Federal Trade Commission v. AWS, LLC et al, No. 2:2018cv00442 - Document 72 (D. Nev. 2018)

Court Description: ORDER granting 68 Stipulation; Re: 4 Motion for Preliminary Injunction. Responses due by 6/22/2018. Replies due by 6/29/2018. Motion Hearing set for 7/10/2018 at 10:30 AM in LV Courtroom 6A before Judge James C. Mahan. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 5/23/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - JM)

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Federal Trade Commission v. AWS, LLC et al Doc. 72 Case 2:18-cv-00442-JCM-PAL Document 70 Filed 05/21/18 Page 1 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Roberto Anguizola Illinois Bar # 6270874 (Admitted pursuant to LR IA 11-3) Tel. (202) 326-3284 Email: ranguizola@ftc.gov Miry Kim Washington Bar # 31456 (Admitted pursuant to LR IA 11-3) Tel. (202) 326-3622 Email: mkim@ftc.gov Gregory J. Evans DC Bar # 1033184 (Admitted pursuant to LR IA 11-3) Tel. (202) 326-3425 Email: gevans2@ftc.gov 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 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, CASE NO. 2:18-cv-00442-JCM-PAL v. AWS, 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, STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING THE DURATION OF THE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND SETTING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION HEARING AS TO DEFENDANTS ADAMS CONSULTING, LLC, GLOBAL MARKETING SERVICES L.L.C., AND JEFFREY A. GOMEZ Defendants. 1 Dockets.Justia.com Case 2:18-cv-00442-JCM-PAL Document 70 Filed 05/21/18 Page 2 of 7 1 This matter comes before the Court upon the stipulation of plaintiff Federal Trade 2 Commission (“FTC”), and defendants Adams Consulting, LLC, Global Marketing Services 3 L.L.C., and Jeffrey A. Gomez (collectively “Gomez Defendants”), for: (i) further extension of 4 the Stipulated Temporary Restraining Order issued on April 18, 2018 [ECF No. 57] (“Gomez 5 Stipulated TRO”) against the Gomez Defendants; and (iii) extending the briefing schedule and 6 re-scheduling the evidentiary hearing on the FTC’s motion for a preliminary injunction as to the 7 Gomez Defendants. The FTC and the Gomez Defendants, each of which is represented by 8 counsel for purposes of this stipulation, HEREBY STIPULATE TO THE FOLLOWING: 9 1. The duration of the Gomez Stipulated TRO [ECF No. 57] is extended and shall 10 remain in place by consent of the Gomez Defendants until the Court issues a ruling on the FTC’s 11 request for a preliminary injunction as to the Gomez Defendants, or further order of the Court. 12 Unless otherwise ordered, all provisions of the Gomez Stipulated TRO shall remain in place 13 during the extension, including the asset freeze and appointment of the receiver Robb Evans & 14 Associates LLC. The Gomez Defendants specifically reserve all rights and nothing herein shall 15 be construed as an admission of any kind or impair Gomez Defendants’ right to assert any and 16 all defenses they may have. The reason for the extension of the Gomez Stipulated TRO is to 17 allow the Gomez Defendants and the FTC additional time to conduct further compromise 18 negotiations, and, if necessary, additional time to prepare for the preliminary injunction hearing 19 on the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction as to the Gomez Defendants. 20 2. All the deadlines for motions, memoranda, proposed orders, pleadings, responses 21 or oppositions, and affidavits concerning the FTC’s request for preliminary injunction as to the 22 Gomez Defendants set forth in the Stipulation and Order Extending the Duration of the 23 Temporary Restraining Order and Setting Preliminary Injunction Hearing as to Defendants 2 Case 2:18-cv-00442-JCM-PAL Document 70 Filed 05/21/18 Page 3 of 7 1 Adams Consulting, LLC, Global Marketing Services L.L.C., and Jeffrey A. Gomez entered on 2 May 7, 2018 [ECF No. 66] are vacated and re-set as follows: a. 3 The FTC shall file with the Court, and serve on counsel for the Gomez 4 Defendants, its memorandum of law in support of its motion for preliminary injunction 5 and a proposed preliminary injunction order as to the Gomez Defendants no later than 6 Friday, June 8, 2018. b. 7 The Gomez Defendants shall file with the Court, and serve on 8 Commission counsel, any pleadings concerning preliminary injunction, including 9 responses or oppositions, affidavits, motions, expert reports or declarations, or legal 10 memoranda no later than Friday, June 22, 2018. c. 11 The FTC may file with the Court, and serve on counsel for the Gomez 12 Defendants, its reply no later than Friday, June 29, 2018. 13 3. The evidentiary hearing on Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission’s motion for 14 preliminary injunction as to the Gomez Defendants currently scheduled for Thursday, June 15 21, 2018 is vacated and is rescheduled to July 10, 2018 at 10:30 a.m., at the United States 16 Courthouse, 333 S. Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89101 in Courtroom 6A. 17 IT IS SO ORDERED: 18 19 ________________________________ HONORABLE JAMES C. MAHAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 20 21 May 23, 2018 DATED: _______________ 22 23 3 Case 2:18-cv-00442-JCM-PAL Document 70 Filed 05/21/18 Page 4 of 7 Case 2:18-cv-00442-JCM-PAL Document 70 Filed 05/21/18 Page 5 of 7 1 2 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 21 2018, I caused the foregoing document to be filed with I hereby certify that on May ___, 3 the Clerk of the Court via the Court’s CM/ECF electronic filing system. Additionally, I served 4 all of the counsel and parties listed on the attached Service List by the methods indicated therein. 5 6 7 Roberto Anguizola Attorney for Plaintiff FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 5 Case 2:18-cv-00442-JCM-PAL Document 70 Filed 05/21/18 Page 6 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SERVICE LIST 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. (702) 420 2001 Email: lcc@randazza.com, rdg@randazza.com Suzette Michele M. Moore S. Moore Law 4720 Cleveland Heights Blvd. Suite 201 Lakeland, FL 33813 Tel. (863) 229-2140 Email: s.moore@smoorelaw.com 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 10 Seeking admission Pro Hac Vice 11 Served via email 12 Brick Kane President Robb Evans & Associates LLC 11450 Sheldon Street Sun Valley, California 91352-1121 Tel: (818) 768-8100 Fax: (818) 768-8802 Email: bkane@robbevans.com 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 Served via email 13 14 15 Gary Owen Caris Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2029 Century Park E., Suite 300 Los Angeles, California 90067-2904 Tel. (424) 363-2920 Email: gcaris@btlaw.com Court Appointed Receiver Attorney for the Court Appointed Receiver Robb Evans & Associates LLC Served via email Served via email 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 6 Case 2:18-cv-00442-JCM-PAL Document 70 Filed 05/21/18 Page 7 of 7 1 2 3 James C. Bastian, Jr. Shulman Hodges & Bastian LLP 100 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 600 Irvine, CA 92618 Tel. (949) 340-3400 Email: jbastian@shbllp.com 4 5 Attorney for defendants Adams Consulting, LLC, Global Marketing Services L.L.C, and Jeffery A. Gomez 6 Served via email 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 7

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