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Nature of Suit Code: 850
Nature of Suit: Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Cause of Action: 15:77 Securities Fraud

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO APPROVE SETTLEMENTS WITH EQUITY CONSTELLATION INVESTORS

CASE NO. CV 09-000665 LKK-DAD 

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FUTTERMAN DUPREE 

DODD CROLEY

MAIER LLP

FUTTERMAN DUPREE DODD CROLEY MAIER LLP

JAMIE L. DUPREE (158105) 

JAIME G. TOUCHSTONE (233187) 

180 Sansome Street, 17th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Telephone: (415) 399-3840 

Facsimile: (415) 399-3838 

jdupree@fddcm.com

jtouchstone@fddcm.com

Attorneys for Receiver 

Stephen E. Anderson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SACRAMENTO 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION, 

Plaintiff 

 v. 

ANTHONY VASSALLO, et al, 

Defendants. 

Case No. CV 09-000665 LKK-DAD

ORDER GRANTING RECEIVER’S 

MOTION TO APPROVE 

SETTLEMENTS WITH EQUITY 

CONSTELLATION INVESTORS 

NILSSON, WILBERG, PATENAUDE, 

SMART AND SIMMONS 

Date: November 8, 2010 

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Location: Courtroom 4, 15th Floor 

Judge: Hon. Lawrence K. Karlton 

The motion of Receiver Stephen E. Anderson (“Receiver”) to Approve Settlements with 

Equity Constellation, LLC Investors Nilsson, Wilberg, Patenaude, Smart and Simmons came on 

regularly for hearing in Courtroom 4 of the above-entitled Court on November 8, 2010, at 10:00 

a.m., the Honorable Lawrence K. Karlton presiding, with counsel appearing on behalf of 

Receiver. The Court having considered the papers submitted in support of such motion, and the 

arguments of counsel and for good cause shown, 

THE COURT FINDS AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: 

Receiver’s Motion to Approve the Settlements with Equity Constellation Investors 

Nilsson, Wilberg, Patenaude, Smart and Simmons IS HEREBY GRANTED. 

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO APPROVE SETTLEMENTS WITH EQUITY CONSTELLATION INVESTORS

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FUTTERMAN DUPREE 

DODD CROLEY

MAIER LLP

Adequate and proper notice of this motion was provided to Defendant Equity Investment 

Management and Trading, Inc. (“EIMT”) investors and other interested parties. Each settlement 

with Jan Nilsson, Carl Wilberg, Jean-Marc Patenaude, David Smart R. Douglas Simmons/Kupfer 

Family LLC settlement is fair and equitable to the defrauded EIMT investors, and provides 

substantial value while minimizing expenses to the receivership estate. Accordingly, each 

settlement is hereby approved, and Receiver is authorized to take all actions necessary to 

complete each settlement. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 8, 2010 

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