J541 (RC\ 10 'OJ fl SDR '11Cd0211PO I CIVIL COVER SHEET 

I he JS 44 civil cover ,hcct nnd the mformallon contamed herein neither replace nor supplement lhc Iii mg nnd service of plead mg, o r other papers as required b} lo\\ except as provide, 

b) local rules of coun Th15 form uppro,ed by 1hc Jud1c1al Conference ol the l nited S~1tcs m Septemb<:r 1974, 1s required for the use 01 the Clerk o f C'oun for the purpose of m111a1m1 

the civil doclct heel (),I• /\\1111 c 110,\S O\ \I.J.1 P 1<,I 01 I/fl~ I ORM J NO f ICL: \1tornc}; \ ll ~1 l od icalc All Re-filed Cnses Below. 

I. (a) PLAI TIFFS DEFENDANTS 

Secunlles and Lxchange Comm1ss1on Pavel Ruiz 

(b) Count} orR~1dcncc ol I 1rs1 l 1sted Plamufl Count\ of Residence of first I 1,ted Defendant Br=.rd C.ounl), FL 

{I/,/ s /'U/N /Ill· C,l.\l HJ\'/ YJ (I \'C f/'T/~ I ~ PI.A/1.nll ( 4\f'y 

IN LANDCONDFMNAflON CA rs. U51: TII[ LOCATION Of THE l RACT OF LAND INVOLVf D 

( c) Anomc)S fl ,,..,,, />um, J,tr, ,,.,,1/tl,f"" ~ h.rJ Allomcys (If Ano»nJ 

Mephame N Moot. Senior I nol ( oun,cl 'iccw111cs and I xchangc Comn11ss1on 

801 Oncl..cll Avenue. '>u11C 1950, M1am1. I londa33l31, 

Phone (305)982-1>313,f·lll< (305)531>-4l54 Fmailmootsusccgov 

(d) l'hcck County\\ here \c11on Aro,e O "'''" o,o, □ 1,10,~oc lil Bltow,RD □ PALM ar,,rn □ 'l•an, □ ,;r nnr □ 1'Dt•~ RJVf.R □ o~r<-CHOBrF □ li!GHtA~Ds 

II. BASIS OF J URISDICTION </'lo« un Y m On, /Jnx lln/i/ Ill. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES 1Plauw1 ·x mon,1Joxfo,Pla1n11ffl 

Ii I l S Go,ernma,I 

Plainlllf 

0 2 ll S C,o, crnmem 

Defendant 

O, 

04 

Federal Quesuon 

fl S < 1m1cm,n,11t /t.01 u Porr,J 

OJ\.Cl"Slt\ 

(lnJ,cat~ C 1t1:r:,ul,1p n/ l'or11~j m It, m /1/J 

(/·or 1)11 ,·n,1.- Cm,·• On/JJ and One Bo., /or D<fi.nJantJ 

1'1 f DI I pn · 0 1 I· 

( 111,cn of Thi< Slate D I O I Incorporated or Pnnc1pal Place O 4 0 4 

of Bu>1neu In Thts Stale 

C1t1un of Anoth,r St•te 0 2 D lncorporaled onJ Pnnc1pal Place □ 5 0 5 

of 8u11n= In Anotl1er State 

C111zcn or SnbJcct of a 0 1 D Foreign Nanon D 6 0 6 

Foreign Count') 

IV. NAT RE OF SUIT ,Pl 

co,TRACT 

"n \ n O, • 0 "'r r>nh,) 

TORTS 

(.1,-L hcre for N.,ure of Swt Cod• De,cnp1100 

f ORI t ITLRf1PE.\ Al.fY BA,11.RLPTO OTJl[R ST\Tt TES 

0 175 False CIJJms Act 

□ 376 Qui Tam (]I USC 

D 110 ln,urancc 

D l~O Manne 

B 110 M.tlcr Aet 

140 Ncgouable Instrument 

0 150 Rcco-.r) of0,crpa)mtn1 

& [oforccment of Judiment 

D 151 Medicare Act 

0 I ~2 Re«>,CT) of Defaulted 

Student I oans 

( l\cl Vetenns) 

0 153 Rcco-.r) ofChcrptl)mcnl 

of Veteran s Bcnefi1> 

0 160 Stockholdm' Su11> 

D 190 Other Contracl 

0 I 95 Contract Product L1alnl11y 

0 196 Franchise 

RE,\L PROPERTI 

0 210 L;111d Condemrumon 

D 220 Foreclosure 

0 210 Rent Lease & Eicc1mcn1 

D 240 Toru 10 Land 

D 245 Ton Product uab1hry D 290 All Other Real Propcn) 

l't,11~0' \ I l 'IIJl R, D 'IO A1rplaue 

0 11 A1rpl.10e Product 

L1•bih1) 

0 320 Auault IJbcl & 

Slander 

0130 I cderal Emplo>en' 

L1ab1h1>· 

D l40 Manne 

D 345 Manne Product 

l.1ab1h1~ 

D 350 Motor Velucle 

D 355 Motor Vehicle 

Producl L 11bll11y 

D 360 Other Pmonat 

lnJury 

0 162 Personal lnJury -

Med Malpn,cllte 

CIVIL RIGIITS 

D 440 Other c,.,1 R1t;hts 

0 441 Votmg 

D 442 Emplo)mcnt 

D !~~~~•~t1on, 

D 445 Amer " '01..,l,1h11es - Employmen1 

0 416 Amer "'D1sab1hnes • 

0 1her 

D 448 Educauon 

Pl RS0'IIAI l 'I/J I RY 

D 165 Pcn<onal lnJUI)' • 

Product l1ab1hl) D 36 7 Health Care 

Pharmaccu11caJ 

Per><>nal lnJury 

Product L1ob1l11y 

D 16ft A ,bestos Per'°"al 

0 625 Drug Rela1cd Swure O 422 Appeal 28 USC I 58 

of Property 21 use 881 D 423 W1thdra"al 

O 690 Other 28 u~c 157 

PROPE.R l'Y RIGIITS 

D 820 Cop) nghts 

□ 810 Patent 

0 83~~0:,,8 ~~~.,;.~1t:: 

3729 (a)) 

O 400 State Reappontonmcn1 

0 410Anlltt\J>I 

0 410 Banls and Banking 

D 450 Commerce 

D 460 Dcporuuon 

lnJUr) Product L13b1hl) B 8-10 frodcmiuic 880 Defend Tmde ~els 0 4"0 RacLetcer Influenced an, Conupl Organ1l.lllo0> 

I ,\BOR 

P£RSQ,AL PROPl RTI O 710 fllf Labor Standard.,, 

D 370 Other fraud 

D 371 Truth 111 Lcndmg 

D 380 Owe, Personal 

Propcny Damage 

D 385 Proper!) Damage 

Producl Lrnb1hl> 

PRIS0'<£R PrTIT/0'1S 

J la bcas Corpus. 

D 463 Ahen Dcuunee 

0 ~~,e~~IIOOS 10 Vacate 

O<her: 

D 530 General 

0 535 Death Penal!) 

D 540 Mandamus & Other 

0 550 C1v,I Rights 

D 555 Pnson Cond111on 560 C,-11 Detainee 

0 Cond111ons of Confincmcnl 

Act 

D 720 Labor1Mgm1 Rela1100s 

D 740 Ra,lway Labor Act 

0 751 Family and Medical 

Lca\ C Acl 

D 790 Other Labor L111ganon 

D 791 Empl Rct Inc 

ccun1y Act 

1\1 \IIGRA TIO 

0 462 'l/a1ural1z.111on Apphcauon 

D 465 Other lmm1gra11on 

Acuons 

Act of2016 

SOCIALSEct RITI 

0 86 I HIA (139511) 

0 862 BlacL Lung (9211 

0 863 DI\VC'Dl- (405(g)) 

0 864 S~IO Tille XVI 

0 865 RSI (4051g)) 

D 480 Consumer Credit 

~15 USC 1681 or 1692) 

□ ~J~~hx~~ ~r~ler 

0 ~90 Cable '>at TV 

[!] 850 Sccunue< CommodJncs. 

E"h:mge 

0 890 Other Sta1u1or. Actions 

0 891 Agncuhural Acts 

D 893 Enmonmcntal M>11crs 

D 895 Freedom of lnfonna11on 

FEDERAL TAX SU ITS Act 

0 870 1 a,cs (l, S Plainoff D S96 Arbnrauon 

or Defend.ant) D 899 Admm1Sll1lll\e Procedure 

0 8

76

7

09

1 IR~ Thud Part) 26 USC Act'Re'1e-. or Appeal of A~cn9 DeC1SJOO D 950 ConsD1U11onaJ11y of uu, Sra1utes 

V. ORIG! /1'/u,,on X m Om: Box O" l>J 

D 3 Re-filed D 

(See \ I brio-.) 

TransfcJTCd from another d1s1nc1 (IJ1'Ci/)) 0 6 Mullld1>1rtct Ln1ga11on I] I Ong1nal 

Proccedmg □ 2 rr~:0

St~1e 

Cour1 

VI. RELATED/ 

RE-FILED CASE(S) 

VII. CAUSE OF ACTIO 

VII I. REQ ESTED IN 

COMPLAI T: 

Rem stated or 

Reopened 

□ s 0 7 Appeal 10 

D1s1nc1 Judge 

from \fag,str•te Judt:mC'nt 

D 8 Muludistnct O Remanded from 

L111ta11on 9 Appcllaie Coun 

(Sec mstrucuons) a) Re-fil ed Case DYES m tQ 

Jl DGE: Raag Singhal 

1 ransfcr 

b) Related Case 

Direct Ftle 

lilYI·: D 0 

DOCK£'( \l \lBCR: 0:22-cv-60162-AHS 

Cue the U.S C tv1I 1a1u1e unden , htch ) o u arc !ihnf, and Wntc o 13ncf rntemcnt o f Cau-e (Du not c11, J11risd1r:tional stat11r,s un/,ss di,·eml)1 15 USC §§ 77c(a) and 7lc(c), 15 US ( p7q(a)( I),(.), and (3). 15 USC §78J(b). 17 CF R *240 101>-S{a). (bJ. and (c), and 15 U C pSo(a)( I) 

V1olat1ons of federal sccunuc~ km s 

L LNGTH or TRIAi via 8-10 dais csumatcd (for both sides 10 If'\ cnure case) 

□ ClfECK If TIii IS A CL\ S \ C'T IO\ 

U Dr R r R C P 23 

DE\l\\D S Pcnnanen1 in1unc11on. d1sg0'l;:cm1.-n1~ 

u , 1I pcnalt), prcJudgmcnt mtcrc::.1 

CHECK Yf S onl) tf demanded m complam1 

Jl'R\ DE\I ,\ \D: [i Yes D o 

A80\'l:.l'\FOR'l'I.A1 10, I!:. I Rlr 8. CORRE ' I ; f GI:. 

D~TT g) 2 q / l-1-

f Y OF Rf CORD 

l·OR OH/Cl t ~t o,u : lffO JPI # JUDGE MAGJUDGE 

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