Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Barclays Bank PLC et al

Filing 162

ORDER signed by District Judge Troy L. Nunley on 2/12/16 ORDERING that FERC may file a brief in reply to Defendants' Oppositions to Plaintiff's Motion to Affirm Penalties, not to exceed fifty (50) briefing pages; FERC is provided with an a dditional twenty-five (25) days to file its reply. FERC's reply is now due by March 18, 2016, within forty-six (46) days of Defendants filing their opposition briefs; and the hearing on the Commission's Motion to Affirm Penalties, currently noticed and calendared for March 10, 2016, is continued and re-scheduled for April 21, 2016. (Becknal, R)

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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
DAVID A. APPLEBAUM
[e-mail]
WESLEY J. HEATH
[e-mail]
EMILY C. SCRUGGS
[e-mail]
MARIA CRISTINA MELENDEZ
[e-mail]
ANDREW PAUL TAMAYO
[e-mail]
Office of Enforcement
888 1st Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20426
Telephone:
[phone]
Attorneys for FEDERAL ENERGY
REGULATORY COMMISSION

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY
COMMISSION,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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BARCLAYS BANK PLC; DANIEL BRIN;
SCOTT CONNELLY; KAREN LEVINE; and
RYAN SMITH,

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Defendants.
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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S EX PARTE
APPLICATIONS TO MODIFY BRIEFING PAGE LIMITS
AND FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME

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CASE NO.: 2:13-cv-02093-TLN-EFB
(TEMP)
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S EX
PARTE APPLICATIONS TO MODIFY
BRIEFING PAGE LIMITS AND FOR
AN EXTENSION OF TIME
[FILED CONCURRENTLY WITH
(1) PLAINTIFF’S EX PARTE
APPLICATION TO MODIFY
BRIEFING PAGE LIMITS IN REPLY
TO DEFENDANTS’ FEBRUARY 1, 2016
OPPOSITIONS TO PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION TO AFFIRM CIVIL
PENALTIES;
(2) PLAINTIFF’S EX PARTE
APPLICATION FOR AN EXTENSION
OF TIME TO REPLY TO
DEFENDANTS’ FEBRUARY 1, 2016
OPPOSITIONS TO PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION TO AFFIRM CIVIL
PENALTIES]
Presiding:
Courtroom:

Hon. Troy L. Nunley
2, 15th Floor

ORDER

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The Court, having considered Plaintiff Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s

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(“FERC” or “Commission”) Ex Parte Application to Modify Briefing Page Limits in Reply to

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Defendants’ February 1, 2016 Oppositions to Plaintiff’s Motion to Affirm Penalties and the

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Commission’s Ex Parte Application for an Extension of Time to Reply to Defendants’ February

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1, 2016 Oppositions to Plaintiff’s Motion to Affirm Penalties, lack of any opposition thereto and

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otherwise being fully advised hereby finds good cause shown and GRANTS the Commission’s

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Applications. It is hereby ORDERED that:

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FERC may file a brief in reply to Defendants’ Oppositions to Plaintiff’s Motion to

Affirm Penalties, not to exceed fifty (50) briefing pages.
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FERC is provided with an additional twenty-five (25) days to file its reply.

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FERC’s reply is now due by March 18, 2016, within forty-six (46) days of Defendants’ filing

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their opposition briefs.

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The hearing on the Commission’s Motion to Affirm Penalties, currently noticed

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and calendared for March 10, 2016, is continued and re-scheduled for April 21, 2016.

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Respectfully submitted,

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DATED: February 5, 2016

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FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY
COMMISSION
By:

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: February 12, 2016

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ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S EX PARTE
APPLICATIONS TO MODIFY BRIEFING PAGE LIMITS
AND FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME

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/s/ Maria Cristina Melendez
MARIA CRISTINA MELENDEZ
DAVID APPLEBAUM
WESLEY J. HEATH
EMILY C. SCRUGGS
ANDREW PAUL TAMAYO