Federal Trade Commission et al v. Next-Gen, Inc. et al

Filing 166

ORDER GRANTING 156 AND 157 MOTIONS TO UNFREEZE ASSETS FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES, EXPERT WITNESS FEES, AND EXPENSES. Signed on 8/17/18 by Chief District Judge Greg Kays. (Strodtman, Tracy)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
WESTERN DIVISION
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
NEXT-GEN, INC., et al.,
Defendants.

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No. 4:18-cv-00128-DGK

ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO UNFREEZE ASSETS FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES,
EXPERT WITNESS FEES, AND EXPENSES
Now before the Court are Defendants’ Motions to Unfreeze Assets for Attorneys’ Fees,
Expert Witness Fees, and Expenses (Docs. 156 & 157). Plaintiffs oppose lifting the asset freeze
to pay attorneys’ fees and expenses. In its Order on August 3, 2018, the Court said:
Graves Garrett LLC shall file a motion detailing the amount of attorney’s fees and
expenses incurred from July 16 through July 31, the date Defendants’ filed their
Response to this Court’s Show Cause Order (Doc. 127). Defendants shall also file
a motion detailing the amount owed to their expert witness. At that time, assuming
Defendants’ motions are in order, the Court will release additional funds from the
frozen assets.
(Doc. 142). Accordingly, Graves Garret LLC filed a Motion (Doc. 156) to unfreeze
$147,013.09 in assets to satisfy fees and expenses incurred from July 17 through July 31.
Defendants also filed a Joint Motion (Doc. 157) to unfreeze $37,950.00 ($13,975.00 each
from Graves Garrett and Kennyhertz Perry’s trust accounts plus a $10,000 retainer) to pay
expert witness fees.
After review, Defendants’ Motions appear to be in order. Accordingly, the Court
will Order the release of $184,963.09 to be dispersed as outlined in Defendants’ Motions
(Docs. 156 & 157).

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Date:

August 17, 2018

/s/ Greg Kays
GREG KAYS, CHIEF JUDGE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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