Securities and Exchange Commission v. Souza et al

Filing 17

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Judge Frank C. Damrell, Jr on 10/14/09 GRANTING 15 Stipulation and Proposed Order; Defendants may have an additional week, to and includeing 10/19/09, to answer or otherwise respond to complaint. (Owen, K)

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MARC J. FAGEL (Cal. Bar No. 154425) JUDITH L. ANDERSON (Cal. Bar No. 124281) [e-mail] JENNIFER L. SCAFE (Cal. Bar No. 194649) [e-mail] Attorneys for Plaintiff SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 44 Montgomery Street, 26th Floor San Francisco, California 94104 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO DIVISION

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. DAVID A. SOUZA and D.A. SOUZA INVESTMENTS, LLC, Defendants.

Case No. 2:09-CV-02421-FCD-KJM THIRD STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO ANSWER OR OTHERWISE RESPOND TO COMPLAINT AND ORDER

Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") and defendants David A. Souza and D.A. Souza Investments, LLC (collectively, "Defendants"), through their respective counsel, stipulate and agree as follows: 1. On September 18, 2009, the parties entered into a Stipulation granting Defendants two weeks' additional time, to and including October 5, 2009, to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint in this action served on Defendants on August 30, 2009;

SEC v. SOUZA 2:09-CV-02421-FCD-KJM

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THIRD STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT

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In order to explore settlement of this action, the parties entered into a Second Stipulation extending the time for Defendants' response to and including October 13, 2009;

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To allow settlement negotiations to continue, Defendants have requested additional time, to and including October 19, 2009, to respond to the complaint, to which the Commission has agreed.

ACCORDINGLY, THE PARTIES HEREBY STIPULATE AND AGREE, subject to approval by the Court, that Defendants may have an additional week, to and including October 19, 2009, to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint in this action.

/s/ Roger Jaffe_________ Roger V. Jaffe Attorney for Defendants DAVID A. SOUZA and D.A. SOUZA INVESTMENTS, LLC [Original signature retained by office of Judith L. Anderson, Attorney for Plaintiff] DATED: October 13, 2009 /s/ Judith L. Anderson________________ Judith L. Anderson Attorney for Plaintiff SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

DATED: October 13, 2009

ORDER For good cause shown, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 14, 2009

_______________________________________ FRANK C. DAMRELL, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

SEC v. SOUZA 2:09-CV-02421-FCD-KJM

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THIRD STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT