Federal Trade Commission v. Immigration Center et al

Filing 102

ORDER GRANTING Receiver's 99 Sixth Motion for Attorney Fees. IT IS SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 11/4/2011. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - MLC)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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DISTRICT OF NEVADA

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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IMMIGRATION CENTER, et al.,

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Defendants.

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3:11-CV-00055-LRH-VPC
ORDER

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Before the court is Receiver’s Sixth Application for Fees. Doc. #99. No objections have
been filed.
This is an action by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) for injunctive and other

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equitable relief for alleged violations of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45(a), in connection with the

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advertising, marketing, and sale of immigration and naturalization services. On January 26, 2011,

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this court entered a temporary restraining order which, inter alia, appointed Aviva Y. Gordon as

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temporary receiver. Doc. #18, p. 14. On February 2, 2011, the court extended the temporary

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restraining order and receivership pursuant to stipulation of the presently objecting defendants.

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Doc. ##27-29. On March 3, 2011, the court entered a stipulated preliminary injunction. Doc. #54.

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This court previously granted Receiver’s first and second applications for $41,860.91 in

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fees and expenses over the objections of Defendants Charles Doucette and Deborah Stilson, see

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Doc. #75, Receiver’s unopposed third application for an additional $3,430.00, see Doc. #80,

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Receiver’s unopposed fourth application in the reduced amount of $9,692.50, see Doc. #94, and

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Receiver’s unopposed fifth application for an additional $5,622.50, see Doc. #97. This sixth

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application requests payment of an additional $5,632.50 from the assets of the estate, reflecting fees

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and expenses incurred in September 2011. Doc. #99, Exh. A. No objections having been filed and

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good cause appearing,

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IT IS ORDERED that Receiver’s Sixth Application for Fees (#99) is GRANTED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this 4th day of November, 2011.

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LARRY R. HICKS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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