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

Filing 720

ORDER Granting 693 Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Motion to Compel Exhibits Under Seal re 691 MOTION to Compel . Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 1/12/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - TR)

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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]
JONATHAN NUECHTERLEIN
General Counsel
NIKHIL SINGHVI
JASON D. SCHALL
HELEN P. WONG
IOANA RUSU
LaSHAWN M. JOHNSON
COURTNEY A. ESTEP
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Mailstop CC-10232
Washington, D.C. 20580
Phone: [phone] (Singhvi)
Facsimile: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]; [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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v.
AMG Services, Inc. et al.,

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PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
FOR LEAVE TO FILE
MOTION TO COMPEL
EXHIBITS UNDER SEAL

Plaintiff,

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Case No. 2:12-cv-536

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

Defendants, and
Park 269 LLC, et al.,
Relief Defendants.

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Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) hereby moves this Court for an Order granting the

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FTC leave to file under seal three exhibits to its motion to compel (ECF Nos. 692-1, 692-2, 692-3). In

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support of this motion, the FTC states as follows:
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On August 15, 2012, this Court entered an order (ECF No. 145), sealing financial

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documents (including images of checks) previously filed by the FTC as exhibits to its motion for

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preliminary injunction.
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On January 11, 2013, this Court entered an amended protective order (ECF No. 308)

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permitting parties to designate documents as confidential, and to submit such information to the Court

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under seal.
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On October 24, 2014, the FTC filed a motion to compel against, inter alia, Relief

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Defendant Kim Tucker. (ECF No. 691.) The FTC’s motion cites to various checks (arranged in three

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exhibits) tending to show that the defendants have used corporate funds for personal purposes. (ECF Nos.

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692-1, 692-2, 692-3.) The checks are redacted to obscure bank account information.
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The FTC does not take the position that the checks, as redacted, constitute “confidential”

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documents within the meaning of the amended protective order, and the FTC does not contend that the

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checks should be filed under seal. However, out of an abundance of caution, and as a result of the Court’s

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August 15, 2012 order, the FTC moves to file these exhibits under seal to preserve any other party’s

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ability to make the required showing for under seal treatment.

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WHEREFORE, the FTC respectfully requests leave of the Court to file three motion to compel

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exhibits (ECF Nos. 692-1, 692-2, 692-3) under seal, with a reservation of the right to move the Court

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at a later date to lift the seal order.

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October 24, 2014

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Respectfully submitted,

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/s/ Jason Schall
Nikhil Singhvi
Jason D. Schall
Helen P. Wong
Ioana Rusu
LaShawn M. Johnson
Courtney A. Estep

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Attorneys for Plaintiff
Federal Trade Commission

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IT IS SO ORDERED:
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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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DATED: January 12, 2015

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I, Jason Schall, certify that, as indicated below, all parties were served by electronic case filing
with PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE MOTION TO COMPEL
EXHIBITS UNDER SEAL filed with the Court and all parties were served by email with
Plaintiff’s under seal exhibits.

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Dated: October 24, 2014
/s/ Jason Schall
Jason Schall

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Via Electronic Case Filing:

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Joshua M. Dickey ([e-mail])
Attorney for Red Cedar Services, Inc. dba 500FastCash; SFS, Inc. dba OneClickCash

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Conly J. Schulte ([e-mail])
Francis J. Nyhan ([e-mail])
Nicole Ducheneaux ([e-mail])
Attorneys for Defendants AMG Services, Inc.; Red Cedar Services, Inc. dba
500FastCash; SFS, Inc. dba OneClickCash; MNE Services, Inc. dba Tribal Financial
Services, Ameriloan, UnitedCashLoans, USFastCash
David J. Merrill ([e-mail])
Debra K. Lefler ([e-mail])
Bradley Weidenhammer ([e-mail])
Charles Kalil ([e-mail])
Richard Howell ([e-mail])
Peter J. Wozniak ([e-mail])
Andrew A. Kassof ([e-mail])
Attorneys for Defendants AMG Services, Inc. and MNE Services, Inc. dba Tribal
Financial Services, Ameriloan, UnitedCashLoans, USFastCash

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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; Nereyda M. Tucker, as Executor of the Estate of Blaine
A. Tucker

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Jay Young ([e-mail])
Attorney for Defendant for Robert D. Campbell
Paul C. Ray ([e-mail])
Alyssa D. Campbell ([e-mail])
Attorneys for Defendant Troy L. Littleaxe

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Patrick J. Reilly ([e-mail])
Linda C. McFee ([e-mail])
Robert Peter Smith ([e-mail])
Attorneys for Relief Defendants Kim C. Tucker and Park 269 LLC

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

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