Federal Trade Commission v. AWS, LLC et al

Filing 79

ORDER granting #77 Stipulation Extending the duration of the TRO and Vacating 7/10/2018 Hearing; Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 6/14/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JM)

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Roberto Anguizola
Illinois Bar# 6270874 (Admitted pursuant to LR IA 11-3)
Tel. [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Miry Kim
Washington Bar# 31456 (Admitted pursuant to LR IA 11-3)
Tel. [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Gregory J. Evans
DC Bar# 1033184 (Admitted pursuant to LR IA 11-3)
Tel. [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Mail Drop CC-8528
Washington, DC 20580
Attorneys for Plaintiff
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,
v.
A WS, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company;
ADAMS CONSULTING, LLC, a California limited
liability company; FBA DISTRIBUTORS, LLC, a
Massachusetts limited liability company; FBA
STORES, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company;
GLOBAL MARKETING SERVICES L.L.C., a
Nevada limited liability company; INFO PROS,
LLC, a Nevada limited liability company; INFO
SOLUTIONS, LLC, a Nevada limited liability
company; ONLINE AUCTION LEARNING
CENTER, INC., a Massachusetts corporation;
ONLINE AUCTION LEARNING CENTER, INC.,
a Nevada corporation; CHRISTOPHER F.
BOWSER; ADAM S. BOWSER; JODY L.
MARSHALL; and JEFFREY A. GOMEZ,
Defendants.

CASE NO. 2: 18-cv-00442-JCM-PAL

STIPULATION AND ORDER
EXTENDING THE DURATION 0
THE TEMPORARY
RESTRAINING ORDER AND
VACATING PRELIMINARY
INJUNCTION HEARING
PENDING COMMISSION REVIE
OF PROPOSED STIPULATED
FINAL ORDER FOR PERMANEN
INJUNCTION AND MONETARY
RELIEF AS TO DEFENDANTS
ADAMS CONSULTING, LLC,
GLOBAL MARKETING
SERVICES L.L.C., AND JEFFREY
A. GOMEZ

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This matter comes before the Court upon the stipulation of plaintiff Federal Trade
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Commission ("FTC"), and defendants Adams Consulting, LLC, Global Marketing Services

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L.L.C., and Jeffrey A. Gomez (collectively "Gomez Defendants"), for: (i) further extension of

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the Stipulated Temporary Restraining Order issued on April 18, 2018 [ECF No. 57] ("Gomez

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Stipulated TRO") against the Gomez Defendants; and (ii) vacating the evidentiary hearing on the

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FTC's motion for a preliminary injunction as to the Gomez Defendants. The FTC and the

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Gomez Defendants, each ofwhich is represented by counsel for purposes ofthis stipulation,

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HEREBY STIPULATE TO THE FOLLOWING:

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The duration of the Gomez Stipulated TRO [ECF No. 57] is extended and shall

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remain in place by consent ofthe Gomez Defendants until the Court issues a ruling on the FTC's

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request for a preliminary injunction as to the Gomez Defendants, or further order of the Court.

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Unless otherwise ordered, all provisions of the Gomez Stipulated TRO shall remain in place

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during the extension, including the asset freeze and appointment of the receiver Robb Evans &

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Associates LLC. The Gomez Defendants specifically reserve all rights and nothing herein shall

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be construed as an admission of any kind or impair Gomez Defendants' right to assert any and

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all defenses they may have. The reason for the extension of the Gomez Stipulated TROis to

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allow the FTC to review and, if appropriate, approve a stipulated final order for permanent

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injunction and monetary relief as to the Gomez Defendants ("Gomez Stipulated Final Order").

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FTC counsel are submitting the Gomez Stipulated Final Order to the FTC for review and

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approval, and are informed that the approval process could take up to eight weeks. If the FTC

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approves the Gomez Stipulated Final Order, it will be filed for approval by the Court. If

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approved by the FTC and the Court, the Gomez Stipulated Final Order will resolve all disputes

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between the FTC and the Gomez Defendants and obviate the need for a preliminary injunction

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hearing.
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All the deadlines for motions, memoranda, proposed orders, pleadings, responses

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or oppositions, and affidavits concerning the FTC's request for preliminary injunction as to the

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Gomez Defendants set forth in the Stipulation and Order Extending the Duration of the

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Temporary Restraining Order and Setting Preliminary Injunction Hearing as to Defendants

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Adams Consulting, LLC, Global Marketing Services L.L.C., and Jeffrey A. Gomez entered on

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May 23, 2018 [ECF No. 72] are vacated until further order ofthe Court.

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The evidentiary hearing on PlaintiffFederal Trade Commission's motion for

preliminary injunction as to the Gomez Defendants currently scheduled for July 10, 2018 is
vacated.

IT IS SO ORDERED:

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HONORABLE JAMES C. MAHAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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June 14, 2018

DATED: ___________
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IT IS SO STIPULATED:

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Ja \ C, Bastian, Jr.
SHuJman Hodges & Bastian LLP
lO~Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 600
Irvme, CA 92618
Tel. [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Roberto Anguizola
lllinois Bar# 6270874
(Admitted pursuant to LR IA 11-3)
Tel. [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Miry Kim
Washington Bar# 31456
(Admitted pursuant to LR IA 11-3)
Tel. [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Attorney for defendants Adams Consulting,
LLC, Global Marketing Services L.L.C, and
Jeffery A. Gomez

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Gregory J. Evans
DC Bar# 1033184
(Admitted pursuant to LR IA 11-3)
Tel. [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Federal Trade Commission
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Mail Drop CC-8528
Washington, D.C. 20580

Attorneys for Plaintiff
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on June_, 2018, I caused the foregoing document to be filed with
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the Clerk of the Court via the Court's CM/ECF electronic filing system. Additionally, I served

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all of the counsel and parties listed on the attached Service List by the methods indicated therein.

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Roberto Anguizola
Attorney for Plaintiff
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

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SERVICE LIST
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Ronald D. Green (NV Bar No. 7360)
LaTeigra C. Cahill (NV Bar No. 14352)
Randazza Legal Group, PLLC
4035 S. El Capitan Way
Las Vegas, NV 89147
Tel. [phone]
Email: [e-mail],
[e-mail]

Suzette Michele M. Moore
S. Moore Law
4720 Cleveland Heights Blvd.
Suite 201
Lakeland, FL 33813
Tel. [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorney for defendants A WS, LLC, FBA
Distributors, LLC, FBA Stores, LLC,
Info Pros, LLC, Online Auction Learning
Center, Inc. (Mass. Corp.), Online
Auction Learning Center, Inc. (Nev.
Corp.), Christopher F. Bowser, Adam S.
Bowser, and Jody Marshall

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Seeking admission Pro Hac Vice

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Served via email

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Attorney for defendants AWS, LLC,
FBA Distributors, LLC, FBA Stores,
LLC, Info Pros, LLC, Online Auction
Learning Center, Inc. (Mass. Corp.),
Online Auction Learning Center, Inc.
(Nev. Corp.), Christopher F. Bowser,
Adam S. Bowser, and Jody Marshall

Brick Kane
President
Robb Evans & Associates LLC
11450 Sheldon Street
Sun Valley, California 91352-1121
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Served via email

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Gary Owen Caris
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
2029 Century Park E., Suite 300
Los Angeles, California 90067-2904
Tel. [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

Court Appointed Receiver

Attorney for the Court Appointed
Receiver Robb Evans & Associates
LLC

Served via email

Served via email

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James C. Bastian, Jr.
Shulman Hodges & Bastian LLP
100 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 600
Irvine, CA 92618
Tel. [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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Attorney for defendants Adams
Consulting, LLC, Global Marketing
Services L.L.C, and Jeffery A. Gomez

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Served via email
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