instruments of transportation or communication in

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interstate commerce or of the mails to offer to sell or offer to buy through the use or medium of

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any prospectus or otherwise any security, unless a registration statement has been filed with the

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Commission as to such security, or while the registration statement is the subject of a refusal

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order or stop order or (prior to the effective date of the registration statement) any public

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proceeding or examination under Section 8 of the Securities Act, 15 U.S.C. § 77h.

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IT IS FURTHER ordered, adjudged, and decreed that, as provided in Federal Rule of

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Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who receive actual

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notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents,

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servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation

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with Defendant or with anyone described in (a).

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II.

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IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ordered, adjudged, and decreed that Defendant is barred

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for a period of five (5) years from entry of this Judgment from participating in an offering of

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penny stock, including engaging in activities with a broker, dealer, or issuer for purposes of

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issuing, trading, or inducing or attempting to induce the purchase or sale of any penny stock. A

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penny stock is any equity security that has a price of less than five dollars, except as provided

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in Rule 3a51-1 under the Exchange Act, 17 C.F.R. § 240.3a51-1.
III.

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IT IS FURTHER ordered, adjudged, and decreed that Defendant is liable for

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disgorgement in the amount of $47,069.86, representing profits gained as a result of the conduct

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alleged in the Amended Complaint, together with prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of

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$6,691.91. Defendant shall make this payment pursuant to the terms of the payment schedule

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set forth in paragraph IV below after entry of this Final Judgment.

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Defendant may transmit payment electronically to the Commission, which will provide

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detailed ACH transfer/Fedwire instructions upon request. Payment may also be made directly

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from a bank account via Pay.gov through the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov/about/

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offices/ofm.htm. Defendant may also pay by certified check, bank cashier’s check, or United

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States postal money order payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which shall be

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delivered or mailed to:

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Enterprise Services Center
Accounts Receivable Branch
6500 South MacArthur Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73169

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and shall be accompanied by a letter identifying the case title, civil action number, and name of

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this Court; Rene Berlinger as a defendant in this action; and specifying that payment is made

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pursuant to this Final Judgment.

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Defendant shall simultaneously transmit photocopies of evidence of payment and case
identifying information to the Commission’s counsel in this action. By making this payment,

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Defendant relinquishes all legal and equitable right, title, and interest in such funds and no part

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of the funds shall be returned to Defendant. The Commission shall send the funds paid

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pursuant to this Final Judgment to the United States Treasury.

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The Commission may enforce the Court’s judgment for disgorgement and prejudgment

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interest by moving for civil contempt (and/or through other collection procedures authorized

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by law) at any time after 14 days following entry of this Final Judgment. Defendant shall pay

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post-judgment interest on any delinquent amounts pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961.
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Defendant shall pay the total of disgorgement and prejudgment interest due of

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$53,761.77 in five (5) installments to the Commission according to the following

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schedule: (1) $10,000.00 within 14 days of entry of this Final Judgment; (2)

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$10,940.44 within 90 days of entry of this Final Judgment; (3) $10,940.44 within 180

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days of entry of this Final Judgment; (4) $10,940.44 within 270 days of entry of this

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Final Judgment; and (5) $10,940.45 (plus any remaining post judgment interest)

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within 360 days of entry of this Final Judgment. Payments shall be deemed made on

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the date they are received by the Commission and shall be applied first to post

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judgment interest, which accrues pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961 on any unpaid amounts

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due after 14 days of the entry of Final Judgment. Prior to making the final payment

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set forth herein, Defendant shall contact the staff of the Commission for the amount

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due for the final payment.

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If Defendant fails to make any payment by the date agreed and/or in the

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amount agreed according to the schedule set forth above, all outstanding payments

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under this Final Judgment, including post-judgment interest, minus any payments

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made, shall become due and payable immediately at the discretion of the staff of the

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Commission without further application to the Court.

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V.
IT IS FURTHER ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the Consent is incorporated

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