Federal Trade Commission v. OMICS Group Inc. et al

Filing 69

ORDER Granting 68 Stipulation to Extend Time Re: 66 Motion to Compel. Responses due by 3/19/2018. Signed by Magistrate Judge Cam Ferenbach on 3/14/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ADR)

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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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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO
EXTEND RESPONSE DEADLINE

OMICS GROUP INC., et al.,
Defendants.

(FIRST REQUEST)

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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 February 27, 2018, Plaintiff filed its Motion to Compel to Determine the
Sufficiency of Answers to Requests for Admission (Dkt. No. 66).

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2. On March 6, 2018, a hearing on Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel (Dkt. No. 63) and

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Motion to Compel to Determine the Sufficiency of Answers to Requests for

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Admissions (Dkt. No. 66) was set for April 2, 2018.

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3. At 9am (IST) March 13, 2018, Plaintiff took the deposition of Defendant Srinubabu
Gedela at the offices of Omics International in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

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4. As a professional courtesy and in accommodation of defense counsel traveling to

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India for Dr. Gedela’s deposition, Plaintiff’s counsel has agreed to an extension of

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the March 13, 2018 response deadline for the Motion to Compel to Determine the

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Sufficiency of Answers to Requests for Admissions (Dkt. No 66).

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5. The parties have agreed that Defendants will file their response no later than March
19, 2018.
6. 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

Dated this 14th day of March, 2017.

Dated this 14th day of March, 2017.

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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 (with permission)
DAVID C. SHONKA
Acting General Counsel
GREGORY A. ASHE
MICHAEL E. TANKERSLEY
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20850

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Attorneys for Defendants

Attorneys for Plaintiff

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ORDER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
14th
March
Dated this _____ day of ________________________, 2018.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Respectfully submitted by:
HYPERION ADVISORS
/s/ D. Neal Tomlinson
D. NEAL TOMLINSON
Nevada Bar No. 06851
KRISTINA KLEIST
Nevada Bar No. 13520
Attorneys for Defendants

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
The undersigned hereby certifies that on March 14, 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 (FIRST REQUEST) was filed electronically with the United States District Court

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for the District of Nevada using the CM/ECF system, which sent notification to all parties of

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interest participating in the CM/ECF system.

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/s/ D. Neal Tomlinson
Attorney for Defendants

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