SEMIANNUAL FEDERAL COURT 

LITIGATION STATUS REPORT 

Office of the General Counsel 

Bureau of Competition 

Bureau of Consumer Protection 

Regional Offices 

December 31, 2017 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

SUMMARY OF CASES ............................................................................................................ ii 

PETITIONS FOR REVIEW....................................................................................................... 1 

A) Orders to Cease and Desist......................................................................................... 1 

B) Rulemakings .............................................................................................................. 2 

INJUNCTION AND CONSUMER REDRESS CASES ............................................................. 2 

A) Preliminary Injunctions (Mergers/Acquisitions)......................................................... 2 

B) Preliminary Injunctions (Other).................................................................................. 3 

C) Permanent Injunctions/Consumer Redress.................................................................. 3 

CIVIL PENALTY AND ENFORCEMENT CASES ................................................................ 78 

A) Consumer Protection................................................................................................ 78 

B) Competition ............................................................................................................. 82 

SUBPOENA AND CID ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS................................................... 82 

SUITS TO ENJOIN FTC ACTION AND OTHER DEFENSIVE LITIGATION ...................... 83 

AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS..................................................................................................... 88 
 

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY OF CASES 

D. Ct. Ct. App. * S. Ct. Total 

PETITIONS FOR REVIEW 0 3 0 3 

INJUNCTION AND 

CONSUMER REDRESS CASES 

74 17 0 91 

CIVIL PENALTY AND 

ENFORCEMENT CASES 

3 1 0 4 

SUBPOENA AND CID 

ENFORCEMENTS 

1 1 0 2 

SUITS TO ENJOIN FTC 

ACTION AND OTHER 

DEFENSIVE LITIGATION 

11 0 0 11 

AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS 0 3 0 3 

TOTALS 89 25 0 114 

* Includes all cases in which appellate proceedings have taken place during the reporting 

period or are pending; these cases are not counted in the District Court column, even if such proceedings are going on simultaneously. 

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PETITIONS FOR REVIEW 

(A) Orders to Cease and Desist 

CONSUMERS FOR AUTO RELIABILITY & SAFETY v. FTC, No. 17-1038 (D.C. Cir.) 

Parties: Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety 

The Center for Auto Safety 

U.S. Public Interest Research Group 

California Public Interest Research Group 

Connecticut Public Interest Research Group 

Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group 

Assigned Attorney: Leslie Melman (OGC) 

Nature of Action: Petition for review of three final Commission orders. 

Status: Petition for review filed 2/6/17. 

Petitioners’ motion to hold case in abeyance pending resolution of 

complaint filed in district court filed 3/8/17; Commission’s

consolidated opposition to abeyance and motion to dismiss filed 

3/17/17; petitioners’ response filed 4/10/17; Commission’s reply

filed 4/28/17. 

Order granting motion to dismiss entered 7/14/17. 

CONSUMERS FOR AUTO RELIABILITY & SAFETY v. FTC, No. 17-1125 (D.C. Cir.) 

Parties: Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety 

The Center for Auto Safety 

U.S. Public Interest Research Group 

Assigned Attorney: Leslie Melman (OGC) 

Nature of Action: Petition for review of three final Commission orders. 

Status: Petition for review filed 5/2/17. 

Petitioners’ motion to hold case in abeyance filed 6/8/17; Commission’s

opposition filed 6/16/17; petitioners’ reply filed 6/28/17; 

Commission’s reply filed 7/10/17.

Consent motion to dismiss case filed 7/24/17; order granting motion 

entered 7/27/17. 

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LABMD, INC. v. FTC, No. 14-12144 (11th Cir.) 

Parties: LabMD, Inc. 

Assigned Attorneys: Jack Metzler (OGC) 

Matthew Hoffman 

Nature of Action: Petition for review of final Commission order. 

Status: Petition for review filed 9/29/16. 

Order granting stay entered 11/10/16. 

Petitioner’s opening brief filed 12/27/16. 

Commission’s brief filed 2/9/17. 

Petitioner’s reply brief filed 3/9/17.

Oral argument heard 6/21/17. 

(B) Rulemakings 

(None Pending) 

INJUNCTION AND CONSUMER REDRESS CASES 

(A)Preliminary Injunctions (Mergers/Acquisitions) 

FTC v. DRAFTKINGS, INC., No. 1:17-cv-01195 (D.D.C.) 

Parties: DraftKings, Inc. 

FanDuel Limited 

District of Columbia (Plaintiff) 

State of California (Plaintiff) 

Assigned Attorneys: Thomas Dillickrath (BC) 

Alleged Conduct: Action for preliminary injunction for violations of Section 5 of the FTC 

Act and Section 7 of the Clayton Act in connection with DraftKing and 

FanDuel’s proposed merger.

Status: Complaint filed 6/19/17. 

TRO entered 6/20/17. 

Stipulation of voluntarily dismissal entered 7/13/17. 

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FTC v. SANFORD HEALTH, No. 17-3783 (8th Cir.); No. 1:17-cv-00133 (D.N. Dak.) 

Parties: Sanford Health 

Sanford Bismarck 

Mid Dakota Clinic, P.C. 

State of North Dakota (Plaintiff) 

Assigned Attorneys: Kevin Hahm (BC/Mergers IV) 

Michele Arington (OGC) 

Alleged Conduct: Action for preliminary injunction for violations of Section 5 of the FTC 

Act and Section 7 of the Clayton Act in connection with Sanford 

Health’s proposed acquisition of Mid Dakota Clinic. 

Status: Complaint filed 6/22/17. 

TRO entered 6/22/17. 

Evidentiary hearing held 10/30/17-11/3/17. 

Order granting preliminary injunction entered 12/13/17. 

Notice of appeal filed 12/15/17. 

Appellants’ opening brief due 2/5/18.

(B) Preliminary Injunctions (Other) 

(None pending) 

(C) Permanent Injunctions/Consumer Redress * 

FTC v. 4 STAR RESOLUTION, LLC, No. 1:15-cv-112 (W.D.N.Y.) 

Parties: 4 Star Resolution, LLC d/b/a Consumer Recovery Group d/b/a Four Star 

Capital Services d/b/a Four Star Resolution Services, LLC d/b/a FS 

Mediation Group 

Profile Management, Inc. 

International Recovery Service, LLC 

Check Solutions Services, Inc. 

Check Fraud Service, LLC 

Merchant Recovery Service, Inc. 

Fourstar Revenue Management, LLC 

* Unless otherwise noted, cases involve suits for permanent injunction and other equitable 

relief. Post-judgment proceedings in district court are not generally reported. 

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Travell Thomas 

Maurice Sessum 

Charles Blakely, III 

Assigned Attorneys: Brian N. Lasky (NER) 

Karen A. Dahlberg 

Robin E. Eichen 

Laura Zuckerwise 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act 

and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in connection with the 

collection of debt or purported debt. 

Status: Complaint filed 2/9/15. 

TRO entered 2/9/15. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction entered 6/2/15. 

Commission’s motion for preliminary injunction with asset freeze filed 

8/5/15; memorandum in opposition by Charles Blakely filed 

9/15/15; memorandum in opposition by 4 Star Resolution, LLC 

filed 9/23/15. 

Preliminary injunction with asset freeze entered 11/21/15. 

Order modifying terms of preliminary injunction with asset freeze and 

retention of records by financial institutions and other third parties 

entered 2/17/16. 

FTC v. A1 JANITORIAL SUPPLY CORP., No. 1:17-cv-7790 (N.D. Ill.) 

Parties: A1 Janitorial Supply Corp. d/b/a A One Janitorial 

Century Manufacturing Corp. d/b/a A-1 Janitorial Supply 

Commercial Maintenance Chemical Corp. d/b/a CMC 

Global Direct Resources, Inc. d/b/a A-1 Janitorial d/b/a Century 

Manufacturing d/b/a Commercial Maintenance Chemical d/b/a 

Target Supplies 

Eric Sternberg 

Matthew Sternberg 

Assigned Attorneys: John C. Hallerud (MWR) 

Guy G. Ward 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, the 

FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule, and the Unordered Merchandise Statute 

in connection with in connection with the telemarketing of nondurable 

office and cleaning supplies. 

Status: Complaint filed 10/30/17. 

TRO entered 11/1/17. 

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Stipulated preliminary injunction entered 11/21/17. 

FTC v. A1 DOCPREP INC., No. 2:17-cv-07044 (C.D. Cal.) 

Parties: A1 Docprep Inc 

Stream Lined Marketing d/b/a Project Uplift Students 

d/b/a Project Uplift America 

Bloom Law Group PC d/b/a Home Shield Network d/b/a Keep Your 

Home USA 

Homan Ardalan 

Assigned Attorneys: K. Michelle Grajales (BCP/FP) 

Lisa Anne Rothfarb 

John D. Jacobs (WRLA) 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, the 

Telemarketing Sales Rule, and the Mortgage Assistance Relief Services 

Rule in connection with the marketing and sale of student loan debt relief 

and mortgage assistance relief services. 

Status: Complaint filed 9/27/17. 

Ex parte TRO with asset freeze, appointment of receiver, and other 

equitable relief entered 9/28/17. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction entered 10/17/17. 

FTC v. AAFE PRODUCTS CORPORATION, No. 3:17-cv-00575 (S.D. Cal.) 

Parties: AAFE Products Corporation 

JBE International, LLC 

BSDC, Inc. 

KADC, Inc. 

Purestrike, Inc. 

BNRI Corporation f/k/a Bernheim & Rice, Inc. 

Brian Bernheim 

Joshua Bernheim 

Jared Coates 

Robert Koch 

Assigned Attorneys: Michelle Schaefer (BCP/ENF) 

Robert Frisby 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act in connection with

Defendants’ online marketing of cooking and golf-related products. 

Status: Complaint filed 3/23/17. 

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Motion to stay case pending Commission review of proposed settlements 

filed 6/7/17; order granting motion entered 6/15/17. 

Order granting joint motion for permanent injunction and other equitable 

relief as to defendant Robert Koch entered 9/6/17. 

Order granting joint motion for permanent injunction and other equitable 

relief as to defendants AAFE Products Corp., JBE International, 

LLC, BSDC, Inc., BNRI Corp., FKA Bernheim & Rice, Inc., Brian 

Bernheim, Joshua Bernheim, and Jared Coates entered 9/12/17. 

FTC v. ABBVIE, INC., No. 2:14-cv-5151 (E.D. Pa.) 

Parties: AbbVie, Inc. 

Abbott Laboratories 

Unimed Pharmaceuticals, LLC 

Besins Healthcare, Inc. 

Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. 

Assigned Attorneys: Markus Meier (BC) 

Patricia M. McDermott 

Kara Monahan 

Peter Taylor 

Alleged Conduct: Unfair methods of competition in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act 

arising from baseless patent infringement lawsuits against potential 

generic competitors. 

Status: Complaint filed 9/8/14. 

Defendants’ motion to dismiss filed 11/12/14; Commission’s brief in

opposition filed 12/12/14. 

Order granting defendants’ motion to dismiss Count II of the complaint 

entered 5/6/15. 

Commission’s motion for entry of judgment under Rule 54(b) filed 6/5/15; 

response in opposition by Abbott Laboratories, Abbvie, Inc. and 

Unimed Pharmaceuticals filed 6/25/15; Commission’s reply filed 

7/2/15. 

Order holding Commission’s pending Rule 54(b) motion in abeyance

entered 7/8/15. 

Commission’s motion for reconsideration of dismissal filed 7/20/15; 

defendant’s response filed 7/31/15; reply filed 8/7/15. 

Motion for reconsideration denied 8/25/15. 

Motion to direct entry of partial final judgment under Rule 54(b) denied 

8/26/15. 

Defendants’ motion for summary judgment on Count 1 of complaint filed 

6/5/17; Commission’s response in opposition filed 7/11/17; reply 

filed 7/26/17; order denying motion entered 9/15/17. 

Commission’s motion for partial summary judgment filed 6/5/17; 

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defendants AbbVie, Inc., Abbott Laboratories, Unimed 

Pharmaceuticals, LLC, and Besins Healthcare, Inc.’s response in

opposition filed 7/10/17; reply filed 7/27/17; order granting motion 

entered 9/15/17. 

Trial set for 1/29/18. 

FTC v. ABC HISPANA, INC., No. 5:17-cv-00252 (C.D. Cal.) 

Parties: ABC Hispana, Inc. 

ISB Latino, Inc. 

ABC Latina, LLC 

Gonzalo Ricardo Bazan Jimenez 

Milagros Raquel Urmeneta 

Assigned Attorneys: Sophia Calderon (NWR) 

Laura Solis 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

the Telemarketing Sales Rule in connection with the marketing of Englishlanguage learning materials through unsolicited telemarketing calls. 

Status: Complaint filed 2/13/17. 

Ex parte TRO with asset freeze and other equitable relief entered 2/14/17. 

Preliminary injunction with asset freeze and other equitable relief entered 

4/18/17. 

Default judgment and final order for permanent injunction and monetary 

judgment against all defendants entered 8/28/17. 

FTC v. ACDI GROUP LLC, No. 3:17-cv-00340 (W.D.N.C.) 

Parties: ACDI Group LLC 

Solutions to Portfolios LLC 

Anthony Swatsworth 

Assigned Attorneys: Nikhil Singhvi (BCP/FP) 

Michael White 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in connection with defendants’ debt 

collection practices. 

Status: Complaint filed 6/22/17. 

Commission’s motion for summary judgment filed 11/16/17; response in

opposition filed 12/22/17. 

Trial set for 5/14/18. 

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FTC v. ACTAVIS, INC. (formerly WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.), No. 12-416 (S. 

Ct.); Nos. 12-16488, No. 10-12729 (11th Cir.); No. 1:09-CV-00955 (N.D. Ga.), formerly 

No. 2:09-CV-00598 (C.D. Cal.) 

Parties: Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 

Par Pharmaceuticals Companies, Inc. 

Paddock Laboratories, Inc. 

Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 

Assigned Attorneys: Markus Meier (BC) 

Saralisa Brau 

Cynthia A. Liebes (SER) 

Mark S. Hegedus (OGC) 

Alleged Conduct: Action for a permanent injunction and other equitable relief for violations 

of the Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act and Section 5 of the FTC Act 

in connection with agreement between brand name drug manufacturer and 

generic manufacturers delaying entry of generic drug. 

Status: Complaint in C.D. Cal. filed 1/27/09. 

Amended complaint filed 2/12/09. 

Defendants’ motion to transfer case to Northern District of Georgia filed

2/27/09; Commission’s opposition filed 3/16/09; defendants’ reply

filed 3/23/09; order transferring case to N.D. Ga. entered 4/9/09. 

Second amended complaint filed 5/28/09. 

Commission’s motion to stay proceeding filed 6/15/09; defendants’

opposition filed 6/17/09; Commission’s reply filed 7/6/09; order 

denying motion entered 7/17/09. 

Defendants’ motions to dismiss second amended complaint filed 7/20/09;

Commission’s opposition filed 8/21/09; defendants’ replies filed

9/11/09. 

Order granting motion to dismiss Commission’s second amended

complaint entered 2/22/10. 

Judgment dismissing Commission’s claims with prejudice entered 4/21/10

Notice of appeal filed 6/10/10. 

Commission’s opening brief filed 7/26/10.

Defendants’ answering brief filed 11/10/10.

Commission’s reply brief filed 12/15/10.

Oral argument heard 5/13/11. 

Opinion affirming district court issued on 4/25/12. 

Commission’s petition for rehearing en banc filed 6/11/12. 

Order denying petition for rehearing en banc entered 7/18/12. 

Commission’s petition for writ of certiorari filed 10/4/12.

Petition granted 12/7/12. 

Commission’s petition to district court to unseal document filed 12/10/12; 

motion granted and temporary stay pending appeal entered 

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12/19/12. 

Notice of appeal of order unsealing document by AbbVie Products 

filed 12/21/12; emergency motion to expedite briefing and stay 

unsealing order filed 12/26/12; granted 1/10/13. 

Commission’s Supreme Court merits brief filed 1/22/13.

AbbVie Products’ opening brief in 11th Circuit filed 1/31/13;

Commission’s response filed 2/7/13; AbbVie Products’ reply filed 

2/19/13. 

Respondents’ Supreme Court briefs filed 2/21/13.

Commission’s Supreme Court reply brief filed 3/18/13.

Oral argument in 11th Circuit held 3/20/13. 

11th Circuit opinion affirming district court order lifting seal 

and dissolving stay filed 3/21/13. 

Supreme Court grant of Solicitor General’s motion to lift seal on sealed

volume of joint appendix entered 3/22/13. 

Supreme Court oral argument heard 3/25/13. 

Supreme Court decision in favor of the FTC, reversing the 

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and remanding the case for 

further proceedings consistent with its opinion entered 6/17/13. 

Eleventh Circuit order vacating the district court judgment and remanding 

the case to the district court entered 9/9/13. 

Order making Eleventh Circuit’s mandate the judgment of the district

court entered 11/15/13. 

Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim filed 1/15/14; Commission’s

opposition filed 2/14/14; defendant’s reply brief filed 3/3/14. 

Order denying motion to dismiss entered 4/21/14. 

Motion for interlocutory appeal by Paddock Laboratories, Inc. and Par 

Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. filed 4/22/14; Commission’s

opposition filed 5/6/14; oral argument heard 5/9/14; motion denied 

5/9/14. 

Motion for summary judgment by Actavis Holdco U.S. filed 10/4/16; 

Commission’s opposition filed 12/1/16; reply filed 12/9/16; order 

denying motion entered 6/2/17. 

Commission’s unopposed motion to dismiss with prejudice as to

defendants Par Pharmaceutical Companies, Inc. and Paddock 

Holdings LLC entered 2/2/17; order granting motion entered 

2/7/17. 

Defendant Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc’s motions for summary judgment 

filed 9/29/17; notice of joinder by defendants Actavis Holdco U.S., 

Inc. and Actavis, Inc. filed 9/29/17 

Defendants Actavis Holdco U.S., Inc. and Actavis, Inc.’s motion for 

summary judgment filed 9/29/17. 

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FTC v. ADEPT MANAGEMENT, INC., No. 1:16-cv-00720 (D. Ore.) 

Parties: Adept Management, Inc. 

Anchor Publishing Group, Inc. 

Associated Publishers Network, Inc. 

Atlas Business Consulting, LLC 

Clarity Group, LLC 

Consolidated Publishers Exchange, Inc. d/b/a Premier Subscription 

Services, Processing Express Solutions 

Crown Resource Management, LLC 

Customer Access Services, Inc. 

Express Publishers Service, Inc. d/b/a Associated Billing Service, 

Associated Periodical Network, Associated Publishers 

Readership, Billing Services of Circulation, Circulation 

Billing Marketplace, Circulation Network Services d/b/a Global Billing 

Service d/b/a Lakeshore Publishers Billing, Magazine Billing Network, 

Magazine Distribution Marketplace, Magazine Payment Processing, 

National Magazine Network, Publication Network Services, Publishers 

Billing Marketplace, Publishers Distribution Network, Publishers 

Magazine Services, Readers Magazine Services, Readers Payment 

Network, Subscription Billing Agency, Subscription Billing Network, 

United Billing Service, United Publishers Agency 

HCG, Inc. 

Henry Cricket Group, LLC 

Hoyal & Associates, Inc. 

Liberty Publishers Service, Inc. d/b/a Allied Publishing Services, American 

Consumer Publishers Association, Associated Publishers Services, 

Billing Services of America, Bradford Publishing Service, 

Circulation Billing Services, Global Publishers Center, Lakeshore 

Publishers Service, Magazine Billing Services, Magazine Distribution 

Service, Magazine Payment Services, Magazine Subscriber Services, 

Magazine Subscriptions Center, National Magazine Services, Periodical 

Billing Services, Platinum Subscription Service, Publication Service 

Networks, Publishers Access Services, Publishers Billing Services, 

Publishers Consolidated Subscription Services, Publishers Distribution 

Center, Publishers Education Services, Publishers Magazine Billing, 

Publishers Magazine Payment, Publishers Marketplace Services, 

Publishers Network Exchange, Publishers Payment Services, Publishers 

Periodical Service, Publishers Processing Service, Publishers Services 

Exchange, Readers Billing Services, Readers Payment Service, 

Seascape Publishers Network, Slo Call Center, Subscription Billing 

Service, Subscription Payment Exchange, Subscription Payment 

Services, United Publishers Services 

Magazine Clearing Exchange 

Magazine Link, Inc. 

Maximillian, Inc. d/b/a Maxmillian, Inc. 

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Assigned Attorneys: 

Alleged Conduct: 

Status: 

Northwest Data Services, LLC 

PPP Magazines, Inc. 

Publishers Payment Processing, Inc. 

Reality Kats, LLC 

Specialties, Inc. 

Subscription House Agency, Inc. 

United Publishers Exchange, Inc. d/b/a Associated Publishers Network, 

Circulation Billing Network, Magazine Billing Associates, 

Premier Subscription Network, Publishers Billing Network, Publishers 

Magazine Exchange 

Wineoceros Wine Club, Inc. 

Linda Babb 

Shannon Bacon a/k/a Shannon Balero, Shannon Gordon 

Jeffrey Hoyal 

Lori Hoyal 

Colleen Kaylor 

Laura Lovrien a/k/a Laura Babb 

Noel Parducci a/k/a Noel Littlefield, Noelle Littlefield 

Lydia Pugsley a/k/a Lydia Babb 

Dennis Simpson 

William Strickler 

Krista Bush (NWR) 

Laura Solis 

Richard McKewen 

Connor Shively 

Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act 

in connection with a nationwide campaign relying on misrepresentations 

to solicit newspaper renewals and new subscriptions from consumers. 

Complaint filed 4/27/16. 

Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim filed 6/27/16; Commission’s

opposition filed 7/11/16; order denying motion to dismiss entered 

11/3/16. 

Motions for stay pending resolution of criminal proceedings filed 

1/27/17; Commission’s response filed 1/31/17; replies filed 

2/17/17; motions denied 2/23/17. 

Motion for summary judgment filed 4/14/17; Commission’s opposition 

filed 5/4/17; reply filed 5/26/17; motion deferred 6/13/17. 

Default judgment as to defendants Adept Management, Inc., Anchor 

Publishing Group, Inc., Associated Publishers Network, Inc., Atlas 

Business Consulting LLC, Clarity Group, Inc., Consolidated 

Publishers Exchange, Inc., Crown Resource Management LLC, 

Customer Access Services, Inc., Express Publishers Service, Inc., 

HCG, Inc., Henry Cricket Group, LLC, Liberty Publishers Service, 

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Inc., Magazine Clearing Exchange, Inc., Magazine Link, Inc., 

Maximillian, Inc., North West Data Services LLC,, PPP 

Magazines, Inc., Publishers Payment Processing, Inc., Publishers 

Payment Processing, Inc., Specialties, Inc., Subscription House 

Agency, Inc., United Publishers Exchange, Inc., and Wineoceros 

Wine Club, Inc. entered 8/7/17. 

FTC v. ADOREME, INC., No. 1:17-cv-09083 (S.D.N.Y.) 

Parties: Adoreme, Inc. d/b/a Adore Me d/b/a Adoreme.com, Corp. 

Assigned Attorneys: Alejandro G. Rosenberg (BCP/ENF) 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

Section 4 of Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act in connection with

the online marketing of apparel. 

Status: Complaint filed 11/20/17. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment entered 

12/05/2017. 

FTC v. ALLIANCE DOCUMENT PREPARATION, No. 2:17-cv-07048 (C.D. Cal.) 

Parties: Alliance Document Preparation d/b/a EZ Doc Preps d/b/a Grads Aid d/b/a 

First Document Aid 

Sbs Capital Group, Inc. d/b/a Grads United Discharge 

Sbb Holdings, LLC d/b/a EZ Doc Preps d/b/a Allied Doc Prep 

d/b/a Post Grad Services 

First Student Aid, LLC 

United Legal Center, LLC d/b/a Post Grad Aid d/b/a Alumni Aid 

Assistance d/b/a United Legal Discharge 

Elite Consulting Service LLC d/b/a First Grad Aid 

Grads Doc Prep, LLC d/b/a Academic Aid Center d/b/a Academic 

Protection d/b/a Academy Doc Prep d/b/a Academic Discharge 

Elite Doc Prep, LLC d/b/a Premier Student Aid 

Benjamin Naderi aka Benjamin Pournaderi aka Benjamin Brooks 

Shawn Gabbaie aka Shawn Goodman 

Avinadav Rubeni aka Avi Rubeni 

Michael Ratliff 

Ramiar Reuveni aka Rami Reuveni 

Farzan Azinkhan 

Direct Consulting Service, LLC 

Capital Doc Prep, Inc. 

Assigned Attorneys: Eleanor Durham (NWR) 

Nadine S. Samter 

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Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

the Telemarketing Sales Rule in connection with the marketing and sale of 

student loan debt relief services. 

Status: Complaint filed 9/27/17. 

TRO entered 9/28/2017. 

Preliminary injunction and other equitable relief and appointment of 

receiver entered 11/2/17; amended preliminary injunction as to 

Alliance Document Preparation, LLC; SBS Capital Group, Inc.; 

First Student Aid, LLC; Elite Consulting Service, LLC; Elite Doc 

Prep, LLC; Benjamin Naderi; Direct Consulting Service, LLC; and 

Capital Doc Prep, Inc. entered 11/3/17; commission’s ex parte

application to amend the asset freeze provisions of the preliminary 

injunction filed 11/20/17; order granting application to amend 

entered 11/22/17. 

Third application for clerk’s entry of default against defendant Elite 

Consulting Service LLC filed 12/11/17; default by clerk entered 

12/11/17. 

FTC v. AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES, LLC, No. 1:16-cv-00281 (D. Md.) 

Parties: American Industrial Enterprises, LLC 

Easton Chemical Supply, Inc. 

Lighting X-Change Company, LLC 

LMS Lighting and Maintenance Solutions, LLC 

Werner International Enterprises, Inc. 

Benjamin Cox 

Vincent Stapleton 

John Tharrington 

TBC Companies, Inc. (relief defendant) 

Assigned Attorneys: Jonathan Kessler (ECR) 

Maria Del Monaco 

Michael Rose 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, 

the Telemarketing Sales Rule and the Unordered Merchandise Statute in 

connection with the sale of nondurable office or cleaning supplies through 

interstate telephone calls. 

Status: Complaint filed 2/1/16. 

Ex parte TRO with asset freeze entered 2/2/16. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction as to defendants John Tharrington and 

Vincent Stapleton entered 2/29/16. 

Preliminary injunction as to defendants Lighting X-Change Company, 

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American Industrial Enterprises, LLC, Easton Chemical Supply, 

Inc., LMS Lighting & Maintenance Solutions, LLC and Werner 

International Enterprises entered 2/29/16. 

Settlement agreement with defendants Lighting X-Change, Vincent 

Stapleton and John Tharrington filed 9/23/16. 

Stipulated final order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment as 

to defendant Vincent Stapleton and John Tharrington entered 

12/22/16. 

Stipulated final order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment as 

to defendant Benjamin Cox and relief defendant TBC Companies 

entered 6/8/17. 

Default judgment against defendants American Industrial Enterprises, 

Easton Chemical Supply, LMS Lighting & Maintenance Solutions, 

and Werner International Enterprises entered 10/4/17. 

FTC v. AMERICAN STUDENT LOAN CONSOLIDATORS, LLC, No. 0:17-cv-61862 (S.D. 

Fla.) 

Parties: American Student Loan Consolidators, LLC d/b/a ASLC Processing 

Bbnd Marketing, LLC d/b/a United Processing Center, United SL 

Processing, and United Student Loan Processing 

Daniel Upbin 

Patrick O’Deady

Assigned Attorneys: Harold E. Kirtz (SER) 

Nicholas May 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

the FTC’S Telemarketing Sales Rule in connection with the marketing and

sale of student loan debt relief services. 

Status: Complaint filed 9/25/17. 

Ex parte motion for TRO, asset freeze, appointment of receiver, and other 

equitable relief filed 9/25/17; order granting motion and order to 

show cause why a preliminary injunction should not issue entered 

09/26/17. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction entered 10/26/17. 

FTC v. AMG SERVICES, INC., Nos. 16-17197, 14-16468 (9th Cir.); No. 2:12-cv-00536 (D. 

Nev.) 

Parties: AMG Services, Inc. 

Red Cedar Services, Inc., d/b/a 500FastCash 

SFS, Inc., d/b/a OneClickCash 

Tribal Financial Services, Inc., d/b/a Ameriloan, d/b/a UnitedCashLoan, 

d/b/a USFastCash, d/b/a Miami Nation Enterprises. 

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Assigned Attorneys: 

Alleged Conduct: 

Status: 

AMG Capital Management, LLC 

Level 5 Motorsports, LLC 

Lead Flash Consulting, LLC 

Black Creek Capital Corporation 

Broadmoor Capital Partners, LLC 

Muir Law Firm, LLC 

Scott A. Tucker 

Blaine A. Tucker 

Timothy J. Muir 

Don E. Brady 

Robert D. Campbell 

Troy L. LittleAxe 

Park 269 LLC 

Kim C. Tucker 

Nikhil Singhvi (BCP/FP) 

Iona Rusu 

Jason Schall 

Jack Metzler (OGC) 

Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5, the Truth in Lending 

Act, and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, in connection with offering and 

extending credit, payday loans, and the collection of those loans. 

Complaint filed 4/2/12. 

Motion to dismiss by all defendants filed 5/25/12; Commission’s response

filed 6/11/12. 

Partial withdrawals of motions to dismiss filed 10/15/12 and 10/16/12. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction entered 12/27/12. 

Commission’s amended motion for partial summary judgment filed

3/7/13; defendants’ responses filed 3/25/13.

Motion for legal determination on tribal sovereign immunity by 

defendants AMG Services, Inc., Red Cedar Services, Inc., SFS, 

Inc., and Tribal Financial Services filed 4/8/13; cross-motion for 

legal determination by defendant Troy Little Axe filed 4/10/13; 

Commission’s response filed 4/19/13.

Commission’s amended complaint filed 4/12/13. 

Report and recommendation by magistrate that Commission’s motion for 

partial summary judgment and defendant’s motion for legal

determination on tribal sovereign immunity be granted in part and 

denied in part entered 7/16/13. 

Joint motion for permanent injunction and judgment as to defendants 

AMG Services, SFS, Inc., MNE Services, Inc., AMG Capital 

Management, LLC, Level 5 MotorSports, LLC, LeadFlash 

Consulting, LLC, Black Creek Capital Corp., Broadmoor Capital 

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Partners, LLC, Scott A. Tucker, Blaine A. Tucker, Don E. Brady, 

Robert D. Campbell, and Troy L. Little Axe, Jr. filed 7/18/13. 

Motion for summary judgment by Commission filed 9/30/13; Muir 

defendants’ opposition filed 11/29/13; remaining defendants’ 

opposition filed 12/4/13; Commission’s reply filed 12/20/13.

Motions for summary judgment by defendants filed 9/30/13; 

Commission’s opposition filed 12/4/13; defendants’ reply filed 

12/20/13. 

Order granting joint motion for permanent injunction and judgment as to 

defendants AMG Services, SFS, Inc., MNE Services, Inc., AMG 

Capital Management, LLC, Level 5 MotorSports, LLC, LeadFlash 

Consulting, LLC, Black Creek Capital Corp., Broadmoor Capital 

Partners, LLC, Scott A. Tucker, Blaine A. Tucker, Don E. Brady, 

Robert D. Campbell, and Troy L. Little Axe, Jr. entered 10/8/13. 

Report and recommendation by magistrate that Commission’s motion for 

summary judgment be granted in part and denied in part, and that 

defendant’s motion for summary judgment be denied, entered

1/28/14; defendant’s objections filed 2/14/14; Commission’s

response filed 3/2/14. 

Order adopting magistrate’s 7/16/13 report and recommendations entered

3/7/14. 

Order adopting magistrate’s 1/28/14 report and recommendations entered

5/29/14. 

Stipulation and order to dismiss defendants Timothy J. Muir and the Muir 

Law Firm, LLC entered 9/8/14. 

Order denying settling defendants’ motion to enforce settlement entered

7/16/14; notice of appeal filed 7/30/14; Ninth Circuit order 

dismissing appeal for lack of jurisdiction entered 10/30/14. 

Stipulated permanent injunction and monetary judgment as to defendants 

AMG Services and MNE Services, Inc. entered 1/23/15. 

Stipulated permanent injunction and monetary judgment against 

defendants Troy Little Axe, Jr., Don Brady and Robert Campbell 

entered 3/17/15. 

Motion for preliminary injunction by the Commission filed 5/8/15; 

responses filed 5/26/15. 

Stipulated orders for permanent injunction and equitable monetary relief 

as to defendants Red Cedar Services, Inc. and SFS, Inc. entered 

11/25/15. 

Motion for summary judgment by Commission filed 1/20/16; defendants’ 

opposition filed 2/26/16; Commission’s reply filed 3/18/16. 

Motion for summary judgment by defendants filed 1/20/16; Commission’s 

opposition filed 2/26/16; defendants’ reply filed 3/18/16. 

Order granting Commission’s motion for summary judgment, denying 

defendants’ motion for summary judgment, and awarding 

permanent injunction and monetary relief of $1.3 billion entered 

9/30/16. 

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Notice of appeal filed 11/29/16. 

Appellant’s opening brief filed 7/21/17; Commission’s answering brief 

filed 12/11/17; reply due 1/2/18. 

FTC v. APPLY KNOWLEDGE, LLC, No. 2:14-cv-0088 (D. Utah) 

Parties: Apply Knowledge, LLC, d/b/a Apply Knowledge Institute and Coaching 

Dept. 

Dahm International, LLC 

Dominion of Virgo Investments, Inc. 

Ecommerce Support, LLC 

Essent Media, LLC 

Evertex Solutions, LLC 

EVI LLC, d/b/a Members Learning Center 

Nemrow Consulting, LLC 

Novus North, LLC, d/b/a Mymentoring, Yes International, LLC and 

Your Ecommerce Support International, LLC 

Purple Buffalo, LLC, d/b/a NetMarketing 

Supplier Source, LLC 

365 Dailyfit, LLC, d/b/a Net Training 

Vensure International 

VI Education, LLC 

David Gregory Bevan 

Jessia Bjarnson 

Phillip Edward Gannuscia 

Chad Huntsman 

Richard Nemrow 

Jeffrey Nicol 

Thomas Riskas 

Babata Sonnenberg 

Ken Sonnenberg 

Assigned Attorneys: Connell McNulty (BCP/MP) 

Benjamin Davidson 

Thomas Biesty 

Collot Guerard 

Michael D. Bergman (OGC) 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5 and the 

Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud Abuse and Prevention Act in 

connection with work-from-home business opportunity scheme. 

Status: Complaint filed 2/10/14. 

TRO entered 2/11/14. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction and asset freeze as to defendant David 

Bevan entered 3/20/14. 

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Commission’s motion to dismiss Sonnenberg defendants’ counterclaim

filed 5/27/14; motion granted without prejudice on 1/30/15. 

Order granting Motion to Dismiss Sonnenberg defendants' counterclaim 

entered 4/9/15. 

Amended complaint filed 5/14/15. 

Notice of death of defendant Chad Huntsman filed 6/9/15. 

Permanent injunction and monetary judgment as to David Bevan entered 

6/24/15. 

Stipulated settlement order as to defendants Apply Knowledge, Evertex 

Solutions, Suppler Source, and Ken Sonnenberg entered 2/17/16. 

Stipulated settlement order as to defendant VI Education LLC entered 

7/21/16. 

Commission’s motion for summary judgment against remaining corporate 

defendants and remaining individual defendants filed 12/5/16; 

opposition filed 5/27/17; reply filed 6/30/17; oral argument held 

12/12/17. 

FTC v. AT&T MOBILITY LLC, No. 15-16585 (9th Cir.); No. 3:14-cv-04785 (N.D. Cal.) 

Parties: AT&T Mobility, LLC 

Assigned Attorneys: Lin Kahn (WRSF) 

Laura Fremont 

Linda K. Badger 

Matthew D. Gold 

Evan Rose 

Joel Marcus (OGC) 

Matthew Hoffman 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive and unfair acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the 

FTC Act in connection with the marketing of wireless broadband internet 

access service for smartphones. 

Status: Complaint filed 10/28/14. 

Motion to dismiss by AT&T Mobility filed 1/5/15. 

Order denying motion to dismiss entered 3/31/15. 

AT&T Mobility’s motion for leave to take interlocutory appeal filed 

4/9/15; Commission’s response filed 4/23/15; AT&T Mobility’s

reply filed 4/30/15. 

Order granting AT&T Mobility’s motion to appeal entered 5/15/15.

Petition to Ninth Circuit for permission to appeal by AT&T Mobility filed 

5/26/15; Commission’s response filed 6/8/15.

Order granting interlocutory review entered 8/10/15. 

Motion to stay pending appeal filed 8/18/15. 

Stay denied 9/25/15. 

Appellant’s opening brief filed 11/18/15; Commission’s answering brief 

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filed 2/3/16; Appellant’s reply brief filed 2/22/16. 

Oral argument heard 6/17/16. 

Opinion reversing the district court and ordering that the Commission’s

complaint be dismissed entered 8/29/16. 

Commission’s petition for rehearing en banc filed 10/13/16; 

AT&T’s response filed 11/8/16; petition granted 5/9/17. 

Oral argument held 9/19/17. 

FTC v. BLUE GLOBAL LLC, No. 2:17-cv-02117-DGC (D. Ariz) 

Parties: Blue Global LLC 

Christopher Kay 

Assigned Attorneys: Michael E. Tankersley (BCP/FP) 

K. Michelle Grajales 

Alleged Conduct: Unfair and deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5 of the 

FTC Act in connection with the sale of payday-loan applicants’ personal 

information to third parties. 

Status: Complaint filed 07/03/17. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment entered 

7/24/17. 

FTC v. BLUE SAGUARO MARKETING, LLC, No. 2:16-cv-3406 (D. Ariz.) 

Parties: Blue Saguaro, LLC d/b/a Blue Saguaro Grant Program, Gera Grant, 

Government Grant Service, Grant Center, Grant Resources 

Marketing Ways, LLC d/b/a Amazon.com Associates Program 

Max Results Marketing, LLC d/b/a Amazon.com Associates Program, 

Amazon Affiliate Program, Amazon Associates Central, Gera 

Grant, Grant Strategy Solutions 

Oro Canyon Marketing II, LLC 

Paramount Business Services, LLC d/b/a Paramount Business Resources 

Stephanie A. Bateluna 

Stacey C. Vela 

Carl E. Morris, Jr. 

Assigned Attorneys: Elsie Kappler (BCP/ENF) 

Hong Park 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act 

and the Telemarketing Sales Rule in connection with the sale and 

offering for sale of grants and home-based internet business 

opportunities. 

Status: Complaint filed 10/7/16. 

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Ex parte TRO entered 10/11/16. 

Order extending ex parte TRO entered 10/25/16. 

Preliminary injunction as to defendants Blue Saguaro, Marketing Ways, 

Max Results Marketing, Oro Canyon Marketing, Paramount 

Business Services, Carl Morris, Jr., and Stephanie Bateluna 

entered 10/28/16. 

Clerk’s entry of default as to Blue Saguaro, Marketing Ways, Max 

Results Marketing, and Oro Canyon entered 11/28/16. 

Order granting joint motion to stay case for 75 days entered 7/26/17; 

order lifting stay entered 10/16/17. 

Stipulated orders for permanent injunctions and monetary judgments as 

to defendants Stephanie A. Bateluna, Paramount Business 

Services, LLC, Stacey A. Vela entered 8/11/17. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment as to 

defendant Carl E. Morris, Jr. entered 9/12/17. 

FTC v. BLUEHIPPO FUNDING, LLC, Nos. 11-374, 16-1599, 17-1587, 17-669 (2d Cir.); No. 

1:08-cv-01819 (S.D.N.Y.) 

Parties: BlueHippo Funding, LLC 

BlueHippo Capital LLC 

Joseph K. Rensin 

Assigned Attorneys: Amanda C. Basta (BCP/ENF) 

Michael D. Bergman (OGC) 

David C. Shonka 

Michele Arington 

Alleged Conduct: Contempt proceeding for violations of a permanent injunction in 

connection with the sale of personal computers, televisions, and other 

consumer electronics. 

Status: Complaint filed 2/22/08. 

Stipulated final judgment and order for permanent injunction entered 

4/9/08. 

Motions for contempt and to modify permanent injunction against 

BlueHippo Funding, LLC, BlueHippo Capital LLC, and Joseph K. 

Rensin filed 11/17/09. 

Order to show cause why defendants should not be held in contempt 

entered 11/16/09; modified 11/18/09. 

Defendants’ memoranda of law filed 12/7/09 and 12/11/09; Commission’s

reply memoranda of law filed 12/11/09 and 12/12/09. 

Trial held 2/9/10-2/11/10; closing argument held 2/19/10. 

Order granting motion for contempt entered 7/27/10; judgment entered 

7/30/10. 

Commission’s motion to amend/correct judgment and order filed 8/27/10;

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defendants’ opposition filed 9/24/10; Commission’s reply filed 

10/8/10. 

Order denying Commission’s motion to amend/correct judgment and order 

entered 12/1/10. 

Commission’s notice of appeal re contempt order filed 1/28/11.

Notice of appeal filed 2/1/11. 

Commission’s brief filed 5/16/11.

Appellee’s brief filed 8/15/11.

Commission’s reply brief filed 9/12/11.

Argument held 2/23/12. 

Opinion vacating the district court’s judgment and remanding the case to 

the district court entered 8/12/14. 

Appellee Joseph Rensin’s petition for rehearing filed 9/25/14.

Order denying Joseph Rensin’s petition for rehearing entered 11/17/14.

Oral argument before the district court concerning applicability of 

presumption of reliance held 6/4/15. 

Opinion and order ruling that Commission is entitled to presumption of 

consumer reliance entered 11/6/15. 

Final judgment imposing compensatory contempt sanctions entered 

4/19/16. 

Notice of appeal by Rensin filed 5/18/16. 

Appellant’s opening brief filed 8/29/16; Commission’s answering brief 

filed 11/28/16; appellant’s reply brief filed 12/9/16.

Suggestion of bankruptcy and automatic stay by Rensin filed 2/15/17; 

Commission’s opposition filed 2/16/17; reply filed 2/27/17. 

Order rejecting application of automatic bankruptcy stay entered 3/6/17. 

Notice of appeal filed 3/7/17. 

Motion to stay contempt proceeding pending appeal filed 3/10/17; 

Commission’s opposition filed 3/23/17; reply filed 3/29/17; 

temporary stay entered 3/27/17; motion for stay granted 5/2/17. 

District court order finding defendant Rensin in contempt, but staying 

order due to appeals court’s temporary stay order entered 3/28/17. 

Second Circuit opinion affirming district court judgment imposing 

compensatory contempt sanctions entered 4/12/17. 

Notice of appeal of 3/28/17 order filed 5/16/17; order holding appeal in 

abeyance entered 5/31/17. 

Appellant’s opening brief (No. 17-669) filed 4/10/17; Commission’s

answering brief filed 6/9/17; oral argument set for 2/15/18. 

FTC v. BOB ROBINSON, LLC, No. 4:17-cv-2411 (S.D. Tex.) 

Parties: Bob Robinson, LLC 

Mega Export 2005 Inc. 

Mega Export USA Inc. 

Netcore Solutions, LLC 

Bobby J. Robinson 

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Michael Sirois 

Assigned Attorneys: Roberto Anguizola (BCP/MP) 

Gregory J. Evans 

Nature of Action: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act and 

the Business Opportunity Rule in connection with work-at-home 

opportunities. 

Status: Complaint filed 8/7/17. 

Ex parte motion for TRO entered 8/8/17. 

Final stipulated order settling case entered 12/7/17. 

FTC v. BUNZAI MEDIA GROUP, Nos. 2:17-cv-08374, 2:15-cv-04527 (C.D. Cal.) 

Parties: Bunzai Media Group, Inc., d/b/a Aura Vie, Miracle Face Kit, 

Attitude Cosmetics 

Pinnacle Logistics, Inc. 

DSA Holdings, Inc. 

Lifestyle Media Brands, Inc. 

Agoa Holdings, Inc. 

Zen Mobile Media, Inc. 

Safehaven Ventures, Inc. 

Heritage Alliance Group, Inc. 

AMD Financial Network, Inc. 

SBM Management, Inc. 

Media Urge, Inc. 

Adageo, LLC 

Calenergy, Inc. 

Kai Media, Inc. 

Insight Media, Inc. 

Alon Nottea 

Motti Nottea 

Doron Nottea 

Igor Latsanovski 

Oz Mizrahi 

Roi Reuveni 

Kristopher Bond 

Charlene C. Koonce 

Focus Media Solutions, Inc. 

Secured Commerce, LLC 

Secured Merchants, LLC 

USM Products, Inc. 

Merchant Leverage Group 

DMA Media Holdings, Inc. 

Shalita Holdings, Inc. 

All Star Beauty Products, Inc. 

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Assigned Attorneys: 

Alleged Conduct: 

Status: 

Alan Argaman 

Paul Medina 

Chargeback Armor, Inc. (relief defendant) 

Reid Tepfer (SWR) 

Luis Gallegos 

Raymond McKown 

Burke Kappler (OGC) 

Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act, 

the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (ROSCA), and the 

Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA). 

Complaint filed 6/15/15. 

TRO entered 6/16/15. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction as to Oz Mizrahi entered 7/23/15. 

Preliminary injunction as to Alon Nottea and Roi Reveni entered 7/23/15. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction as to Doran Nottea and Motti Nottea 

entered 7/24/15. 

Order that TRO will continue as to defendants Calenergy, 

Inc. and Igor Latsanovski entered 8/6/15. 

Default as to Adageo, LLC, Agoa Holdings, Inc, Bunzai Media Group, 

Inc, also doing business as Aura Vie doing business as Miracle Face 

Kit doing business as Attitude Cosmetics., DSA Holdings, Inc., 

Heritage Alliance Group, also doing business as Aura Vie 

Distribution, Inc, Insight Media, Inc., Kai Media, Inc., Lifestyle 

Media Brands, Inc, Media Urge, Inc, Safehaven Ventures, Inc, SBM 

Management, Inc, and Zen Mobile Media, Inc. entered by the clerk 

8/13/15. 

Preliminary injunction as to defendants Igor Latsanovski and Calenergy, 

Inc. entered 9/9/15. 

Amended complaint filed 10/9/15. 

Protective Order entered 2/8/16. 

Motion for summary judgment by defendants Igor Latsanovski and 

Calenergy, Inc. filed 4/18/16. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment as to 

Defendants Oz Mizrahi, Motti Nottea, and Paul Median entered 

5/17/16. 

Commission’s motion for partial summary judgment filed 6/6/16. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment as to 

defendant Roi Reuveni entered 7/19/16. 

Default judgment and order for permanent injunction and other equitable 

relief as to defendants BunZai Media Group, Inc., Pinnacle 

Logistics, Inc., DSA Holdings, Inc., Lifestyle Media Brands, Inc., 

Agoa Holdings, Inc., Safehaven Ventures, Inc., Heritage Alliance 

Group, Inc., SBM Management, Inc., Media Urge, Inc., Kai 

Media, Inc., Insight Media, Inc., Secured Commerce, LLC, 

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Secured Commerce, LLC, Shalita Holdings, Inc., USM Products, 

Inc., All Star Beauty Products, Inc., AMD Financial Network, Inc., 

DMA Media Holdings, Inc., Focus Media Solutions, Inc., and 

Merchant Leverage Group, Inc. entered 8/22/16. 

Commission’s renewed motion for summary judgment as to defendants 

Alan Argaman and Secured Merchants, LLC filed 9/19/16. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary relief as to 

defendants Adageo, LLC, Calenergy, Inc., Zen Mobile Media, Inc., 

Alon Nottea, Doron Nottea, and Igor Latsanovski entered 9/26/16. 

Clerk’s entry of default as to Khristopher Bond entered 1/27/17. 

Motion for default judgment as to Khristopher Bond filed 6/14/17. 

Default judgement and order for permanent injunction and other equitable 

relief as to defendant Kristopher Bond entered 7/27/17. 

Notice of bankruptcy petition (No. 1:17-bk-12058) by defendant Secured 

Merchants, LLC, and automatic stay entered 8/3/17. 

Commission’s motion for order to determine that automatic

bankruptcy stay has no effect on its enforcement action filed 

8/28/17; opposition to Commission’s motion filed 9/9/17; 

Commission’s reply in support of its motion filed 9/15/17.

Defendant Secured Merchants, LLC’s motion in bankruptcy case for 

sanctions against the Commission for violating the automatic stay 

filed 9/2/17; Commission’s response filed 9/13/17; defendant’s

reply filed 9/19/17; bankruptcy court’s order denying defendant’s

motion entered 10/2/17. 

Notice of appeal to bankruptcy appellate panel (BAP) filed 10/13/17; 

Commission’s statement of election to have defendant’s appeal 

heard by U.S. district court rather than by BAP filed 11/1/17; 

notice of transfer of appeal to district court (No. 2:17-cv-8374) 

entered 11/20/2017. 

FTC v. CONSUMER HEALTH BENEFITS ASS’N, No. 1:10-CV-03551 (E.D.N.Y.) 

Parties: Consumer Health Benefits Association John Schwartz 

Jeffery Burman Barbara Taube 

Century Senior Services Rita B. Werner 

Guarantee Trust Life Insurance Ronald K. Werner 

Richard Holson III Vantage America Solutions 

Louis Leo Windi Tow 

National Association for Americans 

National Benefits Consultants, LLC 

National Benefits Solutions, LLC 

Assigned Attorneys: Karen A. Dahlberg (NER) 

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Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5 and the 

Telemarketing Sales Rule in connection with defendants’ marketing,

distribution, and sale of medical discount plans. 

Status: Complaint filed 8/03/10. 

Stipulation and order modifying ex parte TRO as to defendant Louis Leo 

entered 8/25/10. 

Stipulation and order modifying ex parte TRO as to defendants Ron 

Werner and Rita Werner entered 8/25/10. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction order as to defendant Louis J. Leo 

entered 9/21/10. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction as to defendants Ron Werner and Rita 

Werner entered 10/01/10. 

Preliminary injunction as to corporate defendants entered 10/5/10. 

Clerk’s entry of default as to corporate defendants 11/15/10. 

Stipulation and order modifying the preliminary injunction order as to 

defendants Louis Leo, Rita and Ronald Werner entered 3/31/11. 

Commission’s motion for leave to amend complaint naming

additional defendants filed 5/06/11; magistrate judge’s decision 

granting motion entered 8/18/11. 

Appeals of magistrate judge’s decision by proposed defendants filed

9/06/11. 

Commission’s amended complaint filed 10/13/11.

Motions to dismiss by filed 11/22/11; Commission’s response in

opposition filed 12/13/11. 

Orders denying all motions to dismiss entered 5/23/12 & 5/24/12. 

Commission’s motion for summary judgment filed 7/23/2013; opposition 

by John Schwartz and Wendi Tow filed 8/30/13 and 11/7/13; 

partial oppositions by Rita Brum Werner, Ronald Kent Werner, 

Jeffrey Burman, Century Senior Services, Guarantee Trust Life 

Insurance Company, Richard Holson, III, Barbara Taube, Vantage 

America Solutions, Inc. filed 11/6/13; cross-motions for summary 

judgment by Rita Werner, GTL, Vantage, Century, Rick Holson, 

Jeff Burman, and Barbara Taube filed 9/4/13, 9/5/13 and 9/6/13. 

Order granting motion by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to modify 

the stipulated order of preliminary injunction entered 12/5/13. 

FTC v. CREDIT BUREAU CENTER, LLC, No. 1:17-cv-00194 (N.D. Ill.) 

Parties: Credit Bureau Center, LLC, f/k/a MyScore, LLC d/b/a efreescore.com, 

credit updates.com, and freecreditnation.com 

Michael Brown 

Danny Pierce 

Andrew Lloyd 

Assigned Attorneys: Guy Ward (MWR) 

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Samuel Levine 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, 

the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act, and the Fair Credit 

Reporting Act in connection with the marketing of credit monitoring 

services. 

Status: Complaint filed 1/10/17. 

Ex parte TRO entered 1/11/17. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction as to defendants Danny Pierce and 

Andrew Lloyd entered 2/8/17. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction as to defendants Michael Brown and 

Credit Bureau Center entered 2/21/17. 

Order finding defendant Michael Brown in civil contempt entered 6/28/17. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment as to 

defendants Danny Pierce and Andrew Lloyd entered 10/26/17. 

Trial set for 7/16/18. 

FTC v. CROFT, No. 9:17-cv-80425 (S.D. Fla.) 

Parties: Daniel L. Croft d/b/a PC Guru Tech Support, Elite Tech Support 

Assigned Attorneys: Claire Wack (SER) 

Christine Todaro 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

Section 7(A) of the CAN-SPAM Act in connection with the marketing, 

advertising, promotion, and sale of technical support services. 

Status: Complaint filed 4/3/17. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction entered 4/10/17. 

Default judgment entered 7/20/17. 

FTC v. D & S MARKETING SOLUTIONS, INC., No. 8:16-cv-01435 (M.D. Fla.) 

Parties: D & S Marketing Solutions, Inc. d/b/a US Corporate Compliance Office 

d/b/a Office of Compliance and Safety Standards d/b/a 

Occupational Safety and Compliance Administration 

Sean K. Juhl 

Assigned Attorneys: Barbara Bolton (SER) 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act in 

connection with the operation of a telemarketing scheme that deceived 

owners of newly-opened businesses into spending money on government 

regulation posters that could be obtained for free. 

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Status: Complaint filed 6/6/16. 

Ex parte TRO with asset freeze, appointment of a receiver, and other 

equitable relief entered 6/8/16. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction entered 6/20/16. 

Amended stipulated preliminary injunction entered 9/9/16. 

Joint motion to stay proceedings pending Commission approval of 

settlement filed 5/23/17. 

Order dismissing case without prejudice entered 5/25/17. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment entered 

7/10/17. 

FTC v. DAMIAN KUTZNER, No. 17-56455, No. 17-56476 (9th Cir.); No. 8:16-cv-00999 (C.D. 

Cal.) 

Parties: Damian Kutzner 

Vito Torchia, Jr. 

Jonathan Tarkowski 

R. Geoffrey Broderick 

Charles T. Marshall 

Brookstone Law P.C. d/b/a Brookstone Law Group (California) 

Brookstone Law P.C. d/b/a Brookstone Law Group (Nevada) 

Advantis Law P.C. 

Advantis Law Group P.C. 

Jeremy Foti 

Assigned Attorneys: Benjamin Theisman (BCP/ENF) 

Gregory Madden 

Thomas Syta (WRLA) 

Michael Bergman (OGC) 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act 

and the Mortgage Relief Services Rule in connection with the 

marketing of mortgage assistance relief services. 

Status: Complaint filed 5/31/16. 

Ex parte TRO with asset freeze, appointment of receiver, limited 

expedited discovery, and other equitable relief entered 6/1/16. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction as 

to Vito Torchia Jr. entered 6/24/16. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction as 

to Damian Kutzner, Charles Marshall, Jonathan Tarkowksi, 

Advanits Law P.C. and Advantis Law Group P.C. entered 6/24/16. 

Preliminary injunction as to Geoffrey Broderick, Brookstone Law P.C. 

(California and Nevada) entered 6/27/16. 

Amended complaint filed 7/6/16. 

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Preliminary injunction as to Jeremy Foti entered 8/25/16. 

Clerk’s entry of default as to Brookstone Law (California), Brookstone

Law PC (Nevada), Advantis Law, Advantis Law Group entered 

9/8/16. 

TRO with appointment of temporary receiver entered 10/19/16. 

Preliminary injunction with appointment of receiver as to Jeremy Foti 

entered 11/15/16. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and other equitable relief as to 

Jonathan Tarkowski entered 1/6/17. 

Order dismissing Damian Kutzner entered 2/1/17. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and other equitable relief as to 

Vito Torchia entered 2/15/17. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and other equitable relief as to 

R. Geoffrey Broderick entered 4/14/17. 

Order granting Commssion’s motion for default judgment against 

defendants Brookstone Law P.C. (California), Brookstone Law 

P.C. (Nevada), Advantis Law P.C., and Advantis Law Group P.C. 

entered 8/28/17. 

Order granting Commission’s motion for summary judgment as to 

defendants Jeremy Foti and Charles T. Marshall entered 9/5/17. 

Final judgment and order for permanent injunction as to defendants 

Brookstone Law P.C. (California), Brookstone Law P.C. (Nevada), 

Advantis Law P.C., and Advantis Law Group P.C.entered entered 

9/8/17. 

Final judgment and order for permanent injunction as to defendants 

Jeremy Foti and Charles T. Marshall entered 9/21/17. 

Defendant Jeremy Foti’s notice of appeal filed 9/25/17; amended notice of 

appeal filed 12/19/17. 

Defendant Charles T. Marshall’s notice of appeal filed 9/28/17. 

Appellants’ opening briefs due 4/9/18; Commission’s answering brief due

5/9/18. 

FTC v. DAYTON FAMILY PRODUCTIONS, INC., Nos. 13-17448, 16-15859 (9th Cir.); No. 

2:97-cv-00750 (D. Nev.) 

Parties: Glen E. Burke d/b/a American Health Associates, LLC 

Assigned Attorneys: Reenah L. Kim (BCP/ENF) 

Sarah Waldrop 

Joel Marcus-Kurn (OGC) 

Imad Abyad 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of a 1998 order for permanent 

injunction in connection with telemarketing, by misrepresenting to 

consumers that they have won a valuable prize and requiring payment in 

order to retrieve the alleged prize. 

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Status: Complaint filed 6/20/97. 

Permanent injunction entered 10/1/98. 

Motion for contempt and stipulated preliminary injunction filed 

1/28/13. 

Order granting preliminary injunction entered 3/5/13. 

Hearing held 9/5/13. 

Order finding civil contempt liability entered 9/27/13. 

Notice of appeal filed 11/26/13. 

Commission’s motion in district court for an indicative ruling and to 

clarify judgment filed 2/10/14. 

Commission’s motion in court of appeals to suspend briefing schedule

and stay proceeding filed 2/11/14; order by court of appeals 

staying case entered 2/14/14. 

Commission’s motion in court of appeals for remand filed 3/4/14;

order remanding case entered 3/14/14. 

Order by district court reaffirming its 9/27/13 order of contempt entered 

7/28/14. 

Appellant’s opening brief filed 10/23/14; Commission’s answering brief

filed 12/24/14; appellant’s reply brief filed 12/31/14.

Judgment reversed by memorandum disposition entered 6/11/15. 

Amended clerk’s judgment against the defendant entered 8/18/15. 

Order finding defendant in contempt of order and to pay contempt 

sanctions entered 3/16/16. 

Notice of appeal filed 5/11/16. 

Appellant’s opening brief filed 9/16/16; Commission’s answering brief 

filed 12/1/16; appellant’s reply brief filed 12/14/16. 

Oral argument held 10/13/17. 

Opinion affirming the district court decision entered 10/20/17. 

FTC v. DIRECTV, INC., No. 3:15-cv-01129 (N.D. Cal.) 

Parties: DirecTV, Inc. 

DirecTV, LLC 

Assigned Attorneys: Eric D. Edmondson (WRSF) 

Boris Yankilovich 

Erika R. Wodinsky 

Jacob A. Snow 

Raymond E. McKown (WRLA) 

Stacy R. Procter 

Kenneth Abbe 

Faye Chen Barnouw 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violations of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act 

and Section 4 of the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act in

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connection with the marketing of multi-channel video programming 

subscription service. 

Status: Complaint filed 3/11/15. 

Motion for partial summary judgment by DirecTV filed 10/13/15; 

Commission’s response filed 11/24/15; DirecTV’s reply filed 

1/25/16. 

Oral argument on defendants’ partial motion for summary judgment held 

3/4/16. 

Commission’s motion for partial summary judgment filed 9/22/16; order 

granting in part and denying in part partial motion for summary 

judgment entered 11/26/16. 

Defendants’ motion to dismiss, and alternatively, for partial summary 

judgment filed 12/01/16; Commission’s response filed 12/26/16;

motion denied 12/27/16. 

Trial conducted 8/14/17-8/29/17. 

Defendants DIRECTV and DIRECTV, LLC’s motion for judgment 

pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 52(c) filed 9/11/17. 

FTC v. DISCOUNTMETALBROKERS, INC., No. 2:16-cv-2112 (C.D. Cal.) 

Parties: DiscountMetalBrokers, Inc. f/k/a Discount Gold Brokers, Inc., Discount 

Discount Metal Brokers, Inc. d/b/a Discount Gold Brokers, North 

American Discount Gold.com 

Donald Lee Dayer d/b/a Lee Dayer 

Katherina Dayer 

Michael Berman 

Assigned Attorneys: Megan A. Bartley (BCP/ENF) 

Elizabeth J. Averill 

Maricela Segura (WRLA) 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act 

and the Merchandise Rule in connection with the advertisement and sale 

of gold and silver. 

Status: Complaint filed 3/29/16. 

Amended complaint filed 10/27/16. 

Clerk’s entry of default as to defendants Discountmetalbrokers and

Michael Berman entered 1/17/17. 

Motion for summary judgment as to defendants Donald Lee Dayer and 

Katherina Dayer filed 5/25/17; order granting motion entered 

10/4/17. 

Motion for default judgment against defendants Michael Berman and 

DiscountMetalBrokers, Inc. filed 5/26/17; order granting motion 

entered 10/13/17. 

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Final judgment and order for injunctive and other relief entered 10/23/17. 

FTC v. D-LINK SYSTEMS, INC., No. 3:17-cv-00039 (N.D. Cal.) 

Parties: D-Link Systems, Inc. 

D-Link Corporation 

Assigned Attorneys: Laura Berger (BCP/DPIP) 

Kevin Moriarty 

Shameka Walker 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act 

in connection with the design, marketing, and sale of routers and internet 

protocol cameras. 

Status: Complaint filed 1/5/17. 

Motion to dismiss filed 1/31/17; Commission’s opposition filed 2/14/17; 

reply filed 2/14/17; order granting in part and denying in part 

entered 9/19/17. 

D-Link Corporation’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction filed 

4/3/17; Commission’s opposition filed 4/17/17; reply filed 4/24. 

Stipulated order dismissing D-Link Corporation without prejudice 

entered 5/15/17. 

FTC v. DOTAUTHORITY.COM, INC., No. 0:16-cv-62186 (S.D. Fla.) 

Parties: DOTAuthority.com, Inc. d/b/a On-line Registration 

DOTFilings.com, Inc. 

Excelsior Enterprises International, Inc. d/b/a DOTFilings.com, UCR 

Registration, UCR Filings, James P. Lamb & Associates 

JPL Enterprises International, Inc. d/b/a DOTAuthority.com, 

DOTFilings.com, On-line Registration, Registration Services 

Online, James P. Lamb & Associates 

James P. Lamb 

Uliana Bogash a/k/a Juliana Bogash, Yuliana Bogash, Yana Bogash, 

Uliana Vogash 

Assigned Attorneys: Collot Guerard (BCP/MP) 

Connell McNulty 

Melissa Dickey 

Emily Wu 

Karen Hobbs 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act and 

Section 4 of the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act in connection 

with the use of deceptive marketing methods and sales tactics to trick 

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consumers into paying Defendants for so-called registration services. 

Status: Complaint filed 9/13/16. 

Ex parte TRO entered 9/19/16. 

Preliminary injunction hearing held 9/19/16. 

Preliminary injunction entered 9/29/16. 

FTC V. ELEC. PAYMENT SOLUTIONS OF AM. INC., No. 2:17-cv-02535 (D. Ariz) 

Parties: Electronic Payment Solutions of America Inc. 

Electronic Payment Services Inc. 

Kma Merchant Services LLC 

Dynasty Merchants LLC 

Jay Wigdore 

Michael Abelmesseh aka Michael Stewart 

Nikolas Mihilli 

Electronic Payment Systems LLC 

Electronic Payment Transfer LLC 

John Dorsey 

Thomas Mccann 

Michael Peterson 

Assigned Attorneys: Bikram Bandy (BCP/MP) 

Karen Hobbs 

Michelle Chua 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule in connection with telemarketing 

scheme that told consumers they could earn thousands of dollars by 

lending money to small businesses. 

Status: Complaint filed 7/28/17. 

Defendants Electronic Payment Systems, LLC and Electronic Payment 

Transfer, LLC’s answer with crossclaims against Michael 

Abelmesseh, Dynasty Merchants LLC, Electronic Payment 

Solutions of America Incorporated, KMA Merchant Services LLC, 

Nikolas Mihilli, Jay Wigdore filed 9/29/17. 

Joint motion to stay the Commission’s claims against defendants KMA 

Merchants LLC and Michael Abdelmesseh filed 11/30/17; 

response in opposition of joint motion to stay by defendants 

Electronic Payment Systems LLC, Electronic Payment Transfer 

LLC filed 12/4/17; joinder in opposition motion by defendants 

John Dorsey, Thomas McCann, and Michael Peterson filed 

12/7/17. 

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FTC v. EMERICA MEDIA CORPORATION, No. 16-35719 (9th Cir.); Nos. 9:15-cv-57; 9:13-

cv-00003 (D. Mont.) 

Parties: Emerica Media Corporation 

Global Voice Mail, Ltd. 

Network Assurance, Inc. 

Techmax Solutions, Inc. 

Voice Mail Professionals, Inc. 

Steven V. Sann 

Terry D. Lane, a/k/a Terry D. Sann 

Nathan M. Sann 

Robert M. Braach 

Bibliologic, Ltd. (relief defendant) 

American eVoice, Ltd. 

FoneRight, Inc. 

HearYou2, Inc. 

SecuraDat, Inc. 

Assigned Attorneys: Richard McKewen (NWR) 

Michael Mora (BC/ENF) 

Brad Grossman (OGC) 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5 in connection with 

recurring charges on consumers’ monthly telephone bills for 

telecommunications services that consumers neither requested nor 

authorized. 

Status: Complaint filed 1/8/13. 

Stipulated preliminary injunctions as to all defendants entered 5/8/13. 

Order staying the case until at least 7/8/13, pending developments in a 

parallel criminal investigation entered 5/9/13. 

Order staying the case pending the resolution of a parallel criminal 

prosecution entered 9/24/13. 

Stipulated permanent injunction order and monetary relief as to defendant 

Nathan M. Sann entered 11/25/14. 

Notice of appeal by Steven Vincent Sann from bankruptcy court order 

converting case from chapter 11 to chapter 7 proceeding filed 

5/13/15. 

Appellants’ brief filed 7/13/15; Commission’s response brief filed 9/2/15;

appellants’ reply brief filed 10/13/15. 

Steven Sann sentenced to 24 months in prison 7/17/2015. 

Order granting the Commission’s motion to modify the asset freeze and 

motion to lift the stay entered 8/20/15. 

Stipulated permanent injunction and monetary judgment as to relief 

defendant Bibliologic entered 3/31/16. 

Order approving and enforcing stipulated permanent injunction and 

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monetary judgment as to relief defendant Bibliologic entered 

8/9/16. 

Notice of appeal by Steven Sann filed 9/6/16. 

Motion for summary judgment as to defendants Steven Sann, Terry Lane, 

American eVoice, Emerica, FoneRight, Global Voice Mail, 

HearYou2, Network Assurance, SecuratDat, Techmax Solutions, 

and Voice Mail Professionals filed 11/18/16; motion granted 

3/14/17. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment as to 

defendant Robert Braach entered 1/30/17. 

Appellant’s opening brief filed 3/16/17. 

Order granting in part Commission’s unopposed motion to stay appellate 

proceedings pending settlement entered 4/27/17. 

Stipulated orders for permanent injunctions and monetary judgments as to 

defendants Steven Sann, Terry Lane, and the corporate defendants 

entered 6/28/17. 

Order dismissing defendant Steven Sann’s appeal to the Ninth Circuit 

entered 7/17/17. 

Order closing the district court case entered 8/17/17. 

FTC v. EWING, No. 2:14-cv-0683 (D. Nev.) 

Parties: Crystal Ewing 

Classic Productions, LLC 

Health Nutrition Products, LLC d/b/a W8-B-Gone, Quick & Easy 

Howard Raff, a/k/a Howard Bruce 

David Raff 

Omni Processing Center 

MBE Management, LLC 

Shirley Murphy 

Ronald Boyde 

Global Access Management Systems, Inc. 

Ricki Black 

Assigned Attorneys: Alejandro Rosenberg (BCP/ENF) 

Elsie B. Kappler 

Korin Ewing Felix 

Alleged Conduct: Violations of Sections 5(a) and 12 of the FTC act in connection with the 

advertising, marketing and sale of purported weight loss pills. 

Status: Complaint filed 5/1/14. 

Default judgment as to defendants Ricki Black and Global Access 

Management Systems, Inc. entered 6/23/14; defendants’ motion to

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set aside entry of default judgment filed 6/26/14; Commission’s

stipulation of no opposition to Ricki Blacki only filed 7/8/14; 

stipulated summary judgment as to Ricki Black entered 7/22/15. 

Commission’s motion for summary judgment filed 7/1/15.

Default judgment as to Omni Processing Center and MBE Management, 

LLC entered 7/18/14. 

Responses to Commission’s motion for summary judgement filed 7/23/15;

Commission’s reply filed 8/10/15.

Stipulated consent judgments as to Crystal Ewing, Classic Productions 

LLC, and Ricki Black filed 11/2/15. 

Stipulated final judgment and order for permanent injunction as to Crystal 

Ewing and Classic Productions entered 3/16/16. 

Stipulated final judgment and order for permanent injunction as to Ricki 

Black entered 3/17/16. 

Order granting Commission’s motion for summary judgment entered

3/30/16. 

Final judgment with permanent injunction and equitable monetary relief 

entered 10/17/17. 

FTC v. FEDERAL CHECK PROCESSING, INC., Nos. 16-3805, 16-3811 (2nd Cir.); No. 1:14-

cv-0122 (W.D.N.Y.) 

Parties: Federal Check Processing, Inc. 

Federal Recoveries, LLC 

Federal Processing Services, Inc. 

Federal Processing, Inc. 

United Check Processing , Inc. 

Central Check Processing, Inc. 

Central Processing Services, Inc. 

Nationwide Check Processing, Inc. 

American Check Processing, Inc. 

State Check Processing, Inc. 

Check Processing, Inc. 

US Check Processing, Inc. 

Flowing Streams, F.S., Inc. 

Mark Briandi 

William Moses 

Empowered Racing, LLC, Relief Defendant 

Assigned Attorneys: Katherine M. Worthman (BCP/FP) 

Colin A. Hector 

Michele Arington (OGC) 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5 and the Fair Debt 

Collection Practices Act in connection with debt collection operation. 

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Status: Complaint filed 2/24/14. 

Ex parte TRO entered 3/24/14. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction entered 3/25/14. 

Motion for summary judgment by Commission filed 8/27/15; opposition 

by William Moses filed 11/4/15; opposition by Mark Briandi filed 

12/3/15; Commission’s reply filed 1/12/16. 

Order granting Commission’s motion for summary judgment entered

8/12/16. 

Judgment and permanent injunction entered 10/13/16. 

Notices of appeal filed 11/8/16. 

Briandi’s opening brief filed 5/24/17; Commission’s brief filed 8/23/17. 

FTC v. G2 CONSULTING LLC, No. 2:17-cv-02791 (D. Ariz.) 

Parties: G2 Consulting LLC 

Chad Gettel aka Chad Warner 

Assigned Attorneys: Hong Park (BCP/ENF) 

Nature of Action: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule in connection with the arranging of 

fraudulent merchant bank accounts to process consumer credit card 

transactions. 

Status: Complaint filed 8/18/17. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment entered 

8/31/2017. 

FTC v. GERBER PRODUCTS, CO., No. 2:14-cv-06771 (D. N.J.) 

Parties: Gerber Products Co., d/b/a Nestle Nutrition, d/b/a Nestle Infant Nutrition, 

d/b/a Nestle Nutrition North America 

Assigned Attorneys: Victor V. DeFrancis (BCP/AP) 

Michelle K. Rusk 

Ella Krainsky 

Andrew David Wone 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Sections 5(a) and 12 of the 

FTC Act in connection with the marketing of an infant formula purporting 

to prevent allergies. 

Status: Complaint filed 10/29/14. 

Case stayed until 2/25/16. 

Order extending stay of case entered 3/1/16. 

Fact discovery closes 1/12/18. 

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FTC v. GLOBAL ACCESS TECHNICAL SUPPORT, No. 4:16-cv-1556 (E.D. Mo.) 

Parties: 

Assigned Attorneys: 

Alleged Conduct: 

Status: 

Global Access Technical Support, LLC d/b/a Global S Connect, Yubdata 

Tech, Technolive 

Global SMind, LLC d/b/a Global S Connect 

Source Pundit LLC d/b/a OneSource Tech Support 

Helios Digital Media LLC 

VGlobal Ites Private Limited 

Digicare Desk LLC 

Rajiv Chhatwal 

Rupinder Kaur 

Neeraj Dubey 

Harinder Singh 

Elizabeth Scott (MWR) 

Samantha Gordon 

Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act in 

connection with a telemarketing scheme that deceives consumers into 

purchasing unnecessary technical support or computer security services. 

Complaint filed 10/3/16. 

Ex parte TRO entered 10/4/16. 

Order extending ex parte TRO with asset freeze, appointment of a receiver 

and other equitable relief as to defendants Global SMind, 

Neeraj Dubey, and VGlobal Ites Private Limited entered 

10/14/16. 

Preliminary injunction as to defendants Neeraj Dubey, Global SMind, and 

VGlobal Ites Private Limited entered 10/28/16. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction as to defendants Rupinder Kaur, Rajiv 

Chhatwal, Global Access Technical Support, Source Pundit, and 

Helios Digital Media entered 11/15/16. 

Amended complaint filed 12/20/16. 

Stipulated permanent injunction as to defendants Rupinder Kaur and 

Harinder Singh entered 6/2/17. 

Stipulated permanent injunction as to defendants Rajiv Chhatwal, Global 

Access Technical Support, Source Pundit, Helios Digital 

Media, and Digicare Desk entered 6/6/17. 

Clerk’s entry of default as to defendant Global SMind entered 6/7/17.

Motion for clerk’s entry of default as to defendants Neeraj Dubey and 

VGlobal Ites Private Limited filed 6/30/17. 

Default judgment and permanent injunction as to defendants Global 

SMind, LLC, Neeraj Dubey, and VGlobal ITES Private Limited 

entered 7/27/17. 

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FTC v. GLOBAL PROCESSING SOLUTIONS, LLC, No. 1:17-cv-4192 (N.D. Ga.) 

Parties: Global Processing Solutions, LLC 

Intrinsic Solutions, LLC 

North Center Collections, Inc. 

Diverse Financial Enterprises, Inc. 

American Credit Adjuster, LLC 

Advanced Mediation Group, LLC 

Apex National Services, LLC 

Capital Security Investments, LLC 

Mitchell & Maxwell, LLC 

Mirage Distribution, LLC 

Lamar Snow 

Glentis Wallace aka Glen Wallace 

Jahaan McDuffie 

Assigned Attorneys: Colin Hector (BCP/FP) 

Patrick Roy 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in connection with the collection of 

consumer debt. 

Status: Complaint filed 10/23/17. 

Ex Parte TRO entered 10/23/17. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction as to defendants Global Processing 

Solutions, LLC, Intrinsic Solutions, LLC, North Center 

Collections, Inc., Capital Security Investments, LLC, Diverse 

Financial Enterprises, Inc., LLC, Lamar Snow, Jahaan McDuffie, 

and Glentis Wallace entered 11/15/17. 

Unopposed preliminary injunction as to defendants American Credit 

Adjusters, LLC, Advanced Mediation Group, LLC, Apex National 

Services, LLC, Mitchell & MaxweU, LLC, and Mirage 

Distribution, LLC entered 11/17/17. 

FTC v. HARDCO HOLDING GROUP LLC, No. 6:17-cv-01257-RBD-TBS (M.D. Fla.) 

Parties: Hardco Holding Group LLC 

S & H Financial Group, Inc. 

Daryl M. Hall 

Dequan M. Sicard 

Assigned Attorneys: Gregory A. Ashe (BCP/FP) 

Quinn Martin 

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Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act 

and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in connection with misleading 

and abusive debt collection practices. 

Status: Complaint filed 07/10/17. 

TRO entered 07/17/17. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction as to defendants 

Hardco Holding Group LLC. S&H Financial Group Inc., and Daryl 

Hall entered 7/25/17. 

Preliminary injunction against defendant Dequan Sicard entered 07/25/17. 

Commission motion for the clerk to enter default against Dequan Sicard 

filed 10/05/17; order granting motion for entered 10/05/17; 

clerk’s entry of default entered 10/06/17. 

Joint motion to stay the case for 120 days to consider settlement as to 

defendants Hardco Holding Group LLC, S&H Financial Group 

Inc., and Daryl Hall filed 10/16/17; order granting in part motion 

and dismissing with prejudice entered 11/16/17. 

Motion to enter final order for permanent injunction and settlement of 

claims as to defendants Hardco Holding Group LLC, S&H 

Financial Group Inc, and Daryl Hall filed 11/29/17; order granting 

motion entered 12/05/17. 

Motion for default judgment against defendant Dequan Sicard filed 

11/22/17; order denying without prejudice motion entered 

12/07/17; second motion default judgment filed 12/07/17; 

magistrate judge’s report and recommendation that motion be 

granted entered 12/08/17. 

Motion for relief from judgment and order for permanent injunction by 

defendant Dequan M. Sicard filed 12/26/17. 

FTC v. HEALTH RESEARCH LABORATORIES LLC, No. 2:17-cv-467 (D. Me.) 

Parties: Health Research Laboratories LLC 

Kramer Duhon 

Assigned Attorneys: Elizabeth K. Nach (BCP/AP) 

James A. Prunty 

Nature of Action: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Sections 5(a) and 12 of the FTC 

Act, the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule, and the Electronic Fund 

Transfer Act and its implementing regulation in connection with the 

marketing and sale of products that purported to cause weight loss; and 

treat arthritis, joint and back pain, and memory loss. 

Status: Complaint filed 11/30/17. 

Joint motion for entry of stipulated final judgment and order permanent 

injunction and other equitable relief filed 11/30/17. 

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FTC v. HIGHER GOALS MARKETING LLC, No. 6:17-cv-2048 (M.D. Fla.) 

Parties: Higher Goals Marketing LLC 

Sunshine Freedom Services LLC 

Brandun L Anderson 

Lea A. Brownell 

Melissa M. Deese 

Gerald D. Starr, Jr. 

Travis L. Teel 

Wayne T. Norris 

Assigned Attorneys: Tejasvi Srimushnam (BCP/MP) 

Joshua A. Doan 

Rhonda Perkins 

Nature of Action: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule in connection with the sale of 

interest-rate-reduction services to consumers struggling with credit card 

debt. 

Status: Complaint filed 11/29/17. 

Stipulated preliminary injunctions against all defendants and order 

appointing receiver entered 12/28/17. 

FTC v. HORNBEAM SPECIAL SITUATIONS, LLC, No. 1:17-cv-3094 (N.D. Ga.) 

Parties: Hornbeam Special Situations, LLC 

Cardinal Points Holdings, LLC 

Cardinal Points Management, LLC d/b/a Clear Compass Digital Group 

Gyroscope Management Holdings, LLC 

EDebitPay, LLC 

Platinum Online Group, LLC d/b/a Premier Membership Clubs 

Clickxchange Media, LLC 

iStream Financial Services, Inc. 

Jerry L. Robinson 

Earl G. Robinson 

James McCarter 

Keith Merrill 

Mark Ward 

Dale Paul Cleveland 

William R. Wilson 

Kris Axberg 

Richard Joachim 

Chet Andrews 

Patricia Brandmeier Robinson [executor of estate of Jerry L. Robinson] 

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Assigned Attorneys: R. Michael Waller (BCP/ENF) 

Korin Felix 

Elizabeth J. Averill 

Omolara Joseney 

Reenah L. Kim 

Hong Park 

Nature of Action: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, 

Section 4 of Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act, and the FTC’s

Telemarketing Sales Rule in connection with the marketing of various 

products or services, including memberships in online discount clubs, to 

consumers seeking payday, cash advance, or other subprime loans. 

Status: Complaint filed 8/15/17. 

Consent motion to stay case for 90 days as to defendant Keith Merrill filed 

10/6/17; order granting stay entered 10/11/17. 

Consent motion to stay case and suspend filing obligations upon the death 

of defendant Jerry L. Robinson filed 11/15/17; order granting 

consent motion entered 11/21/17. 

FTC v. INNOVATIVE DESIGNS, INC., No. 2:16-cv-1669 (W.D. Pa.) 

Parties: Innovative Designs, Inc. 

Assigned Attorneys: Alejandro Rosenberg (BCP/ENF) 

Omolara Bewaji Joseney 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act in 

connection with the advertising of Insultex House Wrap. 

Status: Complaint filed 11/3/16. 

FTC v. INTERNET TEACHING & TRAINING SPECIALISTS, LLC, No. 2:17-cv-3047 (D. 

Nev.) 

Parties: Internet Teaching And Training Specialists, LLC d/b/a ITT Specialists 

Victoria A. Hansen 

David R. Coffin, Jr. 

Devan W. Leonard aka Devin Leonard 

Assigned Attorneys: Darren H. Lubetzky (NER) 

Savvas S. Diacosavvas 

Karen Dahlberg O’Connell

Christopher Y. Miller 

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Nature of Action: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule in connection with the sale and use of 

a business-coaching program. 

Status: Complaint filed 12/12/17. 

Motion for entry of proposed stipulated order for permanent injunction 

and monetary judgment filed 12/12/17. 

FTC v. JEREMY JOHNSON, Nos. 11-17265, 11-17267, 12-15778, 12-16213, 13-15768, 13-

15778, 13-15822 (9th Cir.); No. 2:10-CV-02203 (D. Nev.) 

Parties: Jeremy D. Johnson Anthon Holdings Corp. 

Big Bucks Pro, Inc. Blue Net Progress, Inc. 

Blue Streak Progressing, Inc. Bolt Marketing, Inc. 

Bottom Dollar, Inc. Bumble Marketing, Inc. 

Business First, Inc. Business Loan Success, Inc. 

CPA Upsell, Inc. CS Processing, Inc. 

Cloud Nine Marketing, Inc. Cold Bay Media, Inc. 

Costnet Discounts, Inc. Cutting Edge Processing, Inc. 

Diamond J Media, Inc. EBusiness First, Inc. 

Ebusiness Success, Inc. Elite Debit, Inc. 

Employee Plus, Inc. Excess Net Success, Inc. 

Duane Fielding Fiscal Fidelity, Inc. 

Fitness Processing, Inc. Funding Search Success, Inc. 

Funding Success, Inc. GG Processing, Inc. 

GGL Rewards, Inc. Highlight Marketing, Inc. 

Hooper Processing, Inc. I Works, Inc. 

Internet Business Source, Inc. Internet Economy, Inc. 

Internet Fitness, Inc. JRB Media, Inc. 

Jet Processing, Inc. Andy Johnson 

Loyd Johnston Scott Leavitt 

Lifestyles for Fitness, Inc. Market Funding Solutions, Inc. 

Mist Marketing, Inc. Money Harvest, Inc. 

Monroe Processing, Inc. Scott Muir 

Net Business Success, Inc. Net Commerce, Inc. 

Net Discounts, Inc. Net Fit Trends, Inc. 

Net Success, Inc. Network Agenda, LLC 

Optimum Assistance, Inc. Bryce Payne 

Kevin Pilon Power Processing, Inc. 

Premier Performance, Inc. Pro Internet Services, Inc. 

Razor Processing, Inc. Rebate Deals, Inc. 

Revive Marketing, Inc. Ryan Riddle 

Simcor Marketing, Inc. Terrason Spinks 

Success Marketing, Inc. Summit Processing, Inc. 

Tran Voyage, Inc. TranFirst, Inc. 

Unlimited Processing, Inc. Xcel Processing, Inc. 

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Assigned Attorneys: 

Alleged Conduct: 

Status: 

eCom Success, Inc. 

Collot Guerard (BCP/MP) 

Robert Anguizola 

Burke Kappler (OGC) 

Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5, the Electronic Fund 

Transfer Act, and Regulation E in connection with the advertisement of 

government grants and money-making opportunities. 

Complaint filed 12/21/10. 

TRO and asset freeze entered 1/13/11. 

Preliminary injunction entered 2/10/11. 

Notice of interlocutory appeal by defendant Jeremy Johnson (Appeal No. 

11-17265) filed 9/22/11; dismissed 6/27/12. 

Notice of interlocutory appeal by defendants Duane Fielding, Anthon 

Holdings Corp., and Network Agenda, LLC (Appeal No. 11-

17265) filed 9/23/11; dismissed on appellant’s motion 11/17/11. 

Notice of appeal of order granting first omnibus motion for sale (Appeal 

No. 12-15778) filed 4/6/12; appellant’s opening brief due but not 

filed 7/16/12; dismissed by 9th Cir. 11/5/12. 

Notice of appeal of order granting receiver’s motion for fees (Appeal No. 

12-16213) filed 5/21/12; appellant’s opening brief due but not filed

9/7/12. 

Appeal dismissed for failure to prosecute 12/20/12. 

Notices of appeal of order clarifying preliminary injunction (Nos. 13-

15768 and 13-15778) filed 4/18/13 and 4/19/13; appeals 

consolidated and appellants’ opening brief filed 5/17/13; 

Commission’s responsive brief filed 6/28/13; reply brief filed 

7/15/13. 

Notice of appeal (No. 13-15822) filed 4/24/13; appellants’ opening brief

filed 6/26/13; Commission’s answering brief filed 8/7/13. 

Motion for summary judgment against all liability and relief defendants 

filed 11/26/13. 

Motion for partial summary judgment by relief defendants filed 11/29/13. 

Voluntary dismissal of appeal 13-15822 entered 1/21/14. 

Oral argument in appeals 13-15768 and 13-15778 held 2/3/14. 

Stipulated final order for permanent injunction against defendants Big 

Bucks Pro, Inc., Blue Net Progress, Inc., Bolt Marketing, Inc., 

Business Loan Success, Inc., CS Processing, Inc., GGL Rewards, 

Inc., Highlighting Marketing, Inc., Mist Marketing, Inc., Net 

Discounts, Inc., Optimum Assistance, Inc., Razor Processing, Inc., 

Simcor Marketing, Inc., and Scott Muir entered 4/7/14. 

Decision by the Ninth Circuit affirming the district court’s ruling that

certain assets nominally owned by nonparties are subject to the 

preliminary injunction and asset freeze entered 4/8/14. 

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Order granting in part and denying in part Commission’s motion for 

summary judgment entered 3/31/15. 

Brief by the Commission regarding revised consumer injury amount filed 

6/22/15; answering brief filed 7/22/15. 

Order denying defendant Johnson’s ex parte motion to set aside 

preliminary order entered 7/8/15. 

Motion for relief from preliminary injunction filed by defendant Jeremy 

Johnson 8/4/15; response filed 8/21/15; response by receiver filed 

9/4/15; reply to response filed 9/29/15. 

Stipulated final order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment to 

defendant Lloyd Johnston entered 2/23/16. 

Order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment as to Ryan Riddle 

entered 7/22/16. 

Stipulated final order for disgorgement as to Kerry Johnson, Barbara 

Johnson, KB Family Limited Partnership, and KV Electric Inc. 

entered 8/25/16. 

Stipulated final order for disgorgement as to Sharla Johnson, Zippy LLC, 

Zippy Flight Service LLC, and Orange Cat Investments LLC 

entered 8/25/16. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment as to 

Jeremy Johnson, Blue Streak Processing, Inc., Business First, Inc., 

Cloud Nine Marketing Inc., Cold Bay Media, Inc., CPA Upsell, 

Inc., Diamond J Media, Inc., Ebusiness First, Inc., Ebusiness 

Success, Inc., Ecom Success, Inc., Elite Debit, Inc., Funding 

Success, Inc., Hooper Processing, Inc., IWorks, Inc., Internet 

Economy, Inc., Net Commerce, Inc., Premier Performance, Inc., 

Pro Internet Services, Inc., Revive Marketing, Inc., Success 

Marketing, Inc., Summit Processing, Inc., Tranfirst, Inc., Tran 

Voyage, Inc., and Unlimited Processing entered 8/26/16. 

Trial as to defendants Terrison Spinks and Jet Processing held 10/25/16-

10/29/16. 

Amended findings of fact and conclusions of law by court filed 8/18/17. 

Judgment and permanent injunction against defendants Terrison Spinks 

and Jet Processing entered 8/24/17. 

FTC v. J. WILLIAM ENTERPRISES, LLC, No. 6:16-cv-2123 (M.D. Fla.) 

Parties: J. William Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Pro Timeshare Resales 

Pro Timeshare Resales of Flagler Beach, LLC 

Jess Kinmont 

John Wenz, Jr. 

Assigned Attorneys: Gideon Sinasohn (SER) 

Harold Kirtz 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

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the Telemarketing Sales Rule in connection with the marketing of 

timeshare resale or rental services. 

Status: Complaint filed 12/12/16. 

Ex parte TRO with injunction, asset freeze, appointment of receiver, and 

other equitable relief entered 12/13/16. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction with asset freeze, appointment of 

receiver, and other equitable relief entered 12/27/16. 

Clerk’s entry of default as to defendant Pro Timeshare Resales of 

Flagler Beach LLC entered 3/9/17. 

Commission’s motion for summary judgment filed 8/2/17; order granting 

in part and denying in part motion entered 11/7/17. 

Trial set for 5/15/18. 

FTC v. LANIER LAW, LLC, Nos. 16-16525, 16-16524, 15-11263 (11th Cir.); No. 3:14-cv-786 

(M.D. Fla.) 

Parties: Lanier Law, LLC d/b/a Redstone Law Group d/b/a The Law Offices of 

Michael W. Lanier 

Fortress Law Group, LLC 

Redstone Law Group 

Surety Law Group, LLC 

Fortress Law Group, PC 

Liberty & Trust Law Group of Florida, LLC 

Michael W. Lanier 

Rogelio Robles a/k/a Roger Robles 

Edward William Rennick, III 

Assigned Attorneys: Harold E. Kirtz (SER) 

Gideon Sinasohn 

Anna Burns 

Alleged Conduct: Violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act and the Mortgage Assistance 

Relief Services Rule in connection with the marketing and sale of 

mortgage assistance relief services. 

Status: Complaint filed 7/8/14. 

Ex parte TRO entered 7/11/14. 

Preliminary injunction with asset freeze entered as to all defendants 

8/1/14. 

Motion to dismiss complaint entered 8/26/14; opposition to motion 

filed 9/4/14. 

Amended complaint filed 12/22/14. 

Motion to dismiss amended complaint filed 1/13/15; Commission’s

opposition filed 1/30/15. 

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Order granting preliminary injunction, as to defendants Fortress Law 

Group, Redstone Law Group, Rogelio Robles, and Edward 

William Rennick, III entered 2/6/15. 

Notices of appeal of Rogelio Robles and Edward Rennick filed 3/20/15 

and 3/23/15. 

Order dismissing appeal as to defendant Rogelio Robles entered 6/2/15. 

Order denying motion to dismiss entered 7/28/15. 

Counterclaim by Liberty & Trust Law Group of Florida, LLC, Lanier 

Law, LLC, and Michael W. Lanier filed 8/19/15.; Commission’s

opposition filed 10/29/15. 

Motion to vacate TRO filed by defendant Michael W. Lanier 

8/25/15; Commission’s opposition filed 9/10/15. 

Commission’s motion for summary judgment filed 12/29/15; defendant 

Lanier’s opposition filed 1/20/16; Lanier’s supplemental

opposition filed 3/10/16; Commission’s reply filed 3/29/16.

Motion for partial summary judgment by defendant 

Lanier and three related corporate defendants filed 12/30/15; 

Commission’s opposition filed 1/27/16; reply by defendant 

Lanier and three related corporate defendants filed 2/2/16. 

Final order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment as to Lanier 

Law, LLC, Fortress Law Group, LLC, Liberty & Trust Law 

Group, Fortress Law Group, PC, Michael Lanier, and Rogelio 

Robles entered 8/12/16. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment as to 

Surety Law Group LLP, Redstone Law Group, LLC, and Edward 

William Rennick III entered 8/12/16. 

Notice of appeal by Lanier Defendants filed 10/10/16. 

Amended notice of appeal by Michael W. Lanier filed 11/29/16. 

Appellant’s opening brief filed 1/18/17; Commission’s answering brief 

filed 6/13/17; Appellant’s reply brief filed 6/26/17.

11th Circuit order directing parties to address whether it has appellate 

jurisdiction in light of Lanier’s untimely notice of appeal on his

own behalf filed 1/18/17; Commission’s response urging court to 

dismiss case for lack of jurisdiction filed 2/1/17; 11th Circuit order 

deferring jurisdictional question to merits stage of appeal and 

restarting briefing schedule entered 4/27/17. 

Order deferring jurisdictional question to the merits stage and restarting 

briefing schedule entered 4/27/17. 

Commission’s brief filed 6/13/17; appellant’s reply brief filed 6/26/17.

Opinion affirming summary judgment against Michael W. Lanier entered 

11/2/17. 

FTC v. LIFE MANAGEMENT SERVICES OF ORANGE COUNTY, INC., No. 6:16-cv00982 (M.D. Fla.) 

Parties: Life Management Services of Orange County, Inc. 

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Loyal Financial and Credit Services LLC d/b/a FOC Credit and Reward 

Services 

IVD Recovery LLC 

KWP Services LLC 

KWP Services of Florida LLC 

LPSOFFLA LLC 

LPSOFFLORIDA LLC 

PW&F Consultants of Florida LLC 

UAD Secure Services LLC 

UAD Secure Service of Florida LLC 

URB Management LLC 

YCC Solutions LLC 

YFP Solutions LLC 

Kevin Guice 

Chase Jackowski 

Linda McNealy 

Clarence Wahl a/k/a Harry Wahl 

Karen Wahl 

Robert Guice 

Timothy Woods 

State of Florida (Plaintiff) 

Assigned Attorneys: Tejasvi Srimushnam (BCP/MP) 

Joshua Doan 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, 

the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade 

Practices Act in connection with the sale of debt relief services. 

Status: Complaint filed 6/7/16. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction entered 6/30/16. 

Motion for summary judgment as to defendant Robert Guice filed 5/1/17; 

opposition filed 5/30/17; Commission’s reply filed 6/14/17.

Notice of stipulated proposed settlements of claims against all defendants 

except Kevin Guice filed 9/1/17. 

FTC v. LIFEWATCH, No. 16-2310 (7th Cir.); No. 1:15-cv-05781 (N.D. Ill.) 

Parties: Lifewatch Inc. d/b/a Lifewatch USA and Medical Alarm Systems 

Evan Sirlin 

Safe Home Security, Inc. 

Medguard Alert, Inc. 

Michael May 

David Roman 

Assigned Attorneys: David O’Toole (MWR) 

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Marissa Reich 

Roberto Menjivar 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive and unfair acts and practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the 

FTC Act, the Telemarketing Act, and the Telemarketing Sales Rule in 

connection with robocalls that pitched seniors “free” medical alert

systems. 

Status: Complaint filed 6/30/15. 

Motion for preliminary injunction filed 7/6/15. 

Preliminary injunction hearing held 12/14/15. 

Preliminary injunction entered 3/31/16. 

Notice of appeal filed 5/31/16. 

Amended complaint filed 7/14/16. 

Order suspending appeal pending court-ordered mediation entered 

7/26/16. 

Commission’s motion for summary judgment filed 12/27/17. 

Defendants David Roman, Safe Home Security, Inc. and Medguard Alert, 

Inc.’s motion for summary judgment filed 12/27/17. 

Defendant Mitchel May’s motion for summary judgment filed 

12/27/17. 

FTC v. LOMBARDO, DANIELS & MOSS, LLC, No. 3:17-cv-00503 (W.D.N.C.) 

Parties: Lombardo, Daniels & Moss, LLC 

Dion Barron d/b/a Barron, Gibson & Phillips d/b/a Murray, Glover & 

Sellers d/b/a 

Cohen, Daniels & Moss d/b/a Lombardo, Daniels & Moss 

Charles R. Montgomery, III d/b/a Lombardo, Daniels & Moss d/b/a 

Montgomery, Hunter & Associates d/b/a Lombardo Group 

Assigned Attorneys: Gregory Ashe (BCP/FP) 

Daniel Dwyer 

Nature of Action: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in connection with deceptive and 

abusive debt collection practices. 

Status: Complaint filed 8/21/17. 

TRO entered 8/25/17. 

Stipulated order for preliminary injunction as to Lombardo, Daniels & 

Moss, LLC and Charles R. Montgomery, III entered 9/1/17. 

Preliminary injunction as to Dion Barron entered 9/1/17. 

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FTC v. M & T FINANCIAL GROUP, No. 2:17-cv-6855 (C.D. Cal.) 

Parties: M & T Financial Group d/b/a StuDebt, Student Debt Relief Group, SDRG, 

Student Loan Relief Counselors, SLRC, and Capital Advocates 

Group 

American Counseling Center Corp. d/b/a StuDebt, Student Debt Relief 

Group, SDRG, Student Loan Relief Counselors, SLRC, and 

Capital Advocates Group Salar Tahour 

Assigned Attorneys: Joannie Wei (MWR) 

Samuel Levine 

Audrey Austin 

Barbara Chun (WRLA) 

Nature of Action: Deceptive and abusive telemarketing acts or practices in violation of 

Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule in

connection with the marketing and sale of student loan debt relief services. 

Status: Complaint filed 9/18/17. 

Ex parte TRO entered 9/19/17. 

Stipulated order for preliminary injunction, asset freeze, and appointment 

of receiver entered 10/10/17. 

FTC v. MAIL TREE, No. 0:15-cv-61034 (S.D. Fla.) 

Parties: Awards Research Consultant, LLC 

John Leon 

MCP Marketing Activities, LLC d/b/a Magellan Mail and Magellan 

Marketing 

Mail Tree Inc. 

Mailpro Americas Corp. 

Masterpiece Marketing, LLC d/b/a Affiliated Opportunities Group 

d/b/a Corporate Accounting Authority d/b/a Dispatch Notifications 

Services d/b/a Information Reporting Group d/b/a Priority 

Information Exchange 

Michael McKay Co. 

Matthew Pisoni 

Serena Pisoni 

Marcus Pradel 

Victor Ramirez 

Romeria Global, LLC d/b/a Lowenstein Varick and Nagel 

Spin Mail, Inc. 

Supreme Media, LLC 

Trans National Concepts, Inc. 

Vernier Holdings, Inc. 

Assigned Attorneys: Guy Ward (MWR) 

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Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act in 

connection with sweepstakes scam. 

Status: Complaint filed 5/18/15. 

Ex parte TRO entered 5/19/15. 

Preliminary injunction against all defendants except Marcus Pradel and 

Trans National Concepts entered 6/12/15. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction as to defendants Marcus Pradel and 

Trans National Concepts entered 6/12/15. 

Order staying case entered 6/12/15. 

FTC v. MARCUS, No. 0:17-cv-60907 (S.D. Fla.) 

Parties: Jeremy Lee Marcus 

Craig Davis Smith 

Yisbet Segrea 

Financial Freedom National, Inc. f/k/a Institute for Financial Freedom, 

Inc., Marine Career Institute Sea Frontiers, Inc. d/b/a 321 Loans, 

Instahelp America, Inc., Helping America Group, Inc., United 

Financial Support, Breeze Financial Solutions, 321Financial 

Education, Credit Health Plan, Credit Specialists of America, 

American Advocacy Alliance, Associated Administrative Services 

321Loans, Inc. f/k/a 321 Loans, Inc., 321Financial, Inc. 

Instahelp America, Inc. f/k/a Helping America Team, Inc. d/b/a Helping 

America Group 

Helping America Group LLC f/k/a Helping America Group, Inc. 

Breeze Financial Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Credit Health Plan, Credit 

Maximizing Program 

US Legal Club LLC 

Active Debt Solutions LLC f/k/a Active Debt Solutions, Inc. d/b/a 

Guardian Legal Center 

Guardian LG LLC d/b/a Guardian Legal Group 

American Credit Security LLC f/k/a American Credit Shield LLC 

Paralegal Support Group LLC f/k/a Paralegal Staff Support LLC 

Associated Administrative Services LLC d/b/a Jobfax 

JLMJP Pompano LLC (relief defendant) 

1609 Belmont Place LLC (relief defendant) 

16 S H Street Lake Worth LLC (relief defendant) 

17866 Lake Azure Way Boca LLC (relief defendant) 

114 Southwest 2nd Street DBF LLC (relief defendant) 

110 Glouchester St. LLC (relief defendant) 

72 SE 6th Ave. LLC (relief defendant) 

Fast Pace 69 LLC (relief defendant) 

Strategic Acquisitions Two LLC (relief defendant) 

Halfpay International LLC d/b/a 16 H.S. Street 12Plex LLC, 311 SE 3rd 

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Assigned Attorneys: 

Alleged Conduct: 

Status: 

St. LLC, 412 Bayfront Dr. LLC, 110 Glouchester St. LLC, 72 SE 

th nd 6 Ave. LLC, 114 SW 2 St. JM LLC, 8209 Desmond Dr. LLC, 

HLFP LLC (relief defendant) 

Halfpay NV LLC d/b/a Halfpay International LLC (relief defendant) 

Nantucket Cove of Illinois LLC (relief defendant) 

Viking Management Services LLC 

Cockburn & Associate LLC 

Omni Management Partners LLC 

HP Media, Inc. 

White Light Media LLC 

Discount Marketing USA S.A. 

Jack Marcus (relief defendant) 

Teresa Duda (relief defendant) 

James Marcus (relief defendant) 

State of Florida (Plaintiff) 

Valerie Verduce (SER) 

Angeleque Linville 

Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

The Telemarketing Sales Rule in connection with defendants’ phony debt 

relief services. 

Complaint filed 5/8/17. 

Ex parte TRO with asset freeze, appointment of receiver, and other 

equitable relief entered 5/9/17. 

Preliminary injunction entered 5/17/17. 

Clerk’s default as to defendants Financial Freedom National, Inc.; 321

Loans, Inc.; Instahelp America, Inc.; Helping America Group, 

LLC; Breeze Financial Solutions, Inc.; US Legal Club, LLC; 

Active Debt Solutions, LLC; Guardian LG, LLC; American Credit 

Security, LLC; Paralegal Support Group LLC; and Associated 

Administrative Services, LLC; and relief defendants 1609 Belmont 

Place LLC; 16 S H Street Lake Worth LLC; 17866 Lake Azure 

Way Boca LLC; 114 Southwest 2nd Street DBF, LLC; 110 

Glouchester St., LLC; 72 SE 6th Ave., LLC; Fast Pace 69 LLC; 

and Strategic Acquisitions Two, LLC entered 7/17/17. 

Order directing Clerk to enter defaults and specifying default judgment 

procedure as to defendants Financial Freedom National, Inc.; 321 

Loans, Inc.; Instahelp America, Inc.; Helping America Group, 

LLC; Breeze Financial Solutions, Inc.; US Legal Club, LLC; 

Active Debt Solutions, LLC; Guardian LG, LLC; American Credit 

Security, LLC; Paralegal Support Group LLC; and Associated 

Administrative Services, LLC; and relief defendants 1609 Belmont 

Place LLC; 16 S H Street Lake Worth LLC; 17866 Lake Azure 

Way Boca LLC; 114 Southwest 2nd Street DBF, LLC; 110 

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Glouchester St., LLC; 72 SE 6th Ave., LLC; Fast Pace 69 LLC; 

and Strategic Acquisitions Two, LLC entered 7/31/17. 

Amended Complaint adding defendants Viking Management Services 

LLC; Cockburn and Associate LLC; Omni Management Partners 

LLC; HP Media, Inc.; White Light Media LLC; and Discount 

Marketing USA S.A.; and relief defendants Jack Marcus; Teresa 

Duda; and James Marcus filed 9/29/17. 

Clerk’s default as to defendants Viking Management Services LLC; 

Cockburn and Associate LLC; Omni Management Partners LLC; 

HP Media, Inc.; White Light Media LLC; and relief defendant 

Teresa Duda entered 11/8/17. 

Default final judgment as to defendants Viking Management Services 

LLC; Cockburn and Associate LLC; Omni Management Partners 

LLC; HP Media, Inc.; White Light Media LLC; and relief 

defendant Teresa Duda entered 11/15/17. 

Clerk’s default as to defendant Discount Marketing USA S.A. entered

11/16/17. 

Order of final judgment on the pleadings by consent as to relief defendants 

JLMJP Pompano, LLC; Halfpay International, LLC; Halfpay NV 

LLC; and Nantucket Cove of Illinois, LLC entered 11/30/17. 

FTC v. MDK MEDIA, INC., No. 2:14-cv-5099 (C.D. Cal.) 

Parties: MDK Media Inc. d/b/a SE Ventures d/b/a GMK Communications d/b/a 

EMG 

Makonnen Demessow Kebede 

Tendenci Media LLC 

Sarah Brekke 

Mindkontrol Industries LLC 

Christopher Thomas Denovellis 

Anacapa Media LLC 

Wayne Calvin Byrd 

Bear Communications LLC 

James Matthew Dawson 

Network One Commerce Inc. 

Casey Lee Adkisson 

Erdi Development LLC 

Erdolo Levy Eromo 

Ocean Tactics LLC 

Fraser R. Thompson 

Phwoar LLC 

Darcy Michael Wedd 

Concise Consulting, Inc. 

MMJX Consulting, Inc. 

Michael Peter Pajaczkowski 

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Assigned Attorneys: Faye C. Barnouw (WRLA) 

Maricela Segura 

Barbara Y K Chun 

Kenneth H. Abbe 

Alleged Conduct: Unfair and deceptive practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act in 

connection with placing unauthorized third-party charges on consumers’ 

mobile phone bills, or “cramming.”

Status: Complaint filed 7/3/14. 

TRO entered 7/3/14. 

First amended complaint filed 10/6/14. 

Motion to dismiss and motion to strike portions of complaint filed 

11/7/14; opposition filed 11/17/14; reply filed 11/24/14; motion 

denied 12/4/14. 

Final orders for permanent injunction and monetary judgment against 

defendants MDK Media Inc., Makonnen Demessow Kebede, 

Tendenci Media LLC, Sarah Brekke, Mindkontrol Industries LLC, 

Christopher Thomas Denovellis, Anacapa Media LLC, Wayne 

Calvin Byrd II, Bear Communications LLC, James Matthew 

Dawson, Network One Commerce Inc., and Casey Lee Adkisson 

entered 5/6/15. 

Order granting U.S. Attorney’s application to intervene

and staying case for 90 days entered 7/23/15. 

Order staying case entered 10/20/15. 

FTC v. MYTEL INTERNATIONAL, INC., No. 2:87-cv-07259 (C.D. Cal.) 

Parties: Mytel International, Inc. 

Gilbert N. Michaels 

Gerald Feldman 

Assigned Attorneys: Reenah L. Kim (BCP/ENF) 

Elsie B. Kappler 

John D. Jacobs (WRLA) 

Mark S. Hegedus (OGC) 

Alleged Conduct: Violation of 1988 permanent injunction order regarding deceptive acts and 

Practices in connection with the sale of photocopier toner. 

Status: Complaint filed 10/29/87. 

Final judgment entered 11/16/88. 

Commission’s motion for contempt filed 4/17/14.

Defendants motion to stay filed 6/16/14. 

Order granting stay entered 11/6/14. 

Order lifting stay entered 4/15/15. 

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Order granting stay entered 8/5/16. 

FTC v. NATIONAL UROLOGICAL GROUP, INC., No. 10-125 (S. Ct); Nos. 17-15695, 

14-13131, 14-13972, 09-10617 (11th Cir.); No. 1:04-CV-03294 (N.D. Ga.) 

Parties: National Urological Group, Inc., d/b/a Warner Laboratories 

National Institute for Clinical Weight Loss, Inc. 

Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 

Jared Wheat 

Thomasz Holda 

Michael Howell 

Stephen Smith 

Terrill Mark Wright, M.D. 

Assigned Attorneys: Sydney M. Knight (BCP/AP) 

Tawana E. Davis 

Edward Glennon 

Mary Johnson 

Leslie Melman (OGC) 

Amanda Basta (BCP/ENF) 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive practices in violation of Sections 5 and 12 in connection with 

the sale of a purported weight loss product. 

Status: Complaint filed 11/10/04. 

Final judgment entered 12/16/08. 

Notice of appeal filed 2/4/09. 

Opinion affirming district court order entered 12/15/09. 

Petition for rehearing en banc filed 1/29/10; order denying petition entered 

4/26/10. 

Appellant’s petition for a writ of certiorari filed 7/23/10; Commission’s

opposition filed 9/24/10; appellant’s petition denied 11/1/10.

Commission’s motion to hold defendants Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, 

Stephen Smith and Jared Wright in contempt filed 11/1/11; 

defendant’s opposition filed 12/2/11. 

Commission’s motion to hold defendant Terrill Mark Wright in contempt

filed 3/21/12. 

Order to show cause why defendants Wright, Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, 

Stephen Smith, and Jared Wright should not be held in contempt 

entered 5/11/12; response filed 11/13/12. 

Motion for contempt judgment filed 10/22/12; defendants’ response filed

2/14/12; Commission’s reply brief filed 1/10/13.

Order finding defendants liable for contempt and ordering further 

proceedings on remedy entered 8/8/13. 

Trial on contempt remedies held on 1/21/14 - 1/24/14. 

Order holding defendants liable for contempt and directing compensatory 

sanctions to redress consumers entered 5/14/14. 

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Defendants’ notices of appeal filed 7/11/14 and 7/14/14.

Order by district court imposing coercive contempt sanction and directing 

that defendants Jared Wheat and Stephen Smith be incarcerated 

until they comply with product recall entered 9/2/14. 

Petition for mandamus by defendants Wheat and Smith seeking to 

overturn coercive contempt order filed 9/4/14; denied 9/4/14. 

Notice of appeal from coercive contempt order and emergency motion for 

a stay by defendants Wheat and Smith filed 9/4/14; Commission’s

opposition filed 9/5/14; motion for stay denied 9/5/14; motion to 

voluntarily dismiss appeal filed 9/8/14; appeal no. 14-13972 

dismissed 10/15/14. 

Motion to purge contempt defendants of contempt filed 9/26/14; 

Commission’s opposition filed 9/26/14.

Second motion to purge contempt defendants or release contempt 

defendants pending determination of less restrictive mean to purge 

contempt filed 10/16/14; Commission’s response filed 1/13/15;

granted 1/20/15. 

Motion to stay execution of judgment pending appeal entered 10/30/14; 

denied 1/23/15. 

Appellants’ briefs (No. 14-13131) filed 10/30/14. 

Order that the US Marshal’s Service release Jared Wheat and Stephen

Smith from incarceration entered 11/10/14. 

Commission’s answering brief (No. 14-13131) filed 1/9/15; appellants’ 

reply briefs filed 2/17/15. 

Oral argument in Eleventh Circuit held 4/17/15. 

Opinion vacating district court’s judgment of contempt and remanding

case to district court for further proceedings entered 5/5/15. 

Commission’s motion for clarification filed 6/4/15; Hi-Tech 

Pharmaceuticals response filed 6/18/15. 

Commission’s motion for entry of contempt judgement relating to HiTech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Jared Wheat, and Stephen Smith’s

violation of section VI and motion for compensatory sanctions 

filed 8/20/15; opposition filed 10/9/15; Commission’s reply filed 

10/26/15; order denying motion with leave to refile entered 

11/4/15. 

Contempt hearing held 3/27/17 - 4/7/17. 

Final judgment against defendants Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Jared 

Wheat, and Stephen Smith, and Terrill Mark Wright entered 

10/31/17. 

Defendants Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Stephen Smith and Jared 

Wheat’s notice of appeal filed 12/21/17. 

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FTC v. NEOVI, INC., Nos. 15-56730, 12-56658, 12-56735, 09-55093 (9th Cir.); No. 3:06-cv01952 (S.D. Cal.) 

Parties: Neovi, Inc., d/b/a Neovi Data Corporation and Qchex.com 

G7 Productivity Systems, Inc., d/b/a Qchex.com 

James M. Danforth 

Thomas Villwock 

iProlog Corporation 

FreeQuick Wire Corporation 

Assigned Attorneys: Korin Ewing Felix (BCP/ENF) 

John D. Jacobs (WRLA) 

Leslie Melman (OGC) 

Jack Metzler 

Alleged Conduct: Unfair practices in violation of Section 5 in connection with the offering 

and sale of online check services. 

Status: Complaint filed 9/19/06. 

Final order for permanent injunction and other equitable relief entered 

1/7/09. 

Notice of appeal by defendants filed 1/16/09. 

Motion for order to show cause why Thomas Villwock, James M. 

Danforth, G7 Productivity Systems, Inc., iProlog Corporation, and 

FreeQuick Wire Corporation should not be held in contempt filed 

10/15/09. 

Order requiring Commission to show cause why contempt motion should 

not be dismissed entered 10/16/09; Commission’s response filed

10/21/09. 

Order by district court staying contempt proceedings pending appeal 

entered 1/19/10. 

Opinion affirming district court order entered 5/14/10; amended 6/15/10. 

Contempt proceedings reopened 5/14/10. 

Final order finding defendants Neovi, Productivity Systems, Thomas 

Villwock, and James M. Danforth in contempt entered 7/11/12. 

Notice of appeal by defendants filed 9/7/12; Commission’s cross appeal

filed 9/21/12. 

Order by the Ninth Circuit requiring defendants to show cause why 

appellate jurisdiction exists entered 9/24/12. 

Commission’s memorandum on jurisdiction filed 10/24/13. 

Order dismissing appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction entered 1/22/13. 

Contempt hearing in district court held 8/12/13. 

Order finding that defendants failed to purge their noncompliance with 

court’s 1/7/09 final order, and granting them 30 days to comply

entered 1/10/14. 

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Commission’s motion to modify final order filed 2/10/14; defendant’s

opposition filed 3/6/14; Commission’s reply filed 3/13/14. 

Order denying Commission’s motion to modify entered 8/25/14.

Commission’s renewed motion to modify final order filed 12/1/14. 

Final order for permanent injunction and other equitable relief as to 

defendant James Danforth entered 9/1/15. 

Order granting in part and denying in part Commission’s motion to

modify final order entered 9/9/15. 

Order finding that defendant have failed to purge their non-compliance 

and imposing sanctions entered 9/9/15. 

Notice of appeal by Thomas Villwock filed 11/6/15. 

Appellant’s opening brief filed 11/1/16; Commission’s answering brief 

filed 1/19/17; appellant’s reply brief filed 3/2/17.

Order that case be submitted on the briefs entered 9/25/17. 

FTC v. NEXTGEN NUTRITIONALS, LLC, No. 8:17-cv-2807 (M.D. Fla.) 

Parties: Nextgen Nutritionals, LLC 

Strictly Health Corporation, LLC 

Cyber Business Technology, LLC 

Anna Mclean 

Robert Mclean 

Assigned Attorneys: Janet M. Evans (BCP/AP) 

Nature of Action: Deceptive acts or in violation of Sections 5(a) and 12 of the FTC Act in 

connection with the advertising, labeling, promotion, sale, or distribution 

of five dietary supplements. 

Status: Complaint filed 11/20/17. 

Joint motion for entry of stipulated final order for permanent injunction 

and other equitable relief filed 11/21/17. 

FTC v. OMICS GROUP, INC., No. 2:16-cv-2022 (D. Nev.) 

Parties: OMICS Group, Inc. d/b/a OMICS Publishing Group 

iMedPub, LLC 

Conference Series, LLC 

Srinubabu Gedela 

Assigned Attorneys: Iona Rusu (BCP/FP) 

Gregory Ashe 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act in 

connection with the publishing of online publications styled as academic 

journals. 

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Status: Complaint filed 8/25/16. 

Commission’s motion for preliminary injunction filed 9/8/16. 

Defendants’ motion to dismiss or, in alternative, summary judgment, 

filed 1/6/17; Commission’s opposition filed 1/19/17; reply filed 

2/2/17. 

FTC v. PACT, INC., No. 2:17-cv-01429 (W.D. Wash.) 

Parties: Pact, Inc 

Yifan Zhang 

Geoffrey Oberhofer 

Assigned Attorneys: Jason D. Schall (BCP/FP) 

Katharine Roller 

Nature of Action: Unfair and deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC 

Act and Section 4 of the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act in

connection with the advertising, marketing, promotion, or offering of 

mobile software applications to consumers. 

Status: Complaint filed 9/21/17. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment entered 

10/5/17. 

FTC v. MONTANO, No. 6:17-cv-2203 (M.D. Fla.) 

Parties: Ronnie Montano 

Hyong SU Kim aka Jimmy Kim 

Martin Schranz 

Montano Enterprises LLC 

JK Marketing LLC 

GSD Master AG 

Assigned Attorneys: Christopher E. Brown (BCP/MP) 

Claire Wack 

James Evans 

Nature of Action: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act and 

the CAN-SPAM Act in connection with the marketing of software to 

consumers looking to make money from home. 

Status: Complaint filed 12/28/17. 

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FTC v. PARTNERS IN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION, INC., No. 16-16797 (11th Cir.); No. 

1:14-cv-23109 (S.D. Fla.) 

Parties: Partners In Health Care Association, Inc. 

Gary L. Kieper 

United Solutions Group, Inc. d/b/a Debt Relief Experts, Inc. 

Walter S. Vargas 

Constanza Gomez Vargas 

Assigned Attorneys: Gary L. Ivens (BCP/MP) 

Christopher E. Brown 

Michael Bergman (OGC) 

Alleged Conduct: Violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule 

regarding the deceptive marketing of medical discount cards. 

Status: Complaint filed 8/25/14. 

TRO entered 8/25/14. 

Preliminary injunction against Partners in Health Care Association and 

Gary L. Kieper entered 9/8/14. 

Corrected preliminary injunction against Partners in Health Care 

Association and Gary L. Kieper entered 9/11/14. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction against defendants United Solutions 

Group, Inc., Walter S. Vargas, and Constanza Gomez Vargas entered 

9/11/14. 

Motion for contempt as to Grumer & Macaluso, P.A. and Gary Kieper 

entered 10/23/14; motion denied 2/5/15. 

Order staying the case entered 5/4/15. 

Stipulated permanent injunction against United Solutions Group, Inc. 

entered 7/1/15. 

Motion for entry of default as to Partners In Health Care Association, Inc. 

filed 8/14/15; non-entry of default as to Partners In Health Care 

Association, Inc. due to responsive pleading entered 8/17/15. 

Motion for summary judgment by Commission filed 10/30/15; defendant 

Gary L. Kieper’s opposition entered 2/8/15; Commission’s reply

entered 2/16/16; order granting motion entered 5/31/16. 

Motion for default judgment against Partners in Health Care Association 

filed 10/30/15. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment as to 

defendants United Solutions Group, Walter Vargas, and Constance 

Gomez Vargas entered 11/9/15. 

Final order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment as to 

defendants Partners In Health Care Association, Inc., and Gary L. 

Kieper entered 6/27/16. 

Notice of appeal by Gary Kieper filed 8/29/16; dismissal for failure to 

prosecute entered 7/19/17. 

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FTC v. PRIMARY GROUP , INC., No. 15-1820 (Fed. Cir); Nos. 15-13947, 16-13532 (11th 

Cir.); No. 1:15-cv-01645 (N.D. Ga.) 

Parties: Gail Daniels 

June Fleming 

The Primary Group Inc., f/k/a A Primary Systems Group Inc., d/b/a 

Primary Solutions and PSA Investigations 

Assigned Attorneys: Michelle Grajales (BCP/FP) 

Colin Hector 

Robin Rock (SER) 

Theodore Paul Metzler (OGC) 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive and unfair debt collection practices in violation of Section 5(a) 

of the FTC Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. 

Status: Complaint filed 5/11/15. 

TRO entered 5/11/15. 

Preliminary injunction entered 6/8/15. 

Notice of appeal to Federal Circuit by Gail Daniels and June Fleming 

filed 7/8/15. 

Order of the 11th Circuit denying petition for writ of mandamus entered 

7/27/15. 

Commission’s motion to dismiss counterclaim filed 8/6/15. 

Default entered as to The Primary Group, Inc. 8/7/15. 

Appeal transferred to the 11th Circuit 9/2/15; appeal dismissed for lack of 

prosecution on 10/9/15. 

Individual defendants’ motion to dismiss complaint filed 9/30/15; 

Commission’s opposition filed 10/12/15; reply filed 10/14/15;

supplemental response by Commission filed 10/28/15. 

Order granting Commission’s motion to dismiss counterclaim and denying

individual defendants’ motion to dismiss complaint entered

11/3/15. 

Motion for summary judgment by Commission filed 11/24/15. 

Commission’s motion to dismiss June Fleming voluntarily filed 3/11/16; 

order granting motion to dismiss terminating June Fleming entered 

3/11/16. 

Order granting Commission’s motion for summary judgment as to 

defendants The Primary Group and Gail Daniels, and permanent 

injunction and equitable relief entered 5/19/16. 

Notice of appeal by Daniels filed 6/14/16. 

Appeal dismissed for want of prosecution on 10/7/16; motion to reinstate 

appeal denied 11/1/16; second motion to reinstate appeal filed 

12/5/16; motion to reinstate appeal granted 1/13/17; 

Appellant’s opening brief filed 1/12/17; Commission’s answering brief 

filed 3/15/17. 

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Opinion affirming district court decision entered 9/29/17. 

FTC v. PUBLISHERS BUSINESS SERVICES, Nos. 17-15600; 11-17270 (9th Cir.); No. 2:08-

cv-00620 (D. Nev.) 

Parties: Publishers Business Services, Inc. 

Ed Dantuma Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Publishers Direct Services d/b/a 

Publishers Business Services 

Persis Dantuma 

Brenda Dantuma Schang 

Dries Dantuma 

Dirk Dantuma 

Jeffrey Dantuma 

Edward Fred Dantuma 

Assigned Attorneys: Faye Chen Barnouw (WRLA) 

Maricela Segura 

Raymond E. McKown 

Jacob A. Snow (WRSF) 

Karen Goff 

Whitney Merrill 

Leslie Melman (OGC) 

Joel Marcus 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of section 5(a) and the 

Telemarketing Sales Rule in connection with the marketing and sale of 

magazine subscriptions. 

Status: Complaint filed 5/14/08. 

Amended complaint filed 2/5/09. 

Commission’s motion for summary judgment filed 7/31/09; opposition 

filed 11/23/09; reply filed 12/7/09. 

Order granting the Commission’s motion for summary judgment entered 

4/7/10. 

Order for permanent injunction as to all defendants entered 4/7/10. 

Commission’s opening brief on the issue of damages filed 4/20/10.

Final judgment as to all defendants entered 7/25/11. 

Commission’s opening brief filed 2/13/12; defendants’ answering brief 

filed 4/13/12; reply brief filed 5/11/12. 

Memorandum disposition remanding case to district court 

entered 9/19/13. 

Petition for writ of certiorari filed 2/27/14. 

Petition for writ of certiorari denied 6/9/14. 

Commission’s motion for monetary judgment filed 5/31/16; defendants’ 

brief on damages filed 7/19/16; Commission’s reply filed 8/9/16. 

Order granting Commission’s motion for judgment entered 3/2/17. 

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Notice of appeal filed 3/31/17. 

Appellants’ opening brief filed 8/30/17; Commission’s answering brief 

filed 10/30/17; reply brief filed 12/20/17. 

FTC v. QUALCOMM, INC., No. 5:17-cv-00220 (N.D. Cal.) 

Parties: Qualcomm, Inc. 

Assigned Attorneys: J. Alexander Ansaldo (BC/ACP) 

Dana Abrahamsen 

Joseph Baker 

Wesley Carson 

Kente Cox 

Rajesh James 

Philip Kehl 

Lin Kahn (WRSF) 

Alleged Conduct: Unfair methods of competition in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC 

Act in connection with defendant’s maintenance of a monopoly in 

baseband processors and semiconductor devices. 

Status: Complaint filed 1/17/17. 

Motion to dismiss filed 4/3/17; Commission’s opposition filed 5/12/17;

reply filed 5/16/17; order denying motion entered 6/26/17. 

FTC v. QUINCY BIOSCIENCE HOLDING COMPANY, INC., No. 17-3791 (2nd Cir.); No. 

1:17-cv-00124 (S.D.N.Y.) 

Parties: Quincy Bioscience Holding Company, Inc. 

Quincy Bioscience, LLC 

Prevagen, Inc. d/b/a Sugar River Supplements 

Quincy Bioscience Manufacturing, LLC 

Mark Underwood 

Michael Beaman 

State of New York (Plaintiff) 

Assigned Attorneys: Robin Eichen (NER) 

Michelle Rusk (BCP/AP) 

Annette Soberatas 

Bradley D. Grossman (OGC) 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5(a) and 12 of the 

FTC Act, the New York Executive Law, and the New York General 

Business Law, in connection with the marketing of defendants’ purported 

memory improvement supplement, Prevagen. 

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Status: Complaint filed 1/9/17. 

Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim filed 4/6/17; Commission’s

opposition filed 4/25/17; reply filed 5/5/17; order granting motion 

entered 9/29/17. 

Commission’s notice of appeal filed 11/21/17. 

Appellants’ opening briefs due 2/28/18.

FTC v. REPAIR ALL PC LLC, No. 1:17-cv-00869 (N.D. Ohio) 

Parties: Repair All PC LLC 

Pro PC Repair LLC 

I FIX PC LLC 

Webtech World LLC 

Online Assist LLC 

Datadeck LLC 

I Fix PC d/b/a Techers247, I FIX PC 247 

Jessica Marie Serrano 

Dishant Khanna 

Mohit Malik 

Romil Bhatia 

Lalit Chadha 

Roopkala Chadha 

State of Ohio (Plaintiff) 

Assigned Attorneys: Fil de Banate (ECR) 

Amy Hocevar 

Adrienne Watson 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act 

and the Consumer Sales Practices Act in connection with the advertising, 

marketing, and sale of computer security and tech support services. 

Status: Complaint filed 4/24/17. 

Ex parte TRO entered 4/24/17. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction as to defendants Jessica Marie Serrano, 

Dishant Khanna, Repair All PC LLC, Pro PC Repair LLC, I 

FIX PC LLC, Mohit Malik, WebTech World LLC, and Online 

Assist LLC entered 6/20/17. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction as to defendants Romil Bhatia and 

Datadeck LLC entered 6/21/17. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction as to defendants Lalit Chadha, 

Roopkala Chadha, and I Fix PC entered 6/22/17. 

Stipulated permanent injunction as to defendants Repair All PC, LLC; 

Pro PC Repair LLC; I Fix PC LLC; Jessica Maria Serrano; and 

Dishant Khana entered 11/15/17. 

Default judgment as to I Fix PC LLC entered 12/18/17. 

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FTC v. RESERVATION COUNTER, No. 2:17-cv-1304 (D. Utah) 

Parties: Reservation Counter 

Travelpass Group 

Partner Fusion 

Assigned Attorneys: Rosemary Rosso (BCP/AP) 

Nature of Action: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act in 

connection with the advertising and resale of hotel room reservations. 

Status: Complaint filed 12/21/17. 

Stipulated judgment and permanent injunction entered 12/26/17. 

FTC v. REVMOUNTAIN, LLC, No. 2:17-cv-02000 (D. Nev.) 

Parties: RevMountain, LLC; RoadRunner B2C, LLC, d/b/a RevGo; Wave Rock, 

LLC; Juniper Solutions, LLC; Jasper Woods, LLC; Wheeler Peak 

Marketing, LLC; ROIRunner, LLC; Cherry Blitz, LLC; Flat Iron 

Avenue, LLC; Absolutely Working, LLC; Three Lakes, LLC; 

Bridge Ford, LLC; How and Why, LLC; Spruce River, LLC; 

TrimXT, LLC; Elation White, LLC; IvoryPro, LLC; Doing What’s

Possible, LLC; RevGuard, LLC; RevLive!, LLC; Blue Rocket 

Brands, LLC; Convertis, LLC; Convertis Marketing, LLC; Turtle 

Mountains, LLC; Boulder Black Diamond, LLC; Mint House, 

LLC; Thunder Avenue, LLC; University & Folsom, LLC; Boulder 

Creek Internet Solutions, Inc.; Walnut Street Marketing, Inc.; 

Snow Sale, LLC; Brand Force, LLC; Wild Farms, LLC; Salamonie 

River, LLC; Indigo Systems, LLC; Night Watch Group, LLC; 

Newport Crossing, LLC; Greenville Creek, LLC; Brookville Lane, 

LLC; Anasazi Management Partners, LLC; Honey Lake, LLC; 

Condor Canyon, LLC; Brass Triangle, LLC; Solid Ice, LLC; 

Sandstone Beach, LLC; Desert Gecko, LLC; Blizzardwhite, LLC; 

Action Pro White, LLC; First Class Whitening, LLC; Spark 

Whitening, LLC; Titanwhite, LLC; Dental Pro At Home, LLC; 

Smile Pro Direct, LLC; Circle of Youth Skincare, LLC; 

DermaGlam, LLC; Sedona Beauty Secrets, LLC; Bellaathome, 

LLC; SkinnyIQ, LLC; Body Tropical, LLC (hereinafter 

collectively referred to as “Entity Defendants”) 

Blair McNea 

Danielle Foss 

Jennifer Johnson 

Assigned Attorneys: Michelle Schaefer (BCP/ENF) 

Sarah Waldrop 

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Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

Section 4 of the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act in connection 

with the online marketing of personal care products. 

Status: Complaint filed 7/24/17. 

TRO entered 7/25/17. 

Preliminary injunction as to Entity Defendants, Blair McNea, and Jennifer 

Johnson entered 9/1/17. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction as to defendant Danielle Foss entered 

9/7/17. 

FTC v. ROCA LABS, INC., No. 8:15-cv-02231 (M.D. Fla.) 

Parties: Roca Labs, Inc. 

Roca Labs Nutraceutical USA, Inc. 

Don Juravin 

George C. Whiting 

Assigned Attorneys: Carl H. Settlemyer (BCP/AP) 

Paul Bryan Spelman 

Alleged Conduct: Violations of Sections 5(a) and 12 of the FTC Act in connection with the 

deceptive marketing of weight loss products. 

Status: Complaint filed 9/24/15. 

Stipulated TRO entered 9/29/15. 

Preliminary injunction entered 10/29/15. 

Order granting joint motion to stay case for 120 days entered 4/20/16. 

Stipulated TRO entered 8/22/16. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction with asset freeze and other equitable 

relief entered 9/13/16. 

Commission’s motion for summary judgment as to all defendants filed

3/24/17; defendants opposition filed 5/9/17; reply filed 5/22/17; 

Commission’s notice to court of pending motion filed 12/8/17.

Defendants’ motion for partial summary judgment filed 3/24/17; 

Commission’s opposition filed 4/24/17; reply filed 5/22/17. 

Order staying all remaining case deadlines entered 7/26/17. 

Suggestion of bankruptcy by Roca Labs, Inc filed 11/18/17; response by 

Commission filed 11/21/17. 

FTC v. SHIRE VIROPHARMA, INC., No. 1:17-cv-00131 (D. Del.) 

Parties: Shire ViroPharma, Inc. 

Assigned Attorneys: Bradley Albert (BC/HC) 

June Im 

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Meredyth Andrus 

Josepth Matthias 

Steve Vieux 

James Weingarten 

Alleged Conduct: Unfair methods of competition in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act 

in connection with Defendant’s serial, sham petitioning to the FDA to 

delay generic competition to its branded prescription drug, Vancocin HCI 

Capsules. 

Status: Complaint filed 2/7/17. 

Motion to dismiss filed 4/10/17; Commission’s opposition filed 5/25/17;

reply filed 6/26/17. 

FTC v. SOMENZI, No. 17-55675 (9th Cir.); No. 2:16-cv-7101 (C.D. Cal.) 

Parties: Terry Somenzi d/b/a Paulson Independent Distributors, International 

Procurement Center, Phelps Ingram Distributors, Keller Sloan & 

Associates 

Millenium Direct, Inc. 

David Raff 

Ian Gamberg 

Assigned Attorneys: Charles Harwood (NWR) 

Nadine Samter 

Sarah Shifley 

Thomas Syta (WRLA) 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act in 

connection with the mailing of personalized cash prize notifications. 

Status: Complaint filed 9/21/16. 

Order dismissing Terry Somenzi, deceased, entered 11/04/16. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment as to 

Defendant Ian Gamberg entered 2/13/17. 

Clerk’s entry of default as to defendants Millenium Direct and David Raff 

entered 4/13/17. 

Notice of appeal filed 5/4/17. 

Order dismissing appeal for lack of jurisdiction entered 6/14/17. 

Order granting default judgment against defendants Millenium Direct and 

David Raff entered 7/24/17. 

FTC v. SQ CAPITAL, LLC, No. 2:16-cv-2816 (D. Kan.) 

Parties: Joel Jerome Tucker 

SQ Capital, LLC 

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JT Holdings, Inc. 

HPD, LLC 

Assigned Attorneys: Michael Tankersley (BCP/FP) 

Katharine Roller 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act in 

connection with Defendants’ marketing, distribution, and sale of 

counterfeit payday loans. 

Status: Complaint filed 12/16/16. 

TRO entered 12/22/16. 

Preliminary injunction entered 1/6/17. 

Clerk’s entry of default as to all defendants entered 3/31/17; motion to set 

aside filed 8/16/17; commission’s response filed 8/30/17; order 

denying motion to set aside entered 9/20/17. 

Motion for entry of default judgment filed 6/28/17; response filed 8/16/17; 

reply 8/30/17; order granting default entered 9/20/17. 

FTC v. STARK LAW, LLC, No. 1:16-cv-3463 (N.D. Ill.) 

Parties: Stark Law, LLC d/b/a Stark Recovery 

Stark Legal, LLC 

Ashton Asset Management, Inc. 

CHM Capital Group, LLC 

HKM Funding, LTD 

Pacific Capital Holdings, Inc. f/k/a Charles Hunter Miller & Associates 

d/b/a Pacific Capital 

Hirsh Mohindra d/b/a Ashton Lending, LLC 

Gaurav Mohindra 

Preetesh Patel 

Assigned Attorneys: William J. Hodor (MWR) 

John C. Hallerud 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

the FDCPA in connection with abusive and deceptive debt collection 

practices. 

Status: Complaint filed 3/21/16. 

Ex parte TRO with asset freeze and other equitable relief entered 3/22/16. 

Preliminary injunction with asset freeze and other equitable relief entered 

7/11/16. 

Motion for contempt judgment against defendant Mohindra filed 1/9/17; 

defendant’s opposition filed 1/27/17; Commission’s reply filed 

2/3/17. 

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Order resolving motion for contempt by agreement of the parties entered 

3/23/17. 

Stipulated final judgments and orders for permanent injunction entered 

10/30/17. 

FTC v. STRATEGIC STUDENT SOLUTIONS LLC, No. 9:17-cv-80619 (S.D. Fla.) 

Parties: Strategic Student Solutions LLC 

Strategic Credit Solutions LLC 

Strategic Debt Solutions LLC 

Strategic Doc Prep Solutions LLC 

Student Relief Center LLC 

Credit Relief Center LLC 

Dave Green 

DG Investment Properties LLC (relief defendant) 

Assigned Attorneys: Miya Tandon (SER) 

Adam Wesolowski 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, the 

Telemarketing Sales Rule, and the Credit Repair Organizations Act in 

connection with the marketing and sale of student loan debt relief and 

credit repair services 

Status: Complaint filed 5/15/17. 

Ex parte TRO with asset freeze, appointment of receiver, and other 

equitable relief entered 5/15/17. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction entered 5/26/17. 

Trial set for 9/3/18. 

FTC v. STUDENT AID CENTER, INC., No. 1:16-cv-21843 (S.D. Fla.) 

Parties: Student Aid Center, Inc. 

Ramiro Fernandez-Moris a/k/a Ramiro Moris 

Damien Alvarez 

State of Florida (Plaintiff) 

Assigned Attorneys: Reid Tepfer (SWR) 

Anne LeJeune 

Aaron Haberman 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, 

the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade 

Practices Act in connection with the marketing and sale of debt relief 

services. 

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Status: Complaint filed 5/23/16. 

Defendants’ motion to dismiss filed 8/19/16; Commission’s opposition 

brief filed 9/6/16. 

Magistrate’s report and recommendation that defendants’ motion to

dismiss complaint be denied entered 12/14/16. 

Order adopting Magistrate’s report and recommendation denying

defendants’ motion to dismiss entered 12/30/16.

Clerk’s entry of default as to defendant Damien Alvarez entered 6/13/17. 

Default judgment and order for permanent injunction as to defendant 

Damien Alvarez entered 10/18/17. 

Default judgment and order for permanent injunction as to defendant 

Ramiro Fernandez-Moris entered 10/18/17. 

Default judgment and order for permanent injunction as to defendant 

Student Aid Center, Inc. entered 11/17/17. 

FTC v. STUDENT DEBT DOCTOR, LLC, No. 0:17-cv-61937 (S.D. Fla.) 

Parties: Student Debt Doctor, LLC 

Gary Brent White, Jr. 

Assigned Attorneys: Hans Clausen (SER) 

R. Michael Waller (BCP/ENF) 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, 

and the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule in connection with the marketing

and sale of student loan debt relief services. 

Status: Complaint filed 10/2/17. 

TRO entered 10/3/17. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction entered 10/16/17. 

Defendant Gary Brent White, Jr.’s answer filed 11/15/17; amended 

12/06/17; Commission’s motion to strike affirmative defenses

from amended answer filed 12/27/17; defendant’s response due

1/10/18. 

Default as to defendant Student Debt Doctor, LLC entered 12/8/17. 

FTC v. TACHHT, INC., No. 8:16-cv-01397 (M.D. Fla.) 

Parties: Tachht, Inc. 

Teqqi LLC 

Colby Fox 

Christopher Reinhold 

Assigned Attorneys: Matthew Wernz (MWR) 

Guy Ward 

Samuel Levine 

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Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) and 12 of the FTC 

Act and the CAN-SPAM Act in connection with the marketing of weightloss products to consumers. 

Status: Complaint filed 6/2/16. 

Order granting stay pending Commission review of proposed settlement 

entered 12/27/16. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment as to 

defendants Tachht, Teqqi, and Colby Fox entered 3/3/17. 

Consent judgment as to defendant Christopher Reinhold entered 8/31/17. 

FTC v. TARR INC., No. 3:17-cv-2024 (S.D. Cal.) 

Parties: Tarr Inc. d/b/a Ad Kings LLC 

Apex Advertising LLC 

Brand Development Corp. 

Coastal Ads LLC 

Delux Advertising LLC 

Diamond Ads LLC 

Digital Nutra LLC 

Exclusive Advertising LLC 

Iron Ads, LLC 

Leadking Advertising LLC 

Lead Seeker, LLC 

Mints Marketing LLC 

Onyx Ads, LLC 

Product Center, LLC 

Rebem, LLC 

Supertiser LLC 

Verticality Advertising, LLC 

White Dog Marketing, LLC 

Richard Fowler 

Ryan Fowler 

Nathan Martinez 

Assigned Attorneys: Brian Nathaniel Lasky (NER) 

Laura A. Zuckerwise 

Nature of Action: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Sections 5(a) and 12 of the FTC 

Act, the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act, and the Electronic 

Fund Transfer Act in connection with the marketing and sale of more than 

40 weight-loss, muscle-building, and wrinkle-reduction products. 

Status: Complaint filed 10/3/17. 

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Stipulated permanent injunction and monetary judgment entered 11/14/17; 

amended 11/27/17. 

FTC v. TELESTAR CONSULTING., No. 2:16-cv-00555 (C.D. Cal.) 

Parties: Telestar Consulting, Inc. d/b/a Kleritec and United Business Supply 

Karl Wesley Angel 

Assigned Attorneys: Maxine R. Stansell (NWR) 

Jennifer Larabee 

Maricela Segura (WRLA) 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, the 

Telemarketing Sales Rule, and the Unordered Merchandise Statute, in 

connection with a plan to sell nondurable office or cleaning supplies to 

small business and non-profit organizations. 

Status: Complaint filed 1/26/16. 

Ex parte TRO entered 2/1/16. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction entered 3/24/16. 

Amended stipulated preliminary injunction entered 9/27/16. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment entered 

8/30/17. 

FTC v. TROTHSOLUTIONS, INC., No. 2:17-cv-00698 (N.D. Ala.) 

Parties: Trothsolutions, Inc. d/b/a Troth Solutions 

Trothsolutions LLC d/b/a Troth Solutions, Trothsolutiontechnologies 

Quickkonto LLC d/b/a Troth Solutions, Troth Av, Trothsolutions Av, 

qkontos.com, QKontos, Inc., QKontos LLC 

Crazy Bee Man of Palm Beach, Inc. d/b/a Elfinam 

Edoorways International Corporation d/b/a Trothsolutions 

Escue Energy, Inc. f/k/a Edoorways International Corporation d/b/a 

Trothsolutions, Trothsolution 

Airoways LLC 

Madhu Sethi d/b/a Trothsolutiontechnologies 

Ila Sethi 

State of Alabama (Plaintiff) 

Assigned Attorneys: James Davis (MWR) 

Elizabeth C. Scott 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

The Telemarketing Sales Rule in connection with the sale of computer 

technical support services and security software. 

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Status: Complaint filed 5/1/17. 

Ex parte TRO with asset freeze, appointment of receiver and other equitable 

relief entered 5/1/17. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction as to all defendants entered 5/10/17. 

Clerk’s entry of default as to defendants Airoways LLC, Crazy Bee Man of 

Palm Beach Inc., Edoorways International Corp., Escue Energy, 

Inc., Quickkonto LLC, Trothsolutions Inc, Trothsolutions LLC 

entered 6/15/17. 

Commission’s motion for dismissal of defendant Escue Energy, Inc., and

for entry of stipulated permanent injunction as to defendants 

Madhu Sethi and Ila Sethi filed 10/4/17; order granting motion 

entered 10/16/17. 

Stipulated permanent injunction as to defendants Madhu Sethi and Ila 

Sethi entered 10/16/17. 

Default judgment and permanent injunction as to defendants 

Trothsolutions Inc., Trothsolutions LLC, Quickkonto LLC, Crazy 

Bee Man of Palm Beach Inc., Edoorways International Corp., and 

Airoways LLC entered 10/17/17. 

FTC v. UNIVERSAL NETWORK SOLUTIONS LLC, No. 1:17-cv-01092 (D. Colo.) 

Parties: Universal Network Solutions LLC 

Rajinder Singh 

Assigned Attorneys: Barbara Chun (WRLA) 

Thomas Syta 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act in 

connection with the advertising, marketing, distribution, and sale of 

computer technical support services and security software. 

Status: Complaint filed 5/3/17. 

Preliminary injunction entered 6/26/17. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment entered 

12/11/17. 

FTC v. VANTAGE POINT SERVICES, No. 1:15-cv-00006 (W.D.N.Y.) 

Parties: Vantage Point Services, LLC 

Payment Management Solutions, Inc. 

Bonified Payment Solutions, Inc. 

Gregory Mackinnon 

Megan Vandeviver 

Angela Burdorf 

Joseph Ciffa 

Assigned Attorneys: Colin Hector (BCP/FP) 

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Nikhil Singhvi 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in connection with debt collection 

activities. 

Status: Complaint filed 1/5/15. 

TRO entered 1/5/15. 

Preliminary injunction with asset freeze entered 5/15/15. 

Commission’s motion for summary judgment filed 8/19/16; opposition by 

defendants filed 11/3/16; Commission’s reply filed 11/30/16; 

motion denied 7/17/17. 

Motion for contempt against defendant Joseph Ciffa filed 12/13/16. 

Second TRO entered 12/14/16. 

Stipulated preliminary injunction as to defendant Joseph Ciffa filed 

1/17/17. 

FTC v. VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC., Nos. 3:16-cv-01534, 3:15-md-02672 

(N.D. Cal.) 

Parties: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. d/b/a Volkswagen of America, Inc. 

d/b/a Audi of America, Inc. 

Assigned Attorneys: Jonathan C. Cohen (BCP/ENF) 

Michelle L. Shaefer 

Amanda B. Kostner 

Sanjoon Han 

Megan A. Bartley 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act in 

connection with the false advertising of Defendant’s “Clean Diesel” 

vehicles. 

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Status: Complaint filed 3/29/16. 

Proposed partial stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary 

judgment filed 6/28/16. 

Partial stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment 

entered 10/25/16. 

Proposed second partial stipulated order for permanent injunction and 

monetary judgment filed 1/31/17. 

Proposed amended second partial stipulated order for permanent 

injunction and monetary judgment filed 3/28/17. 

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FTC v. VYLAH TEC LLC, No. 17-1348 (11th Cir.); No. 2:17-cv-00228 (M.D. Fla.) 

Parties: Vylah Tec LLC d/b/a VTec Support 

Express Tech Help LLC 

Tech Crew Support LLC 

Angelo J. Cupo 

Robert Cupo 

Dennis Cupo 

State of Florida (Plaintiff) 

Assigned Attorneys: Robin Rock (SER) 

Sana Chriss 

Mark Hegedus (OGC) 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act 

in connection with the adverting, marketing, distribution, and sale of 

computer technical support services and security software. 

Status: Complaint filed 5/1/17. 

TRO entered 5/12/17. 

Preliminary injunction order entered 6/4/17. 

Notice of appeal filed 8/1/17. 

Appellants’ opening brief filed 9/25/17; Appellee’s brief filed 11/7/17; 

reply filed 11/21/17. 

FTC v. WHITE, No. 2:17-cv-4533 (D. Ariz.) 

Parties: Jamie L. White 

Assigned Attorneys: Hong Park (BCP/ENF) 

Nature of Action: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and 

the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule in connection with providing order 

fulfillment and payment processing and payment processing services to 

deceptive telemarketing operations. 

Status: Complaint filed 12/6/17. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment entered 

12/21/17. 

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FTC v. WORLD PATENT MARKETING, INC., No. 1:17-cv-20848 (S.D. Fla.) 

Parties: World Patent Marketing, Inc. 

Desa Industries, Inc. d/b/a World Patent Marketing 

Scott Cooper 

Assigned Attorneys: Colleen Robbins (BCP/MP) 

James Evans 

Jody Goodman 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act in 

connection with Defendants’ invention-promotion services. 

Status: Complaint filed 3/6/17. 

Ex parte TRO entered 3/7/17. 

Amended complaint filed 5/25/17. 

Motion to dismiss filed 6/15/17; Commission’s opposition filed 6/23/17;

motion denied 8/17/17. 

Preliminary injunction entered 8/16/17. 

Motion to strike affirmative defenses and jury demand filed 9/22/17; 

motion granted 10/31/17. 

FTC v. WV UNIVERSAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, Nos. 16-17727, 15-11500, 15-13380 (11th 

Cir.); No. 6:12-cv-01618 (M.D. Fla.) 

Parties: WV Universal Management, LLC, d/b/a Treasure Your Success 

Leading Production, LLC 

Global Financial Assist, LLC 

HES Merchant Services Company, Inc. 

Business First Solutions, Inc. 

Voiceonyx Corp. 

Universal Processing Services of Wisconsin, LLC 

Derek Depuydt 

Hal E. Smith 

Jonathon E. Warren 

Ramon Sanchez-Ortega 

Willy Plancher 

Valbona Toska 

Assigned Attorneys: Christopher Panek (ECR) 

Fil M. de Banate 

Jonathan Kessler 

Michael Milgrom 

Mark Hegedus (OGC) 

Theodore Metzger 

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Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5 and the Telemarketing 

Sales Rule in connection with sale of services that will purportedly reduce 

consumers’ credit card interest rates. 

Status: Complaint filed 10/29/12. 

Order granting preliminary injunction entered 11/14/12. 

Amended complaint filed 6/18/13. 

Motion to dismiss by HES Merchant Services Company filed 8/7/13; 

Commission’s response filed 8/23/13.

Motion for summary judgment by Universal Processing Services filed 

8/16/13; Commission’s opposition filed 9/16/13; reply filed 

9/30/13. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and final judgment as to 

defendants Willy Plancher, Valbona Toska, WV Universal 

Management LLC, Global Financial Assist LLC, and Leading 

Production LLC entered 9/23/13. 

Commission’s motion for summary judgment filed 6/30/14; defendant

Derek Depuydt’s opposition brief filed 7/29/14; Business First 

Solutions, VoiceOnyx Corp., and Jonathon Warren’s brief in

opposition filed 7/30/14; affidavit in opposition by Hal Smith filed 

8/1/14. 

Permanent injunction and final judgment as to defendant Ramon 

Sanchez-Ortega entered 10/6/14. 

Order granting Commission’s motion for summary judgment entered

11/18/14. 

Stipulated permanent injunction and final order as to Derek Depuydt 

entered 11/19/14. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and final judgment as to 

defendants, Jonathon Warren, Business First Solutions Inc. and 

Voiceonyx Corp. entered 11/19/14. 

Permanent injunction and final judgment as to defendants Hal E. Smith 

and HES Merchant Services Company, Inc. entered 2/11/15. 

Order granting motion for equitable monetary relief judgment against 

defendants Hal E. Smith, HES Merchant Services Company, Inc., 

and Universal Processing Services of Wisconsin, LLC entered 

2/11/15. 

Permanent injunction and final monetary judgment as to defendant 

Universal Processing Services of Wisconsin, LLC entered 5/19/15. 

Notice of appeal of summary judgment by Universal Processing Services 

of Wisconsin, LLC filed 7/17/15. 

Appellant UPS’s opening brief filed 10/20/15; Appellant HES’s opening 

brief filed 10/21/15; Commission’s responsive brief filed 12/23/15; 

UPS’ reply brief filed 1/19/16.

Oral argument heard 5/18/16. 

Per curiam decision affirming district court’s summary judgment order 

and monetary relief against HES, but vacating the order of 

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monetary relief against UPS and remanding case to district court 

for further findings on appropriateness of joint and several liability 

against UPS, entered 6/14/16. 

Notice of appeal filed 12/21/16. 

Appellant’s opening brief filed 2/27/17; Commission’s answering brief 

filed 4/17/17; Appellant’s reply brief filed 5/18/17. 

Oral argument held 10/24/17. 

Opinion affirming the district court’s decision issued 12/13/17. 

FTC v. XXL IMPRESSIONS, LLC, No. 1:17-cv-00067 (D. Me.) 

Parties: XXL Impressions, LLC d/b/a Better Health Nutritionals 

Jeffrey Powlowsky 

J2 Response, LLP d/b/a J2 Response 

Justin Bumann 

Justin Steinle 

Synergixx, LLC d/b/a CTF Media 

Charlie Fusco 

Ronald Jahner 

Brazos Minshew a/k/a Samuel Brant 

State of Maine (Plaintiff) 

Assigned Attorneys: James Prunty (BCP/AP) 

James Frankel 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts or practices in violation of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, the 

Telemarketing Sale Rule, Maine’s Telemarketing Act, and the Maine

Unfair Trade Practices Act in connection with the marketing of products 

purported to provide joint pain relief and to prevent or mitigate cognitive 

decline. 

Status: Complaint filed 2/22/17. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment as to 

defendants J2 Response, XXL Impressions, Jeffrey Powlowsky, 

Justin Bumann, Justin Steinle, and Brazos Minshew entered 

3/10/17. 

Stipulated orders for permanent injunction and other equitable relief as to 

defendants Synergixx, LLC and Charlie Fusco, and Ronald Jahner 

entered 9/13/17. 

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CIVIL PENALTY AND ENFORCEMENT CASES * 

(A) Consumer Protection 

UNITED STATES v. DISH NETWORK LLC, No. 17-3111 (7th Cir.); 13-2282 (7th Cir.); 3:09-

CV-03073 (C.D. Ill.) 

Parties: Dish Network L.L.C. 

Assigned Attorneys: Russell Deitch (BCP/MP) 

Gary Ivens 

Patrick Runkle (DOJ/CPB) 

Lisa Hsiao 

Alleged Conduct: Violations of Section 5 and the Telemarketing Sales Rule in connection 

with abandoned calls and telephone calls to consumers on the National Do 

Not Call registry. 

Status: Complaint filed 3/25/09. 

Defendant’s motion to dismiss filed 5/21/09; plaintiff’s response in

opposition filed 7/17/09; defendant’s reply filed 7/27/09; plaintiff’s

sur-reply filed 9/11/09. 

Order denying motion to dismiss entered 11/2/09. 

Defendant’s motion for reconsideration or interlocutory appeal filed 

11/19/09; plaintiff’s response filed 12/22/09; order denying motion 

entered 2/4/10. 

Memorandum in opposition to motion/petition filed 5/21/10. 

Motion to compel 7/30/10; memorandum in opposition to motion 

8/16/10; memorandum in support of motion filed 9/24/10; order on 

motion to compel entered 12/9/10. 

Appeal of magistrate judge decision to district court filed 12/29/10. 

Defendants’ motion to stay action under doctrine of primary jurisdiction 

filed 12/21/10; opposition filed 1/12/11. 

Order directing the parties to file an administrative complaint with 

the FCC, to obtain its interpretation of statutory language 

entered 2/4/11. 

Order vacating magistrate’s decision denying Commission’s motion for 

leave to file second amended complaint entered 3/12/13. 

Amended complaint filed 3/12/13. 

Petition for writ of mandamus by Dish Network filed 6/12/13. 

* Includes all suits in which civil penalties are sought; consumer redress, injunctions, 

and ancillary equitable relief may also be sought. 

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Order denying petition for mandamus entered 7/3/13. 

United States’ motion for summary judgment filed 12/23/13; opposition 

filed 3/6/14. 

Motion for summary judgment by Dish Network filed 1/6/14; opposition 

filed 5/30/14. 

United States’ motion for summary judgment filed 5/30/14. 

Order directing parties to file memoranda addressing issue of deference 

to agency’s interpretation of its regulations entered 7/8/14; parties’

memoranda of law filed 8/8/14; parties’ responses to each other’s

memoranda filed 8/22/14. 

Order granting partial summary judgment for United States and partial 

summary judgment for Dish Network entered 12/12/14. 

Motion for sanctions by United States and state plaintiffs filed 7/20/15; 

memorandum in opposition filed 8/21/15; reply filed 9/10/15; 

order granting motion in part and denying in part entered 10/13/15. 

Trial on civil penalties held 1/19/16-2/17/16. 

Trial on permanent injunctive relief held 10/25/16-11/2/16. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and civil penalty judgment 

entered 6/5/17. 

Defendant’s notice of appeal filed 10/6/17; appellant-defendant’s brief 

due 2/22/18; appellees’ briefs due 4/23/18.

UNITED STATES v. FEATURE FILMS FOR FAMILIES, INC., Nos. 2:12-cv-00811, 2:11-

cv-00419 (D. Utah); No. 4:11-cv-00197 (N.D. Fla.) 

Parties: Feature Films for Families, Inc. 

Corporations for Character LC 

Family Films of Utah, Inc. 

Forrest Sandusky Baker, III 

Assigned Attorneys: Peter G. Fisher (AUSA) 

Jared C. Bennett 

Daniel M. Baeza (DOJ/CPB) 

Michael Tankersley (BCP/MP) 

Arturo DeCastro 

Alleged Conduct: Deceptive acts and practices in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act and 

the Telemarketing Sales Rule in connection with telemarketing to induce 

the purchase of goods or services, and to induce charitable contributions, 

telemarketing calls to consumers on the Do-Not-Call list. 

Status: Complaint filed 5/5/11. 

Defendants’ motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim and for 

improper venue filed 7/25/11; United States’ memo in opposition

filed 8/8/11; order denying motion entered 10/25/11. 

Defendants’ counterclaim against the United States filed 11/14/11.

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United States’ motion to dismiss counterclaims for lack of jurisdiction 

filed 12/21/11; response in opposition filed 1/09/12; motion denied 

5/19/12. 

Case transferred to the District of Utah 8/20/12. 

Case consolidated with Corporation for Character v. FTC, 

No. 2:11-CV-00419, on 9/6/12. 

Defendants’ motion for partial summary judgment filed 9/6/12; United

States’ opposition filed 12/14/12.

United States’ motion for partial summary judgment filed 3/1/13. 

United States’ second motion for partial summary judgment filed 5/17/13;

opposition filed 7/19/13; reply filed 7/30/13. 

Hearing on motions for partial summary judgment held 1/16/14. 

United States’ supplemental memorandum regarding motion for summary 

judgment filed 2/14/14; defendants’ reply to supplemental

memorandum filed 3/7/14. 

Order granting in part and denying in part defendants’ motion for partial

summary judgment and granting in part and denying in part United 

States’ motion for partial summary judgment entered 3/31/15. 

Trial held 5/17 - 5/25/16. 

Jury verdict for Commission entered 5/26/16. 

United States’ motion for entry of permanent injunction based on jury 

verdict filed 7/8/16; response by Corporation for Character filed 

7/22/16; opposition by Forrest Sandusky Baker, III, Family Films 

of Utah Inc, and Feature Films for Families, Inc. filed 6/8/17; 

United States’ reply filed 6/22/17. 

UNITED STATES v. KFJ MARKETING, LLC, No. 2:16-cv-1643 (C.D. Cal.) 

Parties: KFJ Marketing, LLC 

Sunlight Solar Leads, LLC 

Go Green Education 

Francisco J. Salvat 

Julio E. Salvat 

Assigned Attorneys: Sarah E. Schroeder (WRSF) 

Alexander E. Reicher 

Sylvia Kundig 

Benjamin Mizer (DOJ) 

Johnathan F. Olin 

Michael S. Blume (DOJ/CPB) 

Andrew E. Clark 

Jacqueline Blaesi-Freed 

Alleged Conduct: Violations of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales 

Rule in connection with the use of robocalls to sell solar panels and 

installation services. 

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Status: Complaint filed 3/10/16. 

Amended complaint filed 5/13/16. 

Stipulated order for permanent injunction and civil penalty judgment 

entered 11/7/17. 

FTC v. NORM REEVES INC, No. 8:17-cv-1942 (C.D. Cal.) 

Parties: Norm Reeves Inc. d/b/a Norm Reeves Honda Superstore Cerritos 

Cerritos Ford Inc. d/b/a Norm Reeves Ford Superstore Cerritos d/b/a 

Norm Reeves Lincoln d/b/a Norm Reeves Hyundai Superstore 

Cerritos Infiniti Inc. d/b/a Cerritos Infiniti 

Coastal Auto Sales Inc. d/b/a Norm Reeves Honda Superstore Huntington 

Beach 

Conant Automotive Resources LLC d/b/a Conant Auto Retail Group d/b/a 

the CAR Group 

Conant Auto Retail, San Diego Inc. d/b/a Toyota San Diego d/b/a Scion 

San Diego 

Irvine Auto Retail I, Inc. d/b/a Norm Reeves Honda Irvine 

Irvine Auto Retail Ii, Inc. d/b/a Norm Reeves Volkswagen 

Irvine Auto Retail Iii, Inc. d/b/a Norm Reeves Buick GMC 

Parkway Premium Motorcars Inc. d/b/a Norm Reeves Acura of Mission 

Viejo 

Port Charlotte Auto Retail Inc. d/b/a Port Charlotte Honda d/b/a Port 

Charlotte Volkswagen 

West Covina Auto Retail Inc. d/b/a Norm Reeves Honda Superstore West 

Covina 

Assigned Attorneys: Barbara Chun (WRLA) 

Nature of Action: Action for monetary civil penalties and other relief for violation of a final 

Commission consent order prohibiting the defendants from 

misrepresenting how much consumers could pay to finance or lease a 

vehicle. 

Status: Complaint filed 11/3/17. 

Stipulated settlement and consent order entered 11/13/17. 

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(B) Competition 

(None Pending) 

SUBPOENA AND CID ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS 

FTC v. BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., No. 12-5393 (D.C. Cir.); 

No. 1:09-MC-00564 (D.D.C.) 

Parties: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 

Assigned Attorneys: Mark Hegedus (OGC) 

Leslie R. Melman 

David C. Shonka 

Alleged Conduct: Petition for an order to enforce a subpoena. 

Status: Petition filed 10/23/09. 

Order to show cause entered 12/4/09. 

Matter transferred to magistrate judge 12/1/10. 

Status conference held on 10/24/11. 

Hearing on merits held 12/09/11. 

Order denying Commission’s petition as to financial analysis documents

and ordering Boehringer to redact and produce the remaining 

records entered 9/27/12. 

Order holding that Boehringer failed to conduct an adequate search of its 

electronically stored information, and ordering Boehringer to run 

additional searches entered 10/16/12. 

Commission’s notice of appeal filed 12/11/12.

Boehringer’s motion to dismiss appeal filed 1/28/13; Commission’s

response in opposition filed 2/11/13; Boehringer’s reply filed 

2/22/13; order denying motion to dismiss entered 4/12/13. 

Commission’s initial brief filed 6/28/13; appellees’ brief filed 8/28/13;

Commission’s reply brief filed 9/11/13; appellee’s final brief filed

10/3/13. 

Argument held 10/14/14. 

Opinion reversing and remanding to district court entered 2/20/15. 

Boehringer’s petition for rehearing en banc filed 4/6/15; Commission’s

response filed 5/19/15; denied 6/4/15. 

Boehringer’s motion to stay pending a petition for certiorari filed 6/11/15; 

Commission’s opposition filed 6/22/15. 

Order denying motion to stay mandate 7/2/15. 

Petition for writ of certiorari filed 10/2/15; Commission’s opposition brief 

filed 12/16/15; order denying petition for writ of certiorari entered 

1/19/16. 

Order by district court directing Boehringer to file brief discussing new 

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evidence entered 12/2/15; Boehringer’s brief filed 12/23/15; 

Commission’s response filed 1/20/16; Boehringer’s motion to file 

reply brief filed 1/28/16; Commission’s response in opposition 

filed 2/1/16. 

Opinion and order by district court directing Boehringer to produce 

documents for which it has claimed only work product protection 

entered 9/27/16. 

Order granting request for extension and for a protective order stating that 

Boehringer’s production of documents under the 9/27/16 order will

not waive work-product protection entered 10/20/16. 

Commission’s notice of appeal filed 11/23/16. 

Boehringer’s cross-appeal and request that court stay compliance pending 

appeal filed 11/28/16; Commission’s opposition to stay filed 

12/9/16. 

Commission’s opening brief filed 3/27/17; Boehringer’s answering brief 

filed 5/26/17; reply filed 7/17/17. 

Oral argument held 11/15/17. 

FTC v. REDWOOD SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGIES, No. 2:17-cv-7921 (C.D. Cal.) 

Parties: Redwood Scientific Technologies 

Assigned Attorneys: Burke Kappler (OGC) 

Stacy Procter (WRLA) 

Nature of Action: Petition for an order to enforce a CID. 

Status: Petition filed 10/30/17. 

Show cause hearing scheduled for 1/29/18. 

SUITS TO ENJOIN FTC ACTION AND OTHER DEFENSIVE LITIGATION 

AMERICAN FINANCIAL BENEFITS CENTER v. FTC, No. 4:17-cv-4817 (N.D. Cal.) 

Parties: American Financial Benefits Center 

Ameritech Financial 

Financial Education Benefits Center 

Assigned Attorneys: Imad Abyad (OGC) 

Roberta Tonelli (WRSF) 

Sarah Schroeder 

Nature of Action: Action seeking a judicial declaration that the debt relief provision of the 

Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) will not apply to plaintiffs’ businesses, 

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or, alternatively, that plaintiffs are fully complying with the legal 

requirements outlined by the TSR. 

Status: Complaint filed 8/18/17; amended complaint filed 11/2/17. 

Commission’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction filed 10/20/17;

motion to dismiss amended complaint filed 11/16/17; response in 

opposition to motion filed 11/30/17; reply to opposition filed 

12/7/17. 

CAUSE OF ACTION INSTITUTE V. FTC, No. 1:17-cv-1649 (D.D.C.) 

Parties: Cause of Action 

Assigned Attorneys: Eric B. Beckenhauer (DOJ) 

Nature of Action: Action under the Freedom of Information Act, seeking access to agency 

records, an order declaring that the FTC improperly withheld the 

requested agency records, and other relief. 

Status: Complaint filed 8/15/17. 

COFIELD v. EQUIFAX, INC., No. 1:17-cv-03119 (D. Md.) 

Parties: Kevin L. Cofield, Sr. 

Dr. Keenan K. Colfield 

Laverne Thompson 

Berri A. Wells 

Assigned Attorneys: Alan C. Lazerow (AUSA) 

Michael Bergman (OGC) 

Nature of Action: Action seeking recover for alleged violation of the FCRA and the 

Maryland Consumer Protection Act, and for negligence, gross negligence, 

punitive damages in connection with a security data breach in which 

servers containing consumers’ sensitive personal information had been 

hacked or breached. 

Status: Notice of removal filed 10/25/17. 

Complaint filed 10/25/17. 

Federal defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction filed 

12/13/17. 

Defendants Equifax Inc. and Equifax Information Services, LLC’s motion 

to stay filed 12/14/17; federal defendants’ opposition to stay 

motion filed 12/27/17. 

Plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss defendants U.S. Government, AUSA, US 

Attorney General, CFPB and FTC filed 12/27/17; order granting 

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motion entered 12/28/17. 

CONSUMERS FOR AUTO RELIABILITY & SAFETY v. FTC, No. 1:17-cv-00540 (D.D.C.) 

Parties: Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety 

Center for Auto Safety 

U.S. Public Interest Research Group, Inc. 

Assigned Attorneys: Leslie Melman (OGC) 

Nature of Action: Action for declaratory and injunctive relief under the Administrative 

Procedure Act in connection with the Commission’s consent orders with

General Motors and two dealerships regarding the advertising of used 

motor vehicles. 

Status: Complaint filed 3/24/17. 

Amended complaint filed 5/2/17. 

Commission’s motion to hold case in abeyance or, in the alternative, for 

an extension of time filed 5/16/17; opposition filed 5/30/17; 

motion to stay granted 6/13/17. 

Commission’s motion dismiss filed 9/8/17; response in opposition filed 

10/5/17; Commission’s reply filed 10/27/17. 

DOE v. FTC, No. 4:16-cv-00071 (W.D. Mo.) 

Parties: John Doe 

Jane Doe 

Assigned Attorneys: Jeffrey Ray (AUSA) 

Leslie Melman (OGC) 

Nature of Action: Action seeking damages under the Privacy Act in connection with the 

disclosure of private and sensitive identifying information. 

Status: Complaint filed 1/28/16. 

Amended complaint filed 10/21/16. 

Commission’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim filed

11/22/16; plaintiff’s opposition filed 12/21/16; reply filed 1/17/17; 

order denying motion entered 9/11/17. 

ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS v. FTC, Nos. 2:16-cv-05599, 2:16-cv-05600 (E.D. Pa.) 

Parties: Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 

Endo International, PLC 

Impax Laboratories, Inc. 

Watson Laboratories, Inc. 

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Allergan Finance, LLC 

Assigned Attorneys: Bradley Albert (BC/HC) 

Jamie Towey 

Matthew Hoffman (OGC) 

Nature of Action: Action seeking declaratory judgment that Section 13(b) of the FTC Act 

does not authorize the Commission to pursue its claims against them in 

federal court. 

Status: Complaint filed 10/26/16. 

Commission’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction 

filed 12/30/16; opposition filed 1/13/17; Commission’s reply filed 

1/20/17. 

Order consolidating case with Allergan Finance v. FTC, No. 2:17-cv00406, entered 2/1/17. 

Notice of voluntary dismissal by Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc and Endo 

International PLC entered 2/2/17. 

Consolidated amended complaint by Allergan and Watson filed 2/15/17. 

Commission’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, or 

in the alternative, failure to state a claim, filed 3/2/17; plaintiffs’ 

opposition filed 3/16/17; Commission’s reply filed 3/23/17; 

plaintiffs’ sur-reply filed 3/30/17; order denying without prejudice 

entered 12/28/17. 

Motion for summary judgment filed 5/9/17; Commission’s opposition 

filed 5/23/17; reply filed 5/31/17; Commission’s sur-reply filed 

6/7/17. 

LAMB v. FTC, No. 1:17-cv-2783 (D.D.C.) 

Parties: James P. Lamb 

Assigned Attorneys: April Denise Seabrook (DOJ) 

Ashley Gum (OGC) 

Nature of Action: Action for declaratory and injunctive relief under the FOIA in connection 

with the FTC’s denials of plaintiff’s requests and subsequent appeals for 

access to certain agency records. 

Status: Complaint filed 12/27/17. 

OKLAHOMA KEEPERS v. STATE FARM MUTUAL INS. CO., No. 5:17-cv-1221 (W. D. 

Okla.) 

Parties: Oklahoma Keepers 

E L Dugan 

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MW Dugan 

H L Dugan 

C I Dugan 

FC Dugan 

Assigned Attorneys: Rebecca A Frazier (DOJ) 

Nature of Action: Action for injunctive and declaratory relief, alleging that numerous 

governmental entities, officials, and insurance companies engaged in 

fraud, extortion, and other wrongful activities in violation of the Racketeer 

Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. 

Status: Complaint filed 11/14/17. 

Order dismissing plaintiffs F C Dugan and Oklahoma Keepers entered 

12/21/17. 

SOUNDBOARD ASSOCIATION v. FTC, No.17-5093 (D.C. Cir.); No. 1:17-cv-00150 (D.D.C.) 

Parties: Soundboard Association 

Assigned Attorneys: Bradley Grossman (OGC) 

Matthew Hoffman 

Nature of Action: Action seeking declaratory judgment, challenging an FTC staff opinion 

letter advising that the TSR’s restrictions on “prerecorded messages”

apply to soundboard technology. 

Status: Complaint filed 1/23/17. 

Motion for preliminary injunction by Soundboard Association filed 

1/24/17; Commission’s opposition filed 2/17/17; reply filed 

2/24/17. 

Hearing held 3/3/17. 

Order granting summary judgment in favor of the Commission entered 

4/24/17. 

Notice of appeal filed 4/27/17. 

Appellant’s opening brief filed 6/28/17; Commission’s answering brief 

filed 7/28/17; appellant’s reply brief filed 8/11/17. 

Oral argument held 11/6/17. 

SWEARINGTON v. FTC, No. 3:17-cv-00254 (W.D.N.C.) 

Parties: Derritt Swearington 

Assigned Attorneys: Jill Westmoreland Rose (DOJ) 

Michael Bergman (OGC) 

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Nature of Action: Action alleging injury from failure to investigate consumer complaint. 

Status: Notice of removal to federal court filed 5/12/17. 

Commission’s motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction or failure to state 

a claim filed 6/19/17; opposition filed 6/22/17. 

Order granting motion to dismiss entered 9/8/17. 

THOSE CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD’S, LONDON, SUBSCRIBING TO 

CERTIFICATE NO. WS20114-1601 v. ISTREAM FINANCIAL SERVICES, No. 2:17-

cv-00597 (E.D. Wis.) 

Parties: Those Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London

Assigned Attorneys: Chris Guadagnino (DOJ) 

Burke Kappler (OGC) 

Nature of Action: Action seeking declaratory judgment of obligations under a 

professional services liability policy. 

Status: Complaint filed 4/26/17. 

Amended complaint filed 4/28/17. 

Stipulation of dismissal of the Commission filed 7/10/17; order adopting 

stipulation entered 7/12/17. 

AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS or PARTIAL INTERVENTIONS 

U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE v. CITY OF SEATTLE, No.17-35640 (9th Cir.) 

Assigned Attorneys: Michele Arington (OGC) 

Steven J. Mintz (DOJ) 

Robert Nicholson 

Alleged Conduct: Private action raising the question whether a Seattle ordinance that allows 

Uber, Lyft, and other for-hire drivers working as independent contractors 

to collectively bargain with ride-referral service companies is exempt from 

the Sherman Act under the state action doctrine. 

Status: Brief of the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission 

as amici curiae filed in support of in support of appellants filed 

11/3/17. 

Oral argument scheduled for 2/5/18. 

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IN RE EFFEXOR XR ANTITRUST LITIGATION, Nos. 15-1184, 15-1185, 15-1186, 15-

1187, 15-1274, 15-1323, 15-1342 (3d Cir.) 

Assigned Attorneys: Michele Arington (OGC) 

Nature of Action: Private action raising the question of whether drug companies’ reversepayment agreement was shielded from antitrust scrutiny on the basis of 

FTC inaction and patent court’s entry of stipulated judgment.

Status: Brief of the Federal Trade Commission as amicus curiae supporting 

plaintiffs-appellants filed 11/17/15. 

Answering brief of appellee drug companies filed 2/16/16. 

Commission’s supplemental amicus brief filed 3/17/16.

Oral argument on issue of jurisdiction heard 9/27/16. 

3rd Circuit decision finding jurisdiction to hear appeal entered 4/13/17. 

Oral argument on the merits heard 5/19/17. 

Opinion reversing the district court entered 8/21/17. 

IN RE WELLBUTRIN XL ANTITRUST LITIGATION, Nos. 15-3559, 15-3591, 15-3681, 15-

3682 (3d Cir.) 

Assigned Attorney: Mark Hegedus (OGC) 

Nature of Action: Private action alleging anticompetitive reverse-payment agreement 

between brand-name drug manufacturer and a generic drug company. 

Status: Brief of the Federal Trade Commission as amicus curiae in support of 

neither party, urging appeals court to correct legal errors in district 

court’s antitrust analysis, filed 3/11/16. 

Oral argument heard 9/7/16. 

Opinion affirming district court decision entered 9/28/17. 

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