Securities & Exchange Commission v. Hemp, Inc. et al

Filing 107

ORDER Granting 106 Stipulation to Continue Hearing Re: 92 , 97 Motions. Motions Hearing reset for 2/1/2018 at 10:00 AM in LV Courtroom 3B before Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen. Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 12/4/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ADR)

Case 2:16-cv-01413-JAD-PAL Document 106 Filed 11/29/17 Page 1 of 4

1 Robert J. Cassity (NV Bar No. 9779)
David J. Freeman (NV Bar No. 10045)
2 HOLLAND & HART LLP
9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor
3 Las Vegas, NV 89134
Phone: [phone]
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Email: [e-mail]
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[e-mail]

Amy J. Oliver (Utah #8785)
admitted pro hac vice
[e-mail]
Daniel J. Wadley (Utah #10358)
admitted pro hac vice
[e-mail]
James J. Thibodeau (Utah #15473)
admitted pro hac vice
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Securities and Exchange
Commission
Salt Lake Regional Office
351 South West Temple
Suite 6.100
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1950
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

HOLLAND & HART LLP
9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89134

6 Thomas Sporkin (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
Timothy J. Coley (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
7 BUCKLEY SANDLER LLP
1250 24th Street NW, Suite 700
8 Washington DC 20037
Email: [e-mail]
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[e-mail]
10 Thomas E. Littler, Esq. (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
341 W. Secretariat Dr.
11 Tempe, AZ 85284
Email: [e-mail]
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Attorneys for Defendants Barry K. Epling,
13 Ferris Holding, Inc., and Hobbes Equities Inc.

Attorneys for Plaintiff Securities
and Exchange Commission

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

16 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
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Plaintiff,
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CASE NO.: 2:16:-cv-01413-RFB-GWF

19 HEMP, INC. a Colorado Corporation; BRUCE
J. PERLOWIN, an individual; BARRY K.
20 EPLING, an individual; JED M. PERLOWIN,
an individual; FERRIS HOLDING, INC., a
21 private Nevada Corporation; HOBBES
EQUITIES INC., a private Nevada Corporation;
22 DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENTS LLC, a private
Nevada Limited Liability Company; and
23 QUANTUM ECONOMIC PROTOCOLS LLC,
a private Nevada Limited Liability Company,
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Defendants.
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(1) PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS
AGAINST DEFENDANTS BARRY K.
EPLING, FOR FABRICATION OF
EVIDENCE AND AGAINST
DEFENDANTS BARRY K. EPLING AND
BRUCE J. PERLOWIN FOR FALSE
TESTIMONY [ECF NO. 92] [FIRST
REQUEST] AND

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
CONTINUE HEARING ON:

(2) PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS
AGAINST DEFENDANTS FERRIS
HOLDING, INC., BARRY K. EPLING,
AND HOBBES EQUITIES, INC. FOR
FABRICATION OF EVIDENCE [ECF
NO. 97] [FIRST REQUEST]

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Pursuant to LR IA 6-1, Plaintiff and Certain Defendants1 herein, by and through their

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attorneys of record, stipulate as follows:

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On October 26, 2017, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Imposition of Sanctions Against

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Defendants Barry K. Epling, For Fabrication of Evidence and Against Defendants Barry K.

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Epling and Bruce J. Perlowin for False Testimony (ECF No. 92) (“First Sanctions Motion”).

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On November 2, 2017, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Imposition of Sanctions

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Against Defendants Ferris Holdings, Inc., Barry K. Epling, and Hobbes Equities, Inc. for

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Fabrication of Evidence (ECF No. 97) (“Second Sanctions Motion”).

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2018, at 9:00 a.m.

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HOLLAND & HART LLP
9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89134

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On November 27, 2017, the Court set both motions on for hearing on January 22,

Counsel for Defendants is not available on January 22, 2018 (or on January 23,

2018) due to a previously scheduled personal commitment out-of-town.

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Counsel for the parties stipulate to a continuance of the hearing from January 22,

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2018 to a later hearing date after January 23, 208. Counsel is further informed that the Court

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generally hears motions on Tuesdays, and counsel for the parties are available on Tuesday,

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January 30, 2018 or on any Tuesday in February 2018 should the Court’s calendar be able to

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accommodate such a hearing date.

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This is the parties’ first request for a continuance of the hearing on the First

Sanctions Motion and the Second Sanctions Motion.

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Counsel for the parties have conferred regarding this requested continuance, as

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well as the reasons supporting the requested continuance, and they agree that the requested

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continuance is reasonable and appropriate under the circumstances.

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“Certain Defendants” are those against whom Plaintiff’s Motions for Imposition of Sanctions
[ECF Nos. 92 and 97] are directed: Barry K. Epling, Bruce J. Perlowin, Ferris Holding, Inc., and
Hobbes Equities Inc.
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HOLLAND & HART LLP
9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89134

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IT IS SO STIPULATED
DATED November 28, 2017.
/s/ Robert J. Cassity__________
Robert J. Cassity, Esq.
HOLLAND & HART LLP
9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor
Las Vegas, Nevada 89134

/s/ Amy J. Oliver__________
Amy J. Oliver (Utah #8785)
admitted pro hac vice
[e-mail]
Daniel J. Wadley (Utah #10358)
admitted pro hac vice
[e-mail]
James J. Thibodeau (Utah #15473)
admitted pro hac vice
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Securities and Exchange
Commission
Salt Lake Regional Office
351 South West Temple
Suite 6.100
Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1950

Thomas A. Sporkin (Pro Hac Vice)
Timothy J. Coley (Pro Hac Vice)
BUCKLEY SANDLER, LLP
1250 24th Street NW, Suite 700
Washington DC 20037
Thomas E. Littler, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice)
341 W. Secretariat Dr.
Tempe, AZ 85284
Attorneys for Defendants Barry K. Epling,
Ferris Holding, Inc., and Hobbes Equities Inc.

Attorneys for Plaintiff Securities
and Exchange Commission

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ORDER

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IT IS ORDERED that the hearing set for January 22, 2018 is VACATED and CONTINUED
20 to 10:00 a.m., February 1, 2018, in Courtroom 3B.
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U.S. DISTRICT/MAGISTRATE JUDGE
DATED: December 4, 2017

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I hereby certify that on the 14th day of November, 2017, a true and correct copy of the

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foregoing JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO EXTEND RESPONSE AND REPLY

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DEADLINES FOR (1) PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS

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AGAINST DEFENDANTS BARRY K. EPLING, FOR FABRICATION OF EVIDENCE

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AND AGAINST DEFENDANTS BARRY K. EPLING AND BRUCE J. PERLOWIN FOR

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FALSE TESTIMONY [ECF NO. 92] [SECOND REQUEST] AND (2) PLAINTIFF’S

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MOTION FOR IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST DEFENDANTS FERRIS

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HOLDING, INC., BARRY K. EPLING, AND HOBBES EQUITIES, INC. FOR

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FABRICATION OF EVIDENCE [ECF NO. 97] [FIRST REQUEST] was served on counsel

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through the Court’s electronic service system as follows:

HOLLAND & HART LLP
9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89134

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Electronic Service:

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Amy J. Oliver, Esq.
James J. Thibodeau, Esq.
Daniel Wadley, Esq.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
351 S. West Temple Suite 6.100
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Plaintiff: SEC

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Brent R. Baker, Esq.
Jonathan Dale Bletzacker, Esq.
Clyde Snow & Sessions, P.C.
201 S. Main Street #1300
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Jacob L. Fonnesbeck, Esq.
Smith Correll, LLP
50 W. Broadway #1010
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
[e-mail]

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Attorney for Defendants:
Diversified Investments LLC, Quantum
Economic Protocols LLC, and Jed. M.
Perlowin

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/s/ Valerie Larsen
An Employee of Holland & Hart LLP

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