Filed: Jul. 02, 2019
Latest Update: Jul. 02, 2019
Summary: STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE FOR DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS BRENDA WEKSLER , Magistrate Judge . COME NOW, the Defendants, CONSUMER DEFENSE, LLC; CONSUMER LINK, INC. AMERICAN HOME LOAN COUNSELORS; AMERICAN HOME LOANS, LLC; CONSUMER DEFENSE GROUP, LLC F/K/A MODIFICATION REVIEW BOARD, LLC; BROWN LEGAL, INC.; FMG PARTNERS, LLC; ZINLEY, LLC; JONATHAN P. HANLEY; AND SANDRA X. HANLEY, by and through their attorney of record, and the Plaintiff, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, by and through its attorneys of r
Summary: STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE FOR DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS BRENDA WEKSLER , Magistrate Judge . COME NOW, the Defendants, CONSUMER DEFENSE, LLC; CONSUMER LINK, INC. AMERICAN HOME LOAN COUNSELORS; AMERICAN HOME LOANS, LLC; CONSUMER DEFENSE GROUP, LLC F/K/A MODIFICATION REVIEW BOARD, LLC; BROWN LEGAL, INC.; FMG PARTNERS, LLC; ZINLEY, LLC; JONATHAN P. HANLEY; AND SANDRA X. HANLEY, by and through their attorney of record, and the Plaintiff, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, by and through its attorneys of re..
More
STIPULATION TO EXTEND DEADLINE FOR DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS
BRENDA WEKSLER, Magistrate Judge.
COME NOW, the Defendants, CONSUMER DEFENSE, LLC; CONSUMER LINK, INC. AMERICAN HOME LOAN COUNSELORS; AMERICAN HOME LOANS, LLC; CONSUMER DEFENSE GROUP, LLC F/K/A MODIFICATION REVIEW BOARD, LLC; BROWN LEGAL, INC.; FMG PARTNERS, LLC; ZINLEY, LLC; JONATHAN P. HANLEY; AND SANDRA X. HANLEY, by and through their attorney of record, and the Plaintiff, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, by and through its attorneys of record, and hereby stipulate, agree and seek this Court's Order as follows:
1. On January 8, 2018, the FTC filed a complaint for permanent injunction and other equitable relief against individuals Jonathan Hanley, Benjamin Horton1, and Sandra Hanley, and against the entities Consumer Defense, LLC (Nevada), Consumer Link, Inc. (the "Nevada Corporate Defendants"), Preferred Law, PLLC, American Home Loan Counselors, Consumer Defense Group, LLC, Consumer Defense, LLC (Utah), Brown Legal, Inc., AM Property Management, LLC, FMG Partners, LLC, and Zinly, LLC (the "Utah Corporation Defendants") (all collectively the "Corporate Defendants") . (ECF No. 1.)
2. The current Scheduling Order in this case calls for the filing of all dispositive motions on or before July 15, 2019. (ECF 171.)
3. On June 5, 2019, D. Brian Boggess entered his Notice of Appearance as Counsel for all of the Defendants, including the Corporate Defendants. (ECF No. 233.)
4. At the time Counsel entered his appearance, various discovery-related Motions were pending before the Court, including Defendants' Emergency Motion to Extend Time Discovery. (ECF 216.) That Motion, as well as other pending Motions, has now been set for Hearing before the Court. (ECF 244.)
5. Counsel for Defendants has a conflict during the week of July 8, 2019, wherein he will be outside the reach of cellular phones and the internet while participating in a previouslyscheduled fifty-mile backpacking trip with a group of scouts.
6. Given Counsel's conflict, and the upcoming hearing on the outstanding discovery motions, the parties agree, stipulate and request that this Court extend the due date for Defendants to file dispositive motion to July 22, 2019.
7. Oppositions and replies, if any, would be due pursuant to the applicable Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Rules of this Court.
8. This stipulation is made in good faith among and at the request of the parties, and not for purposes of delay.
BOGGESS LAW GROUP ALDEN F. ABBOTT
General Counsel
/s/ D. Brian Boggess /s/Gregory A. Ashe (with permission)
D Brian Boggess GREGORY A. ASHE
Nevada Bar No. 4537 JASON SCHALL
7495 West Azure Drive, Suite 211 Federal Trade Commission
Telephone: (385)248-5700 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Fax: (855)675-2674 Washington, DC 20580
Email: bboggess@boggesslawgroup.com Telephone: 202-326-3719 (Ashe)
Attorney for Defendants Telephone: 202-326-2251 (Schall)
Facsimile: 202-326-3768
Email: gashe@ftc.gov, jschall@ftc.gov
NICHOLAS A. TRUTANICH
United States Attorney
BLAINE T. WELSH
Assistant United States Attorney
Nevada Bar No. 4790
501 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Suite 1100
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Phone: (702) 388-6336
Facsimile: (702) 388-6787
Attorneys for Plaintiff
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
IT IS SO ORDERED.
