Securities and Exchange Commission v. Nadel et al

Filing 958

NOTICE by Securities and Exchange Commission of Voluntary Dismissal with Prejudice of its Disgorgement Claims Against Relief Defendants (Masel, Scott)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. CASE NO. 8:09-cv-87-T-26TBM ARTHUR NADEL, SCOOP CAPITAL, LLC, SCOOP MANAGEMENT, INC. Defendants, SCOOP REAL ESTATE, L.P., VALHALLA INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P., VALHALLA MANAGEMENT, INC., VICTORY IRA FUND, LTD, VICTORY FUND, LTD, VIKING IRA FUND, LLC, VIKING FUND, LLC, AND VIKING MANAGEMENT Relief Defendants. / PLAINTIFF’S NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE OF ITS DISGORGEMENT CLAIMS AGAINST RELIEF DEFENDANTS Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission, pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1), Fed.R.Civ.P., voluntarily dismisses its claims for disgorgement against the relief defendants: Scoop Real Estate, L.P., Valhalla Investment Partners, L.P., Valhalla Management, Inc., Victory Ira Fund, Ltd., Victory Fund, Ltd., Viking Ira Fund, LLC, Viking Fund, LLC, and Viking Management (collectively, “the Relief Defendants”). Since the Court-appointed Receiver controls the Relief Defendants and has been marshaling and distributing their assets for the benefit of victimized investors, dismissing the Commission’s claims is appropriate at this time. WHEREFORE for the foregoing reasons, the Commission respectfully requests the Court enter an order dismissing with prejudice the Commission’s claims for disgorgement against the Relief Defendants. Date: January 30, 2013. Respectfully submitted, By: s/ Scott A. Masel Scott A. Masel Senior Trial Counsel Florida Bar No. 0007110 Direct Dial: (305) 982-6398 E-mail: masels@sec.gov SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 801 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1800 Miami, Florida 33131 Telephone: (305) 982-6300 Facsimile: (305) 536-4154 Attorney for Plaintiff CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on January 30, 2013, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court by using the CM/ECF system which will send a notice of electronic filing to the following: Burton W. Wiand, Esq. Wiand Guerra King P.L. 3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 600 Tampa, FL 33607 Telephone: (813) 347-5100 Facsimile: (813) 347-5199 Court-appointed Receiver for Corporate Defendants and Relief Defendants Gianluca Morello, Esq. Wiand Guerra King P.L. 3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 600 Tampa, FL 33607 Telephone: (813) 347-5100 Facsimile: (813) 347-5199 Email: grmorello@wiandlaw.com Counsel for Receiver Burton W. Wiand 2 Sean P. Keefe, Esq. James, Hoyer, Newcomer, Smiljanich & Yanchunis, PA Suite 550 4830 W Kennedy Blvd Tampa, FL 33609 813/286-4100 Fax: 813/286-4174 Email: skeefe@jameshoyer.com Counsel for Receiver Burton W. Wiand Terry Alan Smiljanich , Esq. James, Hoyer, Newcomer, Smiljanich & Yanchunis, PA Suite 550 4830 W Kennedy Blvd Tampa, FL 33609 813/286-4100 Fax: 813/286-4174 Email: tsmiljanich@jameshoyer.com Counsel for Receiver Burton W. Wiand Maya M. Lockwood, Esq. Wiand Guerra King P.L. 3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 600 Tampa, FL 33607 Telephone: (813) 347-5100 Facsimile: (813) 347-5199 Email: mlockwood@wiandlaw.com Co-counsel for Receiver Burton W. Wiand Louis Joseph Shaheen, Jr. . Esq. Akerman Senterfitt Suite 1700 401 E Jackson St Tampa, FL 33602-5803 813-209-5016 Fax: 813-223-2837 Email: joseph.shaheen@akerman.com Counsel for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 3 Steven R. Wirth, Esq. Akerman Senterfitt Suite 1700 401 E Jackson St Tampa, FL 33602-5803 813/223-7333 Fax: 813/223-2837 Email: steven.wirth@akerman.com Counsel for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Ana T. Barnett, Esq. Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, PA Suite 2200 150 W Flagler St Miami, FL 33130 305/789-3514 Fax: 305/789-3395 Email: abarnett@stearnsweaver.com Counsel for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Julie Fishman Berkowitz, Esq. Stearns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitterson, PA Suite 2200 150 W Flagler St Miami, FL 33130 305/789-3353 Fax: 305/789-2698 Email: jberkowitz@stearnsweaver.com Counsel for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. s/ Scott A. Masel Scott A. Masel, Esq. 4

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