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

Filing 96

ORDER Granting 95 Stipulation to Extend Time re 91 MOTION in Limine and 92 MOTION for Sanctions re Discovery. (Responses due by 11/20/2017., Replies due by 12/20/2017.) Signed by Magistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen on 10/31/17. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ADR)

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

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Thomas Sporkin (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
Timothy J. Coley (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
BUCKLEYSANDLER, LLP
1250 24th Street NW, Suite 700
Washington DC 20037
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

Attorneys for Plaintiff Securities and
Exchange Commission

Attorneys for Defendants Hemp, Inc.,
Bruce J. Perlowin, Barry K. Epling,
Ferris Holding, Inc. and Hobbes Equities Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION,

Case No.: 2:16-cv-1413

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Plaintiff,
vs.

JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
EXTEND RESPONSE AND REPLY
HEMP, INC. a Colorado Corporation;
DEADLINES FOR PLAINTIFF’S MOTION IN
BRUCE J. PERLOWIN, an individual; LIMINE AND PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR
BARRY K. EPLING, an individual; JED IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS
M. PERLOWIN, an individual; FERRIS
HOLDING, INC., a private Nevada
(FIRST REQUEST)
Corporation; HOBBES EQUITIES INC.,
a private Nevada Corporation;
DIVERSIFIED INVESTMENTS LLC, a
private Nevada Limited Liability
Company; and QUANTUM ECONOMIC
PROTOCOLS LLC, a private Nevada
Limited Liability Company.
Defendants.

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Pursuant to LR IA 6-1, Plaintiffs and Certain Defendants1 herein, by and through their
attorneys of record, stipulate as follows:

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1. Plaintiff filed a Motion in Limine to Exclude Defendants’ Expert Salli Marinov
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(Docket No. 91) on Monday, October 23, 2017 (“Motion in Limine”) and a Motion for

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Imposition of Sanctions Against Barry K. Epling for Fabrication of Evidence and Against

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Defendant’s Barry K. Epling and Bruce J. Perlowin for False Testimony (Docket No. 92) on

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Thursday, October 26, 2017 (“Sanctions Motion”).
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2. Under the Rules, the current deadline for Defendants’ response to the Motion in

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Limine is November 6, 2017, the current deadline for Defendant’s response to the Sanctions

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Motion is November 9, 2017, and the current deadline for Plaintiff to file a Reply in support of

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the Sanctions Motion is November 24, 2017.

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3. The parties hereby seek an extension of the response deadline to both the Motion in
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Limine and the Sanctions Motion until November 20, 2017, and until December 20, 2017 for the
reply deadline.
4. Certain Defendants shall file a response to the Motion in Limine and the Sanctions
Motion on or before November 20, 2017; and

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5. Plaintiff shall file a reply to the Sanctions Motion on or before December 11, 2017.
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6. This is the parties’ first request for an extension of the response and reply

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deadlines for both motions. The reasons warranting additional time for the response and reply

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deadlines are as follows:

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a. The extension of time would allow Defendants additional time to respond to
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the Motion in Limine and Sanctions Motion, whose briefing schedules
currently overlap; and

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b. The extension of time would allow Plaintiff additional time to reply in support

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of its Sanctions motion to avoid a conflict with the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Counsel for the parties have conferred regarding these requested extensions, as

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

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extensions are an appropriate and efficient means of resolving the parties’ scheduling and

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briefing concerns.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED
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DATED October 27th, 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
Attorneys for Plaintiff Securities and
Exchange Commission

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/s/ Timothy J. Coley
Thomas A. Sporkin (Pro Hac Vice)
Timothy J. Coley (Pro Hac Vice)
BUCKLEYSANDLER, LLP
1250 24th Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20037

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Attorneys for Defendants Hemp, Inc.,
Bruce J. Perlowin, Barry K. Epling,
Ferris Holding, Inc. and Hobbes Equities
Inc.

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ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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___________________________________

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U.S. DISTRICT/MAGISTRATE JUDGE
DATED:__________________________
October 31, 2017

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on the 27th day of October, 2017, I served JOINT STIPULATION

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AND ORDER TO EXTEND RESPONSE AND REPLY DEADLINES FOR PLAINTIFF’S

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MOTION IN LIMINE AND PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR IMPOSITION OF

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SANCTIONS (FIRST REQUEST) to the following parties entitled to service by via email to
the counsel indicated below:

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Thomas A.Sporkin
Timothy J. Coley
BuckleySandler LLP
1250 24th Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, D.C.20037
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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Robert J. Cassity
David J. Freeman
Holland & Hart, LLP
9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor
Las Vegas, Nevada
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Brent R. Baker
Jonathan D. Bletzacker
ClydeSnow
One Utah Center
Thirteenth Floor
201 South Main Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Jacob L. Fonnesbeck
Smith Correll, LLP
3960 Howard Hughes Pkwy, Suite 500
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
[e-mail]

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/s/ Marlea Furlong_________________
Marlea Furlong

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