Federal Trade Commission v. OMICS Group Inc. et al

Filing 105

ORDER granting 99 Stipulation; Response and Reply to 89 Motion for Summary Judgment, Response 96 Motion to Strike is extended to 6/8/2018. Signed by Chief Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 6/14/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JM)

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D. NEAL TOMLINSON
Nevada Bar No. 06851
[e-mail]
KRISTINA R. KLEIST
Nevada Bar No. 13520
[e-mail]
Hyperion Advisors
3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 500
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendants

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

Case No. 2:16-cv-02022-GMN-VCF

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OMICS GROUP INC., et al.,

STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER TO EXTEND RESPONSE
DEADLINE

Defendants.

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Defendants, OMICS GROUP INC., IMEDPUB LLC, CONFERENCE SERIES LLC,

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and SRINUBABU GEDELA, by and through counsel of record, D. Neal Tomlinson and

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Kristina R. Kleist, and Plaintiff, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, by and through counsel of

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record, Gregory A. Ashe and Michael E. Tankersley, hereby agree and stipulate as follows:

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1. On May 1, 2018, Plaintiff filed its Motion to for Summary Judgment, (Dkt. No. 86).

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2. Defendants also filed their Motion for Summary Judgment on May 1, 2018 (Dkt. No.

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89).

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3. Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment is quite extensive, being over 50 pages

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itself and referencing 27 exhibits, including a declaration with exhibits of over 1,000

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pages.

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4. Plaintiff filed their Opposition to Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment on
May 22, 2018 (Dkt. No. 97).
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5. Plaintiff also filed a Motion to Strike the Declaration of Kishore Vattikoti, part of
Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment, on May 22, 2018 (Dkt. No. 96).
6. This Court granted a stipulation for extension of time for the parties to respond to the
respective Motions for Summary Judgment (Dkt. No. 98).

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7. Currently, responses to the Motions for Summary Judgment are due on June 1, 2018

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and Defendants’ response to the Motion to Strike the Declaration of Kishore Vattikoti

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is due on June 5, 2018.

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8. Additionally, because Plaintiff has already filed their Opposition to Defendants’
Motion for Summary Judgment, Defendants’ Reply is due June 5, 2018.

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9. Defense counsel has still been dealing with pressing family medical issues which has

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continued to require counsel to be out of the office, and additional time is needed to

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confer with Defendants and respond to the pending filings.

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10. Plaintiff’s counsel has agreed to extend the June 1, 2018 response date to the Motion

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for Summary Judgment and the June 5, 2018 response date for the Motion to Strike

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and the Reply to Plaintiff’s Opposition to Defendants’ Motion for Summary

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Judgment to June 8, 2018.

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11. This Stipulation is being made in good faith between and at the request of both
parties, and not for purposes of delay.

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HYPERION ADVISORS

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

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Dated this 31st day of May, 2018.

Dated this 31st day of May, 2018.

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/s/ D. Neal Tomlinson
D. NEAL TOMLINSON
Nevada Bar No. 06851
KRISTINA R. KLEIST
Nevada Bar No. 13520
3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 500
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169

/s/ Gregory A. Ashe
ALDEN F. ABBOTT
General Counsel
GREGORY A. ASHE
MICHAEL E. TANKERSLEY
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20850

Attorneys for Defendants

Attorneys for Plaintiff

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ORDER

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Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, the deadline for Defendants to file their

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response to Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment, their reply to Plaintiff’s Opposition to

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Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment, and their response to Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike is

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hereby extended to June 8, 2018.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated this _____ day of June, 2018.

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Gloria M. Navarro, Chief Judge
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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The undersigned hereby certifies that on May 31, 2018, a true and correct copy of the

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foregoing STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO EXTEND RESPONSE

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DEADLINE was filed electronically with the United States District Court for the District of

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Nevada using the CM/ECF system, which sent notification to all parties of interest participating

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in the CM/ECF system.

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/s/ D. Neal Tomlinson
Attorney for Defendants

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