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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

MIAMI-DADE DIVISION

SCANZ TECHNOLOGIES, INC., fka

EQUITYFEED CORPORATION, A Canadian

(Quebec) Corporation,

Plaintiff,

vs.

JEWMON ENTERPRISES, LLC, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 20-cv-22957(RNS/EGT)

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND JOINT MOTION 

TO STAY ALL DEADLINES AND PROCEEDINGS

Plaintiff Scanz Technologies, Inc. (“Scanz” or “Plaintiff”) and Defendants JewMon Enterprises, 

LLC, Millionaire Media, LLC, Millionaire Publishing, LLC, StocksToTrade.com Inc., Timothy Sykes, 

and Zachary Westphal (collectively “Defendants”), by and through the undersigned counsel, hereby

advise the Court that this action has been settled in principle, and respectfully move for an order to stay 

all deadlines and proceedings for thirty (30) days, pending the finalization of the settlement agreement 

documentation.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

On July 8, 2021, the parties participated in mediation before mediator Pamela I. Perry, Esq., 

pursuant to the Court’s Order Scheduling Mediation. (D.E. 86). As a result of the mediation, the parties 

reached an agreement in principle. The parties are working diligently to finalize the confidential 

settlement agreement as soon as possible and expect to do so within the next few weeks.

MEMORANDUM OF LAW

Courts have “broad discretion to stay proceedings as an incident to its power to control its own 

docket.” Clinton v. Jones, 520 U.S. 681, 706 (1997); see also Chrysler Int’l Corp. v. Chemaly, 280 

F.3d 1358, 1360 (11th Cir. 2002) (“At the outset, we stress the broad discretion district courts have in 

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managing their cases.”); Johnson v. Bd. of Regents of Univ. of Georgia, 263 F.3d 1234, 1269 (11th Cir. 

2001) (“[W]e accord district courts broad discretion over the management of pre-trial activities, 

including discovery and scheduling.”). Additionally, “[m]atters pertaining to discovery are committed 

to the sound discretion of the district court.” Patterson v. United States Postal Serv., 901 F.2d 927, 929 

(11th Cir. 1990).

To prevail on a motion to stay, the parties must demonstrate reasonableness and good cause. In 

the absence of a dispositive motion, courts have granted motions to stay in consideration of the 

following factors: “(1) whether the litigation is at an early stage; (2) whether a stay will unduly 

prejudice or tactically disadvantage the non-moving party; (3) whether a stay will simplify the issues 

in question and streamline the trial; and (4) whether a stay will reduce the burden of litigation on the 

parties and on the court.” Chico v. Dunbar Armored, Inc., 17-cv-22701, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 166035, 

at *4-5 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 6, 2017) (citations omitted). “One of the circumstances that have sometimes 

satisfied the aforementioned factors is the possibility of avoiding unnecessary expenses while the 

parties engage in mediation or settlement discussions that might conserve the parties’ resources and 

promote judicial economy.” Id. at *5 (citations omitted).

Here, the parties have reached a mediated settlement agreement, pending final documentation, 

that will dispose of the entire action. As the parties have already reached a resolution as a result of 

mediation, a stay of all proceedings and deadlines will avoid unnecessary expenses and promote 

judicial economy by allowing the parties to focus on finalizing and executing the settlement agreement, 

as well as filing a voluntary dismissal with prejudice, that will ultimately dispose of the entire action.

Rule 7.1(a)(3) Certificate

Counsel for Plaintiff and counsel for Defendants have agreed to the filing of this motion as part 

of the terms the parties agreed to under the confidential settlement agreement reached during mediation 

on July 8, 2021.

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CONCLUSION

Wherefore, Plaintiff and Defendants respectfully request that the Court stay all deadlines and 

proceedings in this matter for thirty (30) days, pending the parties’ finalizing the settlement agreement.

Date: July 9, 2021

SQUIRE LAW GROUP, P.A.

/s/ Elad D. Botwin

Elad D. Botwin

Gustavo D. Lage

Florida Bar No. 972551

Elad D. Botwin

Florida Bar No. 1019163

301 W. Atlantic Avenue, Suite 5

Delray Beach, FL 33444

Phone: (888) 788-8816

Fax: (786) 577-0425

glage@squirelawgroup.com

ebotwin@squirelawgroup.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff Scanz Technologies, Inc.

BERGER SINGERMAN LLP 

/s/ Justin B. Elegant

Justin B. Elegant 

Florida Bar No. 0134597 

Sabrina T. Zarco 

Florida Bar No. 1025800

1450 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1900 

Miami, FL 33131 

Phone: (305) 755-9500 

jelegant@bergersingerman.com 

szarco@bergersingerman.com 

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ALSTON & BIRD LLP

Brett D. Jaffe (admitted pro hac vice)

Steven R. Campbell (admitted pro hac vice)

Reade W. Seligmann (admitted pro hac vice)

Gregg A. Fish (admitted pro hac vice)

90 Park Avenue 

New York, New York 10016-1387 

Phone: 212-210-9400 

brett.jaffe@alston.com 

steven.campbell@alston.com

reade.seligmann@alston.com

David S. Frist (admitted pro hac vice)

One Atlantic Center

1201 West Peachtree Street

Suite 4900

Atlanta, GA 30309-3424

Phone: 404-881-7000

david.frist@alston.com

Attorneys for Defendants Jewmon Enterprises, 

LLC, Timothy Sykes, Millionaire Publishing, 

LLC, and Millionaire Media, LLC

SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS (US) LLP

/s/ Raúl B. Mañón

Raúl B. Mañón 

Florida Bar No. 18847

200 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 4700

Miami, FL 33131

Phone: +1 305-577-7000

raul.manon@squirepb.com

Gabriel Colwell (admitted pro hac vice)

555 South Flower Street, 31st Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Phone: +1 213-689-5126

gabriel.colwell@squirepb.com

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Joseph A. Meckes (admitted pro hac vice) 

275 Battery Street, Suite 2600 

San Francisco, CA 94111

Phone: +1 415-954-0201

joseph.meckes@squirepb.com

Attorneys for Defendants StocksToTrade.com, 

Inc. and Zachary Westphal

Certificate of Service

I hereby certify that on July 9, 2021, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the 

Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the Electronic Service 

List for this Case.

BERGER SINGERMAN LLP 

/s/ Justin B. Elegant

Justin B. Elegant 

Florida Bar No. 0134597 

Sabrina T. Zarco 

Florida Bar No. 1025800

1450 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1900 

Miami, FL 33131 

Phone: (305) 755-9500 

jelegant@bergersingerman.com 

szarco@bergersingerman.com

Attorneys for Defendants Jewmon Enterprises, 

LLC, Timothy Sykes, Millionaire Publishing, 

LLC, and Millionaire Media, LLC

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