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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:0045 Federal Trade Commission Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

 v.

INC21.COM CORPORATION, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 10-00022 WHA

ORDER AUTHORIZING PARTIAL

RELEASE OF FUNDS FROM

FROZEN ASSETS AND DENYING

GREENBERG TRAURIG’S

MOTION TO WITHDRAW

After reviewing all filings pertaining to defendants’ requests for reasonable living and

business expenses from assets frozen by the Court’s preliminary injunction order, the undersigned

hereby ORDERS the following:

1. For the duration of the asset freeze under the preliminary injunction, defendant

John Lin shall be allowed to withdraw — for reasonable living expenses — a maximum of $8,000

per month on the first business day of each month, starting with the month of June 2010, from his

bank account at Bank of America bearing the account number XXXX-X4889, until the funds are

depleted. No more than $8,000 per month may be dispersed to defendant John Lin from this

particular bank account.

2. For the duration of the asset freeze under the preliminary injunction, defendant

Roy Lin shall be allowed to withdraw — for reasonable living expenses — a cumulative

maximum of $8,000 per month on the first business day of each month, starting with the month of

June 2010, from his bank accounts at Bank of America bearing account numbers XXXXX-08166

and XXXXX-63560, until the funds are depleted. For example, Roy Lin may withdraw $4,000

per month from the first account and $4,000 per month from the second account, since the total

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amount withdrawn per month does not exceed $8,000. Under no circumstances may Roy Lin

withdraw more than a combined total of $8,000 in any given month from these two particular

bank accounts.

3. For the duration of the asset freeze under the preliminary injunction, defendant

Inc21.com Corporation shall be allowed to withdraw — for reasonable business expenses — a

maximum of $8,000 per month on the first business day of each month, starting with the month of

June 2010, from its bank account at Far East National Bank bearing the account number

XXXXX-01178, until the funds are depleted. No more than $8,000 per month may be dispersed

to defendant Inc21.com Corporation from this particular bank account.

4. On the condition that Greenberg Traurig remain as counsel of record in the instant

action, defendant Inc21.com Corporation shall be allowed a one-time withdrawal of $50,000 from

its bank account at Far East National Bank bearing the account number XXXX-01178 for use by

counsel in the FTC action. This withdrawal must be handled in the following manner: Upon

presentation of this order and with the consent of Inc21.com Corporation, Far East National Bank

shall issue a cashier’s check in the amount of $30,000 payable to “Dichter Law LLC” and a

separate cashier’s check in the amount of $20,000 payable to “Greenberg Traurig LLP.” 

Inc21.com may not allocate the payments in any other manner and may not elect to pay one

counsel but not the other. If Inc21.com chooses to pay counsel from funds in this account, it must

be done in the exact amounts and allocations as specified by this order.

Finally, since Greenberg Traurig is the only counsel of record for defendants in the related

civil forfeiture action (CV 09-03119) and is serving as local counsel for pro hac vice Attorney

Joel Dichter in the instant action, Greenberg Traurig’s motion to withdraw as counsel in both the

instant action and the related civil forfeiture action must be DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 25, 2010. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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