Federal Trade Commission v. Immigration Center et al

Filing 112

ORDER GRANTING 110 Receiver's Eighth Application for Fees. IT IS SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Larry R. Hicks on 4/11/2012. (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 Eighth Application for Fees. Doc. #110. 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,

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Receiver’s unopposed fifth application for an additional $5,622.50, see Doc. #100, Receiver’s

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unopposed sixth application for an additional $5,632.50, see Doc. #102, and Receiver’s unopposed

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seventh application for an additional $1,320.00. This eighth application requests payment of an

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additional $3,167.50 from the assets of the estate, reflecting fees and expenses incurred in from

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November 1, 2011, through January 31, 2012. Doc. #110, p. 3 & Exh. A. No objections having

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been filed and good cause appearing,

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IT IS ORDERED that Receiver’s Eighth Application for Fees (#110) is GRANTED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED this 11th day of April, 2012.

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LARRY R. HICKS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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