Federal Trade Commission v. AMG Services, Inc. et al
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ORDER Granting 257 Joint Motion to Unseal and File Redacted Memoranda and Exhibits in Connection with 4 Preliminary Injunction Motion. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 12/14/2012. (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: (702) 388-6336
Facsimile: (702) 388-6787
Email: Blaine.Welsh@usdoj.gov
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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: (202) 326-3480 (Singhvi)
Facsimile: (202) 326-3629
Email: nsinghvi@ftc.gov; jbush@ftc.gov;
jschall@ftc.gov; hwong@ftc.gov; irusu@ftc.gov
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
Case No. 2:12-cv-536
Plaintiff,
v.
JOINT MOTION TO
UNSEAL AND FILE
REDACTED MEMORANDA
AND EXHIBITS IN
CONNECTION WITH
PRELIMINARY
INJUNCITON MOTION
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AMG Services, Inc., et al.,
Defendants, and
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Park 269 LLC, et al.,
Relief Defendants.
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Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Defendants AMG Services,
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Inc., Red Cedar Services, SFS, Inc., and Tribal Financial Services (“Defendants”) hereby
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submit this joint motion to modify previous orders of the Court sealing certain
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previously-filed memoranda and exhibits filed in connection with the FTC’s motion for
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preliminary injunction (Docket No. 4). The purpose of this motion is to allow
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Defendants and the FTC to file redacted memoranda and exhibits in place of the under
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seal memoranda and exhibits, as follows:
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1. Defendants previously filed their entire opposition memorandum and all
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opposition exhibits (Docket No. 70) under seal. The Court entered an
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order granting Defendants’ motion to seal. (Docket No. 78.)
a. Defendants and the FTC agree that Defendants may file their
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opposition memorandum publicly with the following redactions:
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i. Page 2, line 2: the approximation of Defendants’ number
of customers.
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ii. Page 3, footnote 3: the clause following “In 2011,” and the
following sentence.
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iii. Page 11, lines 6-7: the first sentence under heading “a”
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iv. Pages 18, line 8 through Page 20, line 4, and footnotes 9096
v. Page 30, line 10: the full sentence beginning with the word
“And”
vi. Page 30, lines 25-25: the approximation of the percentage
of Defendants’ customers who paid their loan in full or
paid down their principal before the first date on which a
principal payment was due
vii. Page 31, line 6: the full sentence beginning with the word
“After”
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viii. Page 39, lines 16-17: Defendants’ approximation of their
number of customers and their calculation of their
percentage of complaints
ix. Page 44, lines 4-5: the remainder of the sentence after the
word “originated”
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b. Defendants and the FTC agree that Defendants may file the
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Declaration of Natalie Dempsey, TLDX 4, with redactions as
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follows:
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i. Paragraph 11: the second sentence
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ii. Paragraph 12: the percentage figure
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iii. Paragraph 15: the balance of the paragraph after the third
sentence
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iv. Paragraph 16: the final sentence
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v. Paragraph 18
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vi. Paragraph 52: the second sentence
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vii. Paragraph 55: the third sentence
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viii. Paragraphs 61-65
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ix. Page 17, footnote 1
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x. Paragraphs 68-70
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c. Defendants and the FTC agree that Defendants may file
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attachments to the Dempsey Declaration, with redactions as
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follows:
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i. Dempsey Declaration Attachment C: redactions to
borrower’s application identification number and dates of
loans
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ii. Dempsey Declaration Attachment N: redactions to
borrower’s first and last name and application number
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iii. Dempsey Declaration Attachment O: redactions to
borrower’s first and last name, application number,
username, and password
iv. Dempsey Declaration Attachment AA: redactions
necessary to comply with Special Order No. 108, and
redactions to application identification number and
personal email address
v. Dempsey Declaration Attachment BB: redactions
necessary to comply with Special Order No. 108, and
redactions to application identification number
vi. Dempsey Declaration Attachment CC: redactions
necessary to comply with Special Order No. 108, and
redactions to application identification number and salary
information
vii. Dempsey Declaration Attachment DD: redactions
necessary to comply with Special Order No. 108, and
redactions to application identification number and salary
information
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d. Defendants and the FTC agree that Attachments B, Y, and Z to the
Dempsey Declaration should remain under seal.
e. Any of Defendants’ opposition exhibits and attachments not listed
above shall be filed publicly.
2. The FTC previously filed its entire reply memorandum and all reply
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exhibits (Docket No. 84) under seal. The Court entered an order granting
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the FTC’s motion to seal (Docket No. 115), preserving the FTC’s right to
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revisit the two seal orders. (Id.)
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a. The FTC and Defendants agree that the FTC may file its reply
memorandum publicly, with the following redactions:
i. Page 4, footnote 7: The two percentages of Defendants’
consumers who originate at third party websites and at
Defendants’ own websites, as well as the two numbers of
loans Defendants made in 2011
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ii. Page 11, footnote 30: Defendants’ calculation of the
percentage of Defendants’ consumers who filed
complaints, and Defendants’ total number of loans
iii. Page 11, footnote 32: Defendants’ calculation of the
percentage of customers who paid off their loans and the
percentage of Defendants’ consumers who did not default
iv. Page 13, line 13: Defendants’ calculation of the number of
Defendants’ who repeat as customers
v. Page 14, line 7: Defendants’ calculation of the percentage
of consumers who originate from third parties
vi. Page 19, lines 8-9: The block quotation from Defendants’
compliance document
vii. Page 28, line 18: The dollar amount of deposits into
AMG’s identified bank account
b. The FTC and Defendants agree that the FTC may file all its reply
exhibits publicly.
3. The FTC and Defendants shall file the materials listed above within two
weeks of an Order granting this motion.
4. The relief requested herein is without prejudice to any party’s right to
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challenge confidential treatment of the redacted material in connection
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with future proceedings.
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WHEREFORE, the FTC and Defendants jointly request that the Court modify its seal
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orders (Docket Nos. 78, 115), to permit Defendants to file a redacted opposition
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memorandum and redacted exhibits, and to permit the FTC to file a redacted reply
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memorandum and unredacted exhibits, as set forth above.
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Dated: November 26, 2012
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____/s/Nikhil Singhvi________
NIKHIL SINGHVI
JASON D. SCHALL
JULIE G. BUSH
HELEN P. WONG
IOANA RUSU
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Mailstop NJ-3158
Washington, DC 20580
Telephone: (202) 326-3480
Facsimile: (202) 326-3629
Email: nsinghvi@ftc.gov
jbush@ftc.gov
jschall@ftc.gov
hwong@ftc.gov
irusu@ftc.gov
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Federal Trade Commission
____/s/ Shilee Mullin__________
SHILEE MULLIN
FREDERICKS PEEBLES & MORGAN
LLP
3610 North 163rd Plz.
Omaha, NE 68116
Telephone: (402) 333-4053
Facsimile: (402) 333-4761
Email: smullin@ndnlaw.com
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
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IT IS SO ORDERED:
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CAM FERENBACH
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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December 14, 2012
DATED: ________________________
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Case 2:12-cv-00536-GMN-VCF Document 257
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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Filed 11/26/12 Page 7 of 8
I, Nikhil Singhvi, certify that, as indicated below, all parties were served with the JOINT
MOTION TO UNSEAL filed with the Court.
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/s/ Nikhil Singhvi
Nikhil Singhvi
Dated this 26th day of November 2012.
Electronic case filing:
David J. Merrill (david@djmerrillpc.com)
Conly J. Schulte (cschulte@ndnlaw.com)
Francis J. Nyhan (jnyhan@ndnlaw.com)
Shilee T. Mullin (smullin@ndnlaw.com)
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
Debra K. Lefler (debra.lefler@kirkland.com)
Bradley Weidenhammer (bweidenhammer@kirkland.com)
Charles Kalil (ckalil@kirkland.com)
Richard Howell (rhowell@kirkland.com)
Attorneys for Defendants AMG Services, Inc. and Miami Nation Enterprises
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Von S. Heinz (vheinz@lrlaw.com)
Darren J. Lemieux (dlemieux@lrlaw.com)
E. Leif Reid (lreid@lrlaw.com)
Jeffrey D. Morris (jmorris@berkowitzoliver.com)
Ryan C. Hudson (rhudson@berkowitzoliver.com)
Nick J. Kurt (nkurt@berkowitzoliver.com)
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 (lcr@juww.com)
Michael R. Ernst (mre@juww.com)
Attorneys for Defendants The Muir Law Firm, LLC and Timothy J. Muir
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Jay Young (jay@maclaw.com)
Attorney Defendant for Robert D. Campbell
Paul C. Ray (paulcraylaw@aol.com)
Attorney for Defendant Troy L. LittleAxe
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Case 2:12-cv-00536-GMN-VCF Document 257
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Patrick J. Reilly (preilly@hollandhart.com)
Linda C. McFee (lmcfee@mcdowellrice.com)
Attorneys for Defendants Kim C. Tucker and Park 269 LLC
Brian R. Reeve (breeve@swlaw.com)
Nathan F. Garrett (ngarrett@gbmglaw.com)
Whitney P. Strack (pstrack@gbmglaw.com)
Attorneys for Defendant Don E. Brady
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