UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NO. 20-CIV-81205-RAR

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

v.

COMPLETE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS 

GROUP, INC. d/b/a PAR FUNDING, et al.,

Defendants.

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ORDER RESETTING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION HEARING

THIS CAUSE comes before the Court sua sponte. On July 28, 2020, the Court entered an 

Order Granting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Ex Parte Motion for Temporary 

Restraining Order and Other Relief [ECF No. 42] (“Order”). Pursuant to Rule 65 of the Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure, the Order set a preliminary injunction hearing via Zoom for August 4, 

2020, or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard. See Order at 3. The Court held status 

conferences with the parties on August 3 and August 4, 2020. See Paperless Minute Entries [ECF 

Nos. 73 and 92]. During the August 4th status conference, the Court tentatively set the preliminary 

injunction hearing for August 18, 2020 at 10:00 A.M., and the parties agreed to notify the Court if 

said date presented any conflicts. On August 5, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission 

filed a Notice of Defendants’ Positions on Postponing Preliminary Injunction Hearing to 

September 16, 2020 [ECF No. 94] (“Notice”). Having reviewed the Notice and being otherwise 

fully advised, it is hereby

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the preliminary injunction hearing for all Defendants 

will take place on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. via Zoom. The Court will provide 

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information on how to join via Zoom in advance of the hearing. The parties shall adhere to the 

following briefing schedule:

1. The Court will hold a telephonic status conference on Monday, August 17, 2020

at 2:30 P.M. The parties are instructed to call 1-877-402-9753 by no later than 2:25 P.M. The 

access code is 9372453 and the password is 0918. The Court requires that the parties appear via a 

landline (i.e., not a cellular phone or a speaker phone) for clarity.

2. On or before Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 12:00 P.M., Plaintiff shall deliver two 

hard copy sets of its witness list and pre-marked exhibits to Chambers. Plaintiff shall provide the 

witness list and pre-marked exhibits to Defendants electronically by the same deadline.

3. Defendants are granted leave to file memoranda in opposition to the preliminary 

injunction on or before Friday, August 14, 2020 at 12:00 P.M. Each memorandum in opposition 

shall not exceed 40 pages. 

4. Any Defendants who plan to call witnesses or present exhibits shall deliver two 

hard copy sets of their witness list and pre-marked exhibits to Chambers by Friday, August 14, 

2020 at 12:00 P.M. Defendants shall provide their witness list and pre-marked exhibits to Plaintiff 

electronically by the same deadline. 

5. Plaintiff shall deliver two hard copy sets of any supplemental evidence to Chambers 

on or before Friday, August 14, 2020 at 12:00 P.M. Plaintiff shall provide the supplemental 

evidence to Defendants electronically by the same deadline. 

DONE AND ORDERED in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this 5th day of August, 2020.

_____________________________

RODOLFO A. RUIZ II 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

Copies to: Counsel of Record

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