Federal Trade Commission v. OMICS Group Inc. et al

Filing 98

ORDER granting 95 Stipulation; Re: 92 Motion for Sanctions, 86 Motion for Summary Judgment, 89 Motion for Summary Judgment, 94 Motion to Compel. Responses due by 6/1/2018. Signed by Chief Judge Gloria M. Navarro on 5/22/2018. (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 also filed a Motion for Sanctions and Motion to Compel on May 9, 2018
(Dkt. Nos. 92, 94).
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5. 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 Plaintiff’s Motions.

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6. Plaintiff’s counsel has agreed to extend the May 22, 2018 response date to the

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Motion for Summary Judgment and the May 23, 2018 response date for the Motion

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for Sanctions and Motion to Compel to June 1, 2018.

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

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

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Dated this 16th day of May, 2017.

Dated this 16th day of May, 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/ Michael E. Tankersley
ALDEN F. ABBOTT
Acting 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
Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties, the deadline for both parties to file their
respective responses to the Motions for Summary Judgment is hereby extended to June 1, 2018.
Additionally, Defendants shall have until June 1, 2018 to respond to Plaintiff’s Motion for

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Sanctions and Motion to Compel.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this _____ day of May, 2018.
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Gloria M. Navarro, Chief Judge
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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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

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The undersigned hereby certifies that on May 16, 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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