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

Filing 210

ORDER Granting 203 Motion to Seal 204 Response to 188 Motion for Protective Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 10/11/2012. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - AC)

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DANIEL G. BOGDEN
United States Attorney
District of Nevada
BLAINE T. WELSH
Assistant United States Attorney
Nevada Bar. No. 4790
333 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 5000
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Phone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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WILLARD K. TOM
General Counsel
NIKHIL SINGHVI
JASON D. SCHALL
JULIE G. BUSH
HELEN P. WONG
IOANA RUSU
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Mailstop NJ-3158
Washington, D.C. 20580
Phone: [phone] (Singhvi)
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail];
[e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
Case No. 2:12-cv-536
Plaintiff,
v.

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AMG Services, Inc. et al.,
Defendants, and

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Park 269 LLC, et al.,
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Relief Defendants.

MOTION TO FILE
DOCUMENTS
UNDER SEAL

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Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) moves, pursuant to the Confidentiality and

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Protective Order (Docket No. 173), to file the deposition transcript of SFS, Inc. and attached

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exhibits under seal. These materials will be filed as Exhibit A to the October 10, 2012

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declaration of Nikhil Singhvi. The FTC also moves to file under seal its opposition to

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Defendants’ emergency motion for protective order and cross motion to compel. A redacted,

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public version will also be filed. The reasons for this motion are as follows.

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On October 1, 2012, the Court ordered SFS, Inc. to appear for its deposition on October

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4, 2012. (Docket No. 190 at 3.) The Court also ordered the FTC to file an expedited version of

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the deposition transcript by October 10, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. (Id.)

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During the October 4, 2012 deposition, SFS, Inc. requested that the entire deposition

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transcript be deemed “Confidential” under the Confidentiality and Protective Order until SFS,

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Inc. could review the final transcript and make specific “Confidential” designations. The FTC

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agreed. Shortly before filing of the present motion, SFS, Inc. supplied approximately 25 specific

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“Confidential” designations. Redaction of the transcript according to SFS, Inc.’s specific

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designations was not feasible to meet the Court’s 4:00 p.m. filing deadline.

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Solely to comply with the Court’s October 1, 2012 order and to preserve SFS, Inc.’s

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designations, the FTC moves for leave to file the above-described materials under seal, with

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redactions to its opposition and cross motion to the extent that specific portions of the transcript

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designated as “Confidential” are discussed. As the party requesting “Confidential” treatment,

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SFS, Inc. bears the burden of showing cause therefor. Until SFS, Inc. attempts to make that

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showing, the FTC takes no position on whether any portions of these materials should remain

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sealed and redacted.

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Dated: October 10, 2012

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Respectfully submitted,

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/s/ Nikhil Singhvi
Nikhil Singhvi
Jason D. Schall
Julie G. Bush
Helen P. Wong
Ioana Rusu

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
Federal Trade Commission

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10-11-2012

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I, Nikhil Singhvi, certify that the following individuals were served with the MOTION
TO FILE DOCUMENTS UNDER SEAL by the method indicated below:
Electronic Case Filing:
David J. Merrill ([e-mail]),
Conly J. Schulte ([e-mail])
Francis J. Nyhan ([e-mail])
Shilee T. Mullin ([e-mail])
Debra K. Lefler ([e-mail])
Bradley Weidenhammer ([e-mail])
Charles Kalil ([e-mail])
Richard Howell ([e-mail])
Attorneys for Defendants AMG Services, Inc.; Red Cedar Services, Inc. dba 500FastCash; SFS,
Inc. dba OneClickCash; Tribal Financial Services, dba Ameriloan, UnitedCashLoans,
USFastCash, and Miami Nation Enterprises
Von S. Heinz ([e-mail])
Darren J. Lemieux ([e-mail])
E. Leif Reid ([e-mail])
Jeffrey D. Morris ([e-mail])
Ryan C. Hudson ([e-mail])
Nick J. Kurt ([e-mail])
Attorneys for Defendants AMG Capital Management, LLC; Level 5 Motorsports, LLC;
LeadFlash Consulting, LLC; Black Creek Capital Corporation; Broadmoor Capital Partners,
LLC; Scott A. Tucker; Blaine A. Tucker
L. Christopher Rose ([e-mail])
Michael R. Ernst ([e-mail])
Attorneys for Defendants The Muir Law Firm, LLC and Timothy J. Muir

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Jay Young ([e-mail])
Attorney Defendant for Robert D. Campbell
Paul C. Ray ([e-mail])
Attorney for Defendant Troy L. LittleAxe
Patrick J. Reilly ([e-mail])
Attorney for Defendants Kim C. Tucker and Park 269 LLC

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Brian R. Reeve ([e-mail])
Nathan F. Garrett ([e-mail])
Whitney P. Strack ([e-mail])
Attorneys for Defendant Don E. Brady

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/s/ Nikhil Singhvi__
Nikhil Singhvi

Dated this 10th day of October, 2012.

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