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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:0053 Federal Trade Commission Act

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ORDER TO FILE UNDER TEMP. SEAL - C09-03814 RS

WILLARD K. TOM

General Counsel

LISA D. ROSENTHAL, Bar # 179486

KERRY O’BRIEN, Bar # 149264

EVAN ROSE, Bar # 253478

ERIC D. EDMONDSON, D.C. Bar # 450294

Federal Trade Commission

901 Market Street, Ste. 570

San Francisco, CA 94103

(415) 848-5100 (voice)

(415) 848-5184 (fax)

lrosenthal@ftc.gov

kobrien@ftc.gov

erose@ftc.gov

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Federal Trade Commission

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

San Jose Division

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, 

 

 Plaintiff, 

 

 v. 

 

SWISH MARKETING, INC., a

corporation,

MARK BENNING, individually and as an

officer of SWISH MARKETING, INC.,

MATTHEW PATTERSON, individually

and as an officer of SWISH

MARKETING, INC., and

JASON STROBER, individually and as

an officer of SWISH MARKETING,

INC.,

 Defendants.

Case No. C09-03814 RS

Hearing Date: TBD

Hearing Time: TBD

Courtroom: 4, 5th Floor

[xxxxxx] STIPULATED

ORDER TO FILE AMENDED

COMPLAINT UNDER

TEMPORARY SEAL

*E-Filed 4/6/10*

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I. INTRODUCTION AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a complaint (Dkt. #1) in this matter

on August 19, 2009. On February 22, 2010, this Court issued an order granting

Defendant Mark Benning’s motion to dismiss the FTC’s complaint as to him. (Dkt. #60) 

In the order, the Court granted the Commission leave to amend its Complaint but did not

set a deadline by which it needed to do so. On March 8, 2010, Defendants Swish

Marketing, Inc. (“Swish”), Matthew Patterson, and Jason Strober, but not Defendant

Benning, filed an administrative motion, requesting that the Court impose a filing

deadline for an amended complaint. (Dkt. #64) On March 12, 2010, the Court entered an

order setting a deadline of April 5, 2010, for the FTC to file an amended complaint as to

Defendant Benning. (Dkt. #69)

The parties now stipulate to the filing of the FTC’s First Amended Complaint

under a temporary seal. The amended complaint may contain certain material submitted

by the defendants pursuant to, or in lieu of, compulsory process. Pursuant to 16 C.F.R.

4.10(g), such material may be disclosed by the FTC in court proceedings. Prior to

disclosure of such material in a proceeding, the FTC must afford the submitter “an

opportunity to seek an appropriate protective or in camera order.” Id. The defendants

will not have had an opportunity to review the contents of the First Amended Complaint

until it has been filed with the Court herewith. To allow the defendants an opportunity to

seek an appropriate protective order over protected material if they so desire, the parties

agree to the procedure set forth below. 

II. PROPOSED PROCEDURE FOR SEEKING AN APPROPRIATE

PROTECTIVE ORDER

 So that the defendants may seek an appropriate protective order over material that

they submitted to the FTC pursuant to, or in lieu of, compulsory process that is contained

in the FTC’s First Amended Complaint, the parties agree to the filing of the First

Amended Complaint under temporary seal, as follows: 

1. The defendants shall have until April 19, 2010 to file a motion with the

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Court, seeking an appropriate protective order over material contained in

the FTC’s First Amended Complaint, pursuant to 16 C.F.R. 4.10(g);

2. The FTC shall have until May 3, 2010, to respond to any such motion filed

by any defendant;

3. If no defendant has moved for a protective order by April 19, 2010, then the

seal shall automatically be lifted, with no further action required by the

Court or any party, and the FTC’s First Amended Complaint shall be placed

on the public record; and

4. If any defendant has moved for a protective order by April 19, 2010 as to

any portion of the First Amended Complaint, then the Complaint shall

remain under seal until the Court has issued its ruling on the defendants’

motion/s.

IV. CONCLUSION

The parties respectfully request that the Court temporarily seal the FTC’s First

Amended Complaint as set forth above.

Respectfully submitted,

DATED: April 5, 2010 /s/ Lisa D. Rosenthal 

LISA D. ROSENTHAL

KERRY O’BRIEN

EVAN ROSE

Attorneys for Plaintiff

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

(The filer attests that concurrence in the filing of this document has been obtained

from each of the other signatories.)

DATED: April 5, 2010 /s/ Michael A. Thurman 

MICHAEL L. MALLOW

MICHAEL A. THURMAN

LOEB & LOEB LLP

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Attorneys for Defendants

SWISH MARKETING, INC. and 

MATTHEW PATTERSON

DATED: April 5, 2010 /s/ Brian Grossman 

BRIAN GROSSMAN

TESSER & RUTTENBERG

Attorneys for Defendants

SWISH MARKETING, INC., 

MATTHEW PATTERSON, and

JASON STROBER

DATED: April 5, 2010 /s/ Donald P. Gagliardi 

DONALD P. GAGLIARDI

ELIZABETH D. LEAR

BERGESON, LLP

Attorneys for Defendant

MARK BENNING

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED:

DATED: 4/5/10 ___________________________________

RICHARD SEEBORG

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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