STIPULATION AND ORDER EXTENDING THE DURATION OF THE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND VACATING PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION HEARING PENDING COMMISSION REVIEW OF PROPOSED STIPULATED FINAL ORDER FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION AND MONETARY RELIEF AS TO DEFENDANTS ADAMS CONSULTING, LLC, GLOBAL MARKETING SERVICES L.L.C., AND JEFFREY A. GOMEZ

JAMES C. MAHAN, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court upon the stipulation of plaintiff Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), and defendants Adams Consulting, LLC, Global Marketing Services L.L.C., and Jeffrey A. Gomez (collectively "Gomez Defendants"), for: (i) further extension of the Stipulated Temporary Restraining Order issued on April 18, 2018 [ECF No. 57] ("Gomez Stipulated TRO") against the Gomez Defendants; and (ii) vacating the evidentiary hearing on the FTC's motion for a preliminary injunction as to the Gomez Defendants. The FTC and the Gomez Defendants, each of which is represented by counsel for purposes of this stipulation, HEREBY STIPULATE TO THE FOLLOWING:

1. The duration of the Gomez Stipulated TRO [ECF No. 57] is extended and shall remain in place by consent of the Gomez Defendants until the Court issues a ruling on the FTC's request for a preliminary injunction as to the Gomez Defendants, or further order of the Court. Unless otherwise ordered, all provisions of the Gomez Stipulated TRO shall remain in place during the extension, including the asset freeze and appointment of the receiver Robb Evans & Associates LLC. The Gomez Defendants specifically reserve all rights and nothing herein shall be construed as an admission of any kind or impair Gomez Defendants' right to assert any and all defenses they may have. The reason for the extension of the Gomez Stipulated TRO is to allow the FTC to review and, if appropriate, approve a stipulated final order for permanent injunction and monetary relief as to the Gomez Defendants ("Gomez Stipulated Final Order"). FTC counsel are submitting the Gomez Stipulated Final Order to the FTC for review and approval, and are informed that the approval process could take up to eight weeks. If the FTC approves the Gomez Stipulated Final Order, it will be filed for approval by the Court. If approved by the FTC and the Court, the Gomez Stipulated Final Order will resolve all disputes between the FTC and the Gomez Defendants and obviate the need for a preliminary injunction hearing.

2. All the deadlines for motions, memoranda, proposed orders, pleadings, responses or oppositions, and affidavits concerning the FTC's request for preliminary injunction as to the Gomez Defendants set forth in the Stipulation and Order Extending the Duration of the Temporary Restraining Order and Setting Preliminary Injunction Hearing as to Defendants Adams Consulting, LLC, Global Marketing Services L.L.C., and Jeffrey A. Gomez entered on May 23, 2018 [ECF No. 72] are vacated until further order of the Court.

3. The evidentiary hearing on Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission's motion for preliminary injunction as to the Gomez Defendants currently scheduled for July 10, 2018 is vacated.

IT IS SO ORDERED.