U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Southern Trust Metals, Inc. et al

Filing 335

ORDER Denying 314 Defendant Robert Escobio's Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 4/29/2019. See attached document for full details. (jw)

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nee ia j d me t g i t b r Es o i n r ee i o a ,438 2 n e t to n
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onne ton w ih t l ver ge m e al s hem e a i s i t s c e. See DE 1 2 Es obi was
ci
t he e a d t s c
t s ue n hi as
67.
c o
or er t m a t r s iuton pa e w ihi t n da oft Fi lJ m e . fJ.
d ed o ke he e tt i
ym nt t n e ys he na udg nt

lThe Cou t al o cons de e Pl ntf CFTC ' Oppos ton, fldAprl 201 ( 331.
r has s
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i 23, 9 DE )
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e nt r ui fim d he ton he nal udgm e awa di $1543,892
nt r ng ,
i rsiuton f t l ve age m ea ss heme.SeeDE 257.
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d or n der o how c us why Es obi s d no
a e
c o houl t
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cvi
tr naly) i tons' i e he na udg nt s ntr al e n
hs
e ri . Se DE 1 On Se e
a ler e
95.
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7, he
t e e t de o
w us nd e
t mat rf e de ir he rng.Se DE 228.
he te or vi nta y a i
e
Alhoug t he rng w a or g na l s tf rN ove be 6, 7, r ousi e ve ng m otons
t
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s i i ly e o
m r 201 va i nt r ni
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c o, o xa e t c ve or i
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t Cour ga e ashi wie Sus Esobi wasundegoi me c te t nt t tprvene
he
t rntd) s f, an c o,
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t Es obi fom be nga et pr pa ef a pari i t i hes he e he i s SeeDE 229,
he c os r
i bl o e r or nd tcpa e nt c duld arng .

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,
c o s
d o cae he how- us o de a qua h a
ca e r r nd s
s
ubpoe duc t c s r on M r . cobi
na es e um e ved
s Es o.Se DE 237, E 240. Bot m otonsw er de ed,
e
D
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i
e ni

bt t he rng waspus d ba k s ve almont whiet y we epe ng.SeeDE 243, 248.
l he a i
t
he c e r
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DE
B.

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D y
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he
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tm t l n pt m r 2018 a ye r a t Or t Show Caus w a e e e
a her he der o
e s nt r d-

t he i wasr s tf Oc obe 24,2018.Se DE 249. Durngt t da e de i yhe rng
he arng
e e or t r
e
3
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t r i
t s e tm
r m hr e t s e ,ncud ng c o, nd
a it d v um i
dm te ol nous e bis i o e de e s n ng t
xhi t nt vi ne pa ni hous nds ofpa s ofdoc e s See D E
a
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um nt .

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DE 8,
9,
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he nd he rng,he
t ook he te
r
a viem e and die t d t pa te t s bm i pr
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e i ngs a t nd
usons a

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s c o ie
pary c a ai n he u up o he a i
e
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de l r i M r .Es obi s a e t s i s f rng f om a s i il s a w asunde doc or s
c a aton, s c o t t d hat he s uf e i r
erous lne s nd
r t '

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t Or rt Sho Ca e, c t Co tr c ved o Fe ua y 22, 9.Se DE 269,1 24/
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.
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ta e n na lt o
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nt m r o t bls ha
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ne
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r as
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y t he na udgmen . Se i a 1
t e d. t 8.

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eed t itn ii
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nt o
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ce r he event Cicui on t properprocedure f t cour t t . See
h r t he
or he
t o ake
DE 280. Es obi spe ii wa de e s ty t r afe .
c o' tton s ni d horl he e t r

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e u t ee td c bo' r u n h t le d tt-a x mpto s ar d o sd rto
oft e as e s i e ua i hi i biiy def ns . See i at9-11.
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no at mptng t s l a ofhi pe s na pr ry t hep s tsy t r tt i a r . I a n.
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to
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n i s na lt r
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l sa k c r tt t demi mi $3,25pa dt t r siuto f sncet Fi J m e wa
n tr ontas o he
ni s 5
i o he e tt i n und i he nal udg nt s
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ai t
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7,
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or i y, i 9, 9, s d
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See DE 322.

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