Case details

Court: nvd
Docket #: 2:15-cv-01512
Case Name: Federal Trade Commission v. Sequoia One, LLC et al
PACER case #: 109469
Date filed: 2015-08-07
Date terminated: 2016-11-14
Date of last filing: 2016-12-06
Assigned to: Judge James C. Mahan
Referred to: Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman
Case Cause: 15:0045 Federal Trade Commission Act
Nature of Suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions
Jury Demand: None
Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Plaintiff

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Federal Trade Commission
Plaintiff
Blaine T Welsh
U.S. Attorney's Office 333 Las Vegas Blvd So Suite 5000 Las Vegas, NV 89101- Email: Blaine.Welsh@usdoj.gov
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Brian S. Shull
Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20850 202-326-3720
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Peter Lamberton
Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20850 202-326-3274
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Gregory A. Ashe
Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W Room CC-10232 Washington, DC 20580- (202) 326-3309 Fax: (202) 326-2558 Email: gashe@ftc.gov
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Sequoia One, LLC
Defendant
Gen X Marketing Group, LLC
Defendant
Jason A Kotzker
Defendant
Theresa D Bartholomew
Defendant
TERMINATED: 08/12/2015
John E Bartholomew, Jr.
Defendant
TERMINATED: 08/12/2015
Paul T McDonnell
Defendant
TERMINATED: 08/12/2015

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2015-08-07 1 0 Complaint COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by Federal Trade Commission. Certificate of Interested Parties due by 8/17/2015. Proof of service due by 12/5/2015. (Attachments: # (1) Civil Cover Sheet) (Ashe, Gregory) 2015-08-25 19:32:52 d6acc23caa75c1cc44ce3d76dee55aab8bd76c29
1 1 Civil Cover Sheet
2015-08-07 2 0 Motion MOTION to Admit Government Attorney to Practice in the District of Nevada re: Gregory A. Ashe; filed by Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission. Responses due by 8/24/2015. (Welsh, Blaine)
2015-08-07 3 0 Motion MOTION to Admit Government Attorney to Practice in the District of Nevada re: Peter Lamberton; filed by Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission. Responses due by 8/24/2015. (Welsh, Blaine)
2015-08-07 4 0 Motion MOTION to Admit Government Attorney to Practice in the District of Nevada re: Brian S. Shull; filed by Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission. Responses due by 8/24/2015. (Welsh, Blaine)
2015-08-07 5 0 Notices re AO 85 Consent to Proceed Before a Magistrate Judge and General Order 2013-1 Short Trial Rules NOTICE PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE IB 2-2: In accordance with 28 USC ยง 636(c) and FRCP 73, the parties in this action are provided with a link to the "AO 85 Notice of Availability, Consent, and Order of Reference - Exercise of Jurisdiction by a U.S. Magistrate Judge" form on the Court's website - www.nvd.uscourts.gov. AO 85 Consent forms should NOT be electronically filed. Upon consent of all parties, counsel are advised to manually file the form with the Clerk's Office. (A copy of form AO 85 has been mailed to parties not receiving electronic service.)NOTICE OF GENERAL ORDER 2013-1 AND OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPEDITED TRIAL SETTING: The parties in this action are provided with a link to General Order 2013-1 and the USDC Short Trial Rules on the Court's website - www.nvd.uscourts.gov. If the parties agree that this action can be ready for trial within 180 days and that a trial of this matter would take three (3) days or less, the parties should consider participation in the USDC Short Trial Program. If the parties wish to be considered for entry into the Court's Short Trial Program, they should execute and electronically file with USDC Short Trial Form 4(a)(1) or Form 4(a)(2). (no image attached) (DC)
2015-08-10 6 0 Request for Waiver of Service REQUEST FOR WAIVER of Service sent to Sequoia One LLC on 8/7/2015 by Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission. (Ashe, Gregory)
2015-08-10 7 0 Request for Waiver of Service REQUEST FOR WAIVER of Service sent to Gen X Marketing Group LLC on 8/7/15 by Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission. (Ashe, Gregory)
2015-08-10 8 0 Request for Waiver of Service REQUEST FOR WAIVER of Service sent to Jason Kotzker on 8/7/15 by Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission. (Ashe, Gregory)
2015-08-10 9 0 Motion for Permanent Injunction Consent MOTION for Permanent Injunction filed by Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission. Responses due by 8/27/2015. (Attachments: # (1) Proposed Order)(Ashe, Gregory)
2015-08-10 10 0 Motion for Permanent Injunction Consent MOTION for Permanent Injunction filed by Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission. Responses due by 8/27/2015. (Attachments: # (1) Proposed Order)(Ashe, Gregory)
2015-08-12 11 0 Order on Motion for Permanent Injunction ORDER Granting [9] Motion for Permanent Injunction as to Defendant Paul McDonnel. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 8/12/2015. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DC)
2015-08-12 12 0 Judgment JUDGMENT in favor of Federal Trade Commission and against Paul T McDonnell in the amount of $3,773,144. Signed by Clerk of Court, Lance S. Wilson on 8/12/2015. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DC)
2015-08-12 13 0 Order on Motion for Permanent Injunction ORDER Granting [10] Motion for Permanent Injunction as to Defendants Theresa Bartholomew and John Bartholomew. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 8/12/2015. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DC) 2015-08-25 18:27:48 617a053a54626559a113fee5fbf08024e26472b7
2015-08-12 14 0 Judgment JUDGMENT in favor of Federal Trade Commission and against John E Bartholomew, Jr, Theresa D Bartholomew in the amount of $7,135,992. Signed by Clerk of Court, Lance S. Wilson on 8/12/2015. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DC)
2015-08-28 15 0 Affidavit Certificate of Service of Final Order by Defendant Theresa Bartholomew by Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission. (Ashe, Gregory)
2015-08-28 16 0 Affidavit Certificate of Service of Final Order by Defendant John Bartholomew by Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission. (Ashe, Gregory)
2015-08-28 17 0 Waiver of Service Executed WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Federal Trade Commission. Sequoia One, LLC waiver sent on 8/7/2015, answer due 10/6/2015. (Ashe, Gregory)
2015-08-28 18 0 Waiver of Service Executed WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Federal Trade Commission. Gen X Marketing Group, LLC waiver sent on 8/7/2015, answer due 10/6/2015. (Ashe, Gregory)
2015-08-28 19 0 Waiver of Service Executed WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Federal Trade Commission. Jason A Kotzker waiver sent on 8/7/2015, answer due 10/6/2015. (Ashe, Gregory)
2015-09-01 20 0 Affidavit AFFIDAVIT of Service; filed by Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission. (Ashe, Gregory)
2015-10-01 21 0 Motion to Extend Time/Shorten Time regarding Discovery or Nondispositive matter JOINT FIRST MOTION to Extend Time to File Answer re: Complaint; filed by Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission. (Ashe, Gregory)
2015-10-02 22 0 Motion to Stay FIRST MOTION to Stay; filed by Defendant Jason A Kotzker. (Attachments: # (1) Declaration of Jason A. Kotzker, # (2) Declaration of Jeffrey B. Setness)(Setness, Jeffrey) 2015-10-05 22:29:23 3643b476c38e81f8f923d2e29c013f90995f0dca
22 1 Declaration OF JASON A. KOTZKER 2015-10-05 23:37:27 183daaf2580250f138ab983d9bbcfc99234fa1b2
22 2 Declaration OF JEFFREY B. SETNESS
2015-10-05 23 0 Order on Motion to Extend Time/Shorten Time regarding Discovery or Nondispositive matter ORDER Granting [21] Motion to Extend Time re [1] Complaint. Answers due 11/20/2015. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 10/5/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - TR)
2015-10-13 24 0 Minute Order ERROR: Document entered in error. CORRECTION: Minute Order terminated by Court and entered in correct case. MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe, on 10/13/2015. Pending before the Court is a motion to extend various discovery deadlines. Docket No. 131. The Court hereby ORDERS that a response shall be filed no later than October 15, 2015, and any reply shall be filed no later than October 19, 2015. IT IS SO ORDERED. (no image attached) (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ST) Modified on 10/14/2015 (RFJ).
2015-10-15 25 0 Response to Motion RESPONSE to [22] Motion to Stay, filed by Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission. Replies due by 10/25/2015. (Ashe, Gregory) 2015-12-29 17:06:39 8726b4a189c09a2f69bf08f411a2a2ca84150a28
2015-10-22 26 0 Reply to Response to Motion REPLY to Response to [22] Motion to Stay; filed by Defendant Jason A Kotzker. (Attachments: # (1) Declaration OF JEFFREY B. SETNESS)(Setness, Jeffrey) 2015-11-02 12:18:16 f0fe8c1e86a6c120d1067fec987ef5eba1b11a24
26 1 Declaration OF JEFFREY B. SETNESS
2015-11-19 27 0 Stipulation SECOND STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME to file Answer; filed by Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission, Defendants Gen X Marketing Group, LLC, Jason A Kotzker, Sequoia One, LLC. (Setness, Jeffrey)
2015-11-19 28 0 Order on Stipulation MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman, on 11/19/2015. IT IS ORDERED that [27] Stipulation for Extension of Time to File Answer is GRANTED. The court will set a deadline for defendants to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint when the court enters an order on the pending [22] Motion to Stay. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LAA)
2015-12-23 29 0 Minute Order Setting Hearing on Motion MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman, on 12/23/2015. RE: [22] FIRST MOTION to Stay. A telephonic motion hearing is set for 2/4/2016 at 09:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman.The parties are instructed to call telephone number: (888) 808-6929, access code: 8129639#, 5 minutes before the hearing time. The Court will join the call and convene the proceedings. The call must be made on a land line. The use of a cell phone or speaker phone during the proceedings is prohibited. (no image attached) (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LAA)
2015-12-23 30 0 Order on Motion to Stay ORDER. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that [22] Motion to Stay is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Kotzker's answer is due 1/18/2016. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the telephonic motion hearing set for Thursday, February 4, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. is VACATED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 12/23/15. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - TR) 2015-12-29 16:24:13 ba0523ac899e00cfda9048a6547deadb810b4ef2
2016-01-13 31 0 Order ORDER. IT IS ORDERED Defendant Kotzker must answer or otherwise respond to the Government's [1] Complaint on or before 01/19/2016. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 01/13/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - NEV) 2016-01-19 13:53:15 94b3cba2c1b56bd463fd76bae372dda45a49a6b6
2016-01-15 32 0 Stipulation STIPULATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME (Third Request) to answer to Complaint by Defendant Jason A Kotzker. (Setness, Jeffrey) 2016-01-19 14:16:18 68410117f002820b60df5181a34aee6d77bd9b88
2016-01-19 33 0 Order on Stipulation ORDER ON STIPULATION Granting [32] Stipulation for Extension of Time to File Answer (Third Request). Defendant Kotzker to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's [1] Complaint extended to 02/05/2016. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 01/19/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - NEV)
2016-02-05 34 0 Answer to Complaint ANSWER to [1] Complaint with Jury Demand filed by Jason A Kotzker. Certificate of Interested Parties due by 2/15/2016. Discovery Plan/Scheduling Order due by 3/21/2016.(Setness, Jeffrey)
2016-02-24 35 0 Motion to Strike MOTION to Strike Affirmative Defenses and Jury Demand by Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission. Responses due by 3/12/2016. (Attachments: # (1) Proposed Order)(Ashe, Gregory) 2016-03-14 13:24:44 05bf2a326db0247832f1da8e72dd1b947fd969b2
35 1 Proposed Order
2016-02-24 36 0 Memorandum MEMORANDUM filed by Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission re [35] Motion to Strike. (Ashe, Gregory)
2016-03-02 37 0 Order on Motion ORDER Granting [3] Motion to Admit Government Attorney Peter Lamberton to Practice in the District of Nevada for Duration of Attorney's Government Employment. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 03/02/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - NEV) 2016-03-14 13:23:04 0c20666ae56ab4cacb23a679b8acbd7758558c7a
2016-03-02 38 0 Order on Motion ORDER Granting [2] Motion to Admit Government Attorney Gregory A. Ashe to Practice in the District of Nevada for Duration of Attorney's Government Employment. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 03/02/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - NEV) 2016-03-15 03:01:22 dcbc7f01408adfc6f16c3ad97f92b4c1a3967ead
2016-03-02 39 0 Order on Motion ORDER Granting [4] Motion to Admit Government Brian S. Shull to Practice in the District of Nevada for Duration of Attorney's Government Employment. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 03/02/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - NEV)
2016-03-08 40 0 Response to Motion RESPONSE to [35] Motion to Strike, filed by Defendant Jason A Kotzker. Replies due by 3/18/2016. (Setness, Jeffrey)
2016-03-11 41 0 Proposed Discovery Plan/Scheduling Order PROPOSED Discovery Plan/Scheduling Order filed by Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission . (Ashe, Gregory)
2016-03-14 42 0 Scheduling Order SCHEDULING ORDER Granting [41] Proposed Discovery Plan/Scheduling Order. Discovery due by 11/4/2016. Motions due by 12/5/2016. Proposed Joint Pretrial Order due by 1/6/2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carl W. Hoffman on 03/14/2016. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - NEV)
2016-03-15 43 0 Reply to Response to Motion REPLY to Response to [35] Motion to Strike filed by Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission. (Ashe, Gregory) 2016-03-31 22:28:55 1a13063f5c9f7fe29a4e6c54782bbf3e26413447
2016-06-29 44 0 Motion for Entry of Clerks Default 2016-07-01 18:19:20 bcb311913514c6e70cc80be6d48efc2fae7af880
44 1 Declaration of Counsel in Support of Application for Entry of Default by the Cle
44 2 Proposed Order
2016-06-30 45 0 Clerk's Entry of Default
2016-07-14 46 0 Motion to Stay
2016-07-15 47 0 Order on Motion to Strike
2016-07-26 48 0 Motion for Default Judgment 2016-07-27 20:00:29 b8660ebb5b480de3595dd4be7625ea014943cc86
48 1 Proposed Order
2016-07-26 49 0 Brief
49 1 Exhibit 1 - Declaration of Phoebe Rouge
2016-07-26 50 0 Notice: Attorney Action Required
2016-07-26 51 0 Memorandum
51 1 Exhibit 1 - Declaration of Phoebe Rouge
2016-08-17 52 0 Reply to Response to Motion
2016-08-31 53 0 Motion for Permanent Injunction
53 1 Proposed Order
2016-10-31 54 0 Minute Order
2016-11-01 55 0 Notice of Corrected Image/Document
2016-11-02 56 0 Order on Motion for Permanent Injunction 2016-12-06 19:22:39 01213628e10a66238307a2061538460104b4ec0c
2016-11-03 57 0 Clerk's Judgment 2016-12-06 19:12:28 a7670cbbfa10f4974da166898b7a6eca6553d489
2016-11-08 58 0 Status Report
2016-11-14 59 0 Order on Motion for Default Judgment
2016-12-06 60 0 Affidavit