Federal Trade Commission v. AMG Services, Inc. et al

Filing 1202

ORDER that 1197 Monitor's Motion for Authorization to EngageContingency Counsel is GRANTED. Signed by Chief Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 7/3/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MMM)

Case 2:12-cv-00536-GMN-VCF Document 1197-1 Filed 05/25/18 Page 1 of 2

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

Ballard Spahr LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 800
Los Angeles, California 90067-2909

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11 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

Case No. 2:12-cv-00536-GMN-VCF

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ORDER GRANTING MONITOR’S
MOTION FOR AUTHORIZATION
TO ENGAGE CONTINGENCY
COUNSEL

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Plaintiff,
v.

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Defendants, and

16 PARK 269 LLC, et al.,
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Relief Defendants.

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Pending before the Court is the Monitor’s Motion for Authorization to Engage

21 Contingency Counsel, (ECF No. 1197).
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The Monitor was appointed on November 30, 2016 (ECF No. 1099) and Section VIII(M)

23 of that Order authorized the Monitor to “[c]hoose, engage, and employ such additional attorneys,
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25 technical specialists, as the Monitor deems advisable or necessary in the performance of duties
26 and responsibilities under the authority granted by this Order pursuant to the procedures and
27 limitations set forth in LR 66-6 and LR 66-7[.]”
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Case 2:12-cv-00536-GMN-VCF Document 1197-1 Filed 05/25/18 Page 2 of 2

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The Monitor seeks approval to employ Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP and McNamara

2 Smith LLP as contingency counsel in four fraudulent transfer lawsuits presently pending before
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McNamara v. Charles M. Hallinan, et al., Case No. 2:17-cv-02966-KJD-NJK

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McNamara v. Linda Hallinan and Carolyn Hallinan, Case No. 2:17-cv-02967-

7 JAD-PAL (D. Nev.);
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McNamara v. Gary Patten, et al., Case No. 2:17-cv-02968-JCM-NJK (D. Nev.);

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McNamara v. Selling Source, LLC, et al., Case No. 2:17-cv-02969-JAD-CWH

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Ballard Spahr LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 800
Los Angeles, California 90067-2909

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11 (D. Nev.) (the “Fraudulent Transfer Litigation”).
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The Court has reviewed the Monitor’s Motion for Authorization to Engage Contingency

13 Counsel and supporting materials, accordingly, and with good cause appearing,
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Monitor’s Motion for Authorization to Engage

15 Contingency Counsel is GRANTED. The Monitor is authorized to enter a contingency fee
16 arrangement in the Fraudulent Transfer Litigation in which counsel will be entitled to a shared
17 contingency fee of 25 percent of gross recovery until summary judgment and 30 percent
18 contingency on gross recovery received afterwards.
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ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Gloria M. Navarro, Chief Judge
United States District Judge

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