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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

 Plaintiff, 

v. 

LITHIONICS BATTERY, LLC, a 

limited liability company; and 

STEVEN TARTAGLIA, individually

and as an officer of 

LITHIONICS BATTERY, LLC, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 8:22-cv-868 

JOINT MOTION FOR ENTRY OF STIPULATED ORDER 

Plaintiff, the United States of America, and Defendants, Lithionics 

Battery, LLC and Steven Tartaglia, have resolved all issues in this matter 

through the Proposed Stipulated Order for Permanent Injunction and Civil 

Penalty Judgment. Defendants have waived service of the summons and the 

Complaint. In light of the agreed-upon resolution for this action, the parties 

request that the Court enter the attached Stipulated Order as its final order 

and judgment in this case. 

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Dated: April 12, 2022 

Of Counsel: 

JAMES A. KOHM 

Associate Director 

Division of Enforcement 

LAURA KOSS 

Assistant Director 

Division of Enforcement 

JULIA SOLOMON ENSOR 

Attorney

Federal Trade Commission 

600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Mail Stop CC-9528

Washington, D.C. 20580 

Tel.: 202-326-2377 

Fax: 202-326-3197 

jensor@ftc.gov 

FOR PLAINTIFF: 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: 

BRIAN BOYNTON 

Principal Deputy Assistant

Attorney General

Civil Division 

ARUN G. RAO 

Deputy Assistant Attorney General 

GUSTAV W. EYLER 

Director 

Consumer Protection Branch 

LISA K. HSIAO 

Assistant Director 

/s/ Deborah S. Sohn

DEBORAH S. SOHN 

ZACHARY L. COWAN 

Trial Attorneys

Consumer Protection Branch 

U.S. Department of Justice 

450 5th Street, N.W., Suite 6400-S 

Washington, DC 20002 

Phone: (202) 305-9983 

Fax: (202) 514-8742 

Deborah.S.Sohn@usdoj.gov 

Zachary.L.Cowan@usdoj.gov 

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ROGER B. HANDBERG 

United States Attorney 

Middle District of Florida 

LACY R. HARWELL, JR. 

(Florida Bar No. 714623) 

Assistant United States Attorney

Middle District of Florida 

400 North Tampa Street, Suite 3200 

Tampa, FL 33602 

Phone: (813) 301-3008 

Fax: (813) 274-6358 

RHarwell@usa.doj.gov 

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FOR DEFENDANTS: 

RICHARD BROSNICK 

Akerman LLP 

1251 Avenue of the Americas, 37th Floor 

New York, NY 10020 

Phone: (212) 880-3834 

Fax: (212) 880-8965 

richard.brosnick@akerman.com 

/s/ John L. Dicks II

JOHN L. DICKS II, Esquire 

Florida Bar Number: 89012 

Primary Email: john.dicks@akerman.com

Secondary Email: judy.mcarthur@akerman.com

Akerman LLP 

401 E. Jackson Street, Suite 1700 

Tampa, Florida 33602 

Phone: (813) 223-7333 

Fax: (813) 223-2837 

Attorneys for Defendants 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I certify that on April 12, 2022, I caused a true and correct copy of the 

above-entitled Joint Motion for Entry of Stipulated Order to be served by 

electronic mail to counsel for Defendants as follows: 

Richard Brosnick, Esquire

Akerman LLP 

1251 Avenue of the Americas, 37th Floor 

New York, NY 10020 

Phone: (212) 880-3834

Fax: (212) 880-8965

richard.brosnick@akerman.com 

John L. Dicks II, Esquire 

Akerman LLP 

401 E. Jackson Street, Suite 1700 

Tampa, Florida 33602 

Phone: (813) 223-7333

Fax: (813) 223-2837

Primary Email: john.dicks@akerman.com

Secondary Email: judy.mcarthur@akerman.com

 /s/ Deborah S. Sohn 

DEBORAH S. SOHN 

Trial Attorney

Consumer Protection Branch 

U.S. Department of Justice 

450 5th St., N.W., Ste. 6400-S 

Washington, DC 20002 

Phone: (202) 305-9983 

Fax: (202) 514-8742 

Deborah.S.Sohn@usdoj.gov 

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