SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. AEQUITAS MANAGEMENT, LLC

No. 3:16-cv-00438-PK.

SECURITIES AND ENCUMBRANCES COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. AEQUITAS MANAGEMENT, LLC; AEQUITAS HOLDINGS, LLC; AEQUITAS COMMERCIAL FINANCE, LLC; AEQUITAS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.; AEQUITAS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC; ROBERT J. JESENIK, BRIAN A. OLIVER; and N. SCOTT GILLIS, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Oregon, Portland Division.

May 17, 2018.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 15 U.S.C. § 77
Cause: 15 U.S.C. § 77 Securities Fraud
Nature of Suit: 850 Securities / Commodities
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Securities and Exchange Commission, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew J. Hefty , Securities and Exchange Commission, Sheila E. O'Callaghan , U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission & Brent D. Smyth , U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Enviso Capital Group, LLC, Plaintiff, represented by Karen R. Frostrom , Thorsnes Bartolotta McGuire LLP, pro hac vice & Katherine R. Heekin , The Heekin Law Firm.

Carolyn Harris, John Steinberg, Pamela Steinberg, Celia Casas, Jin Yang, Honghua Yang, Jody Savara, Stanley Okamoto, Parthasarathy Raguram, Leon Brown, Edward Goodman, Lenetta Goodman, Michael Ashmore, Marita Ashmore, Elisabeth Secan, John Newcomb, Debby Newcomb, Majid Majidian, Phil Ringle, James Ringle & Marva Fabien, Intervenor Plaintiffs, represented by Robert S. Banks, Jr. , Banks Law Office, PC.

Aequitas Management, LLC, Aequitas Holdings, LLC, Aequitas Commercial Finance, LLC, Aequitas Capital Management, Inc. & Aequitas Investment Management, LLC, Defendants, represented by Brian M. Nichilo , Pepper Hamilton LLP, pro hac vice, Jeffrey S. Eden , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, Lawrence R. Ream , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, pro hac vice, Pamela S. Palmer , Pepper Hamilton LLP, pro hac vice, Troy D. Greenfield , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, Alex I. Poust , Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Andrew J. Lee , Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Ivan B. Knauer , Snell & Wilmer LLP, pro hac vice, Joel A. Parker , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, Sara C. Cotton , Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Salvatore Picariello , Law Offices of Stanley H. Shure, pro hac vice & Stanley Hoffman Shure , Law Offices of Stanley H. Shure, pro hac vice.

Robert J. Jesenik, Defendant, represented by Jeffrey F. Robertson , Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, pro hac vice, Peter H. White , Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, pro hac vice & Christopher W. Peterman , Attorney at Law, PC.

Brian A. Oliver, Defendant, represented by Jahan P. Raissi , Shartsis Friese LLP, pro hac vice, Larisa A. Meisenheimer , Shartsis Friese LLP, pro hac vice & Michael B. Merchant , Black Helterline, LLP.

N. Scott Gillis, Defendant, represented by Ashley M. Simonsen , Covington & Burling LLP, pro hac vice, William Douglas Sprague , Covington & Burling LLP, pro hac vice, B. Scott Whipple , Whipple Law Office, LLC & Tammy Albarran , Covington & Burling LLP, pro hac vice.

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC & Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Interested Partys, represented by Brian E. Greer , Dechert LLP, pro hac vice, John M. Timperio , Dechert LLP, pro hac vice, Neil A. Steiner , Dechert LLP, pro hac vice & Daniel J. Colaizzi, IV , Dechert LLP, pro hac vice.

Lawrence P. Ciuffitelli, Greg Julien, Angela Julien, James MacDonald, Susan MacDonald, Andrew Nowak & R.F. MacDonald Co., Interested Partys, represented by Timothy S. DeJong , Stoll Stoll Berne Lokting & Shlachter, PC, Jacob S. Gill , Stoll Stoll Berne Lokting & Schlachter P.C., Keith A. Ketterling , Stoll Stoll Berne Lotking & Shlachter & Nadia H. Dahab , Stoll Stoll Berne Lokting & Shlachter P.C.

William Ramstein, Interested Party, represented by Timothy S. DeJong , Stoll Stoll Berne Lokting & Shlachter, PC.

Weider Health and Fitness, Secured Creditor & Bruce Forman, Secured Creditor, Interested Partys, represented by Delilah G. Vinzon , Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, pro hac vice, Diane H. Bang , Spertus, Landes & Umhofer, LLP, Jennifer LaGrange , Spertus, Landes & Umhofer, LLP, Joseph M. Mabe , Brownstein Rask, LLP, Mark Shinderman , Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, pro hac vice, Matthew D. Umhofer , Spertus, Landes & Umhofer, LLP, pro hac vice, Benjamin C. Seiken , Karnopp Petersen LLP & Paul G. Dodds , Brownstein Rask, LLP.

Terrell Group, Interested Party, represented by Bruce W. Leaverton , Lane Powell, PC, pro hac vice & Susan K. Eggum , Lane Powell, PC.

Ronald S. Hagen, Interested Party, represented by Bradley W. Andersen , Landerholm, PS.

Origami Capital, Interested Party, represented by Daniel J. McGuire , Winston & Strawn LLP, pro hac vice, Justin E. Rawlins , Winston & Strawn LLP, pro hac vice & David W. Criswell , Lane Powell, PC.

Maurice Salter & Emre Ucer, Interested Partys, represented by Eric D. Lansverk , Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson.

CPYT Ventures, LLC, Interested Party, represented by Conde T. Cox , Law Office of Conde Cox.

Compass Partners International II LLP, Interested Party, represented by Henry P. Baer, Jr. , Finn Dixon & Herling LLP, pro hac vice & Nicholas J. Henderson , Motschenbacher & Blattner, LLP.

Rahel Abraham, Virginia Adams, Richard Ader, Ernestine Allen, Peter Anderson, Susan Roeseler, Leigh Anne Hadley, Jointly, and each seperately with Karl Balzer, Karl Balzer, Jointly, and each seperately with Leigh Anne Hadley, Trustee James Barber, Trustee, James and Emma Barber Marital Trust, Steven Beaird, Gregory Bergere, Barbara Bergere, Muraldharan Bhoopathy, Amudha Sundaramurthy, Rosanna Boulton, Phil Boulton, Trustee Steve Boyd, Trustee Sabella Boyd Family Trust, Laura Brackenridge, Alvan Brown, Edward Bulger, Trustee Edward Bulger, Bulger Living Trust, Susan Bureau, Dan Bureau, Joel Bushman, Kim Caldwell, Angela Cheek, David Cheek, Trustee Kevin Chen, Joy Capital, LLC, Kevin Chen, Lian Shao, Chu-Tien and Yi-Jen Chia, Sheung Chow and Wing-Hung Yan, Ronni Cohen, Jeffrey Cohen, Karra Crawford, Timothy Custer, Alexander Memoran Dadgar, Ali Dadgar, Armon Dadgar, Fariba Ronnasi, Ernest Dantini, Paige Dantini, Tuan Dao, Judy Delarose, Kam Derakshani, Parisa Derakshani, Gurcharan K. Dhaliwal, Barbara Downs, David Eide, Peggy Eide, Gary Etchells, Kathleen Etchells, Trustee Rudolph Faller, Rudolph A. Faller Living Trust U/A 7/13/1993, Trustee Cyrena Faller, Cyrena Faller Trust, Vincent B. Fernandes, Judy Flexer, Ken Flexer, David Fontana, Ryan Fox, Linda Gilson, John Gonnella, Carol Gonnella, Trustee John Gould, Jr., Estate of John V. Gould, Sally Gould, Trustee Terrance Grier, Terrance M. and Diane M. Grier Trust 12/27/2010, Trustee David Whitney, Edith Grobe Foundation, Trustee Ruth Whitney, Edith Grobe Foundation, Bruce Hale, John Haller, Trustee John Haller, Franklin M. Henry Marital Trust, David Harris, Trustee James Harvey, Harvey Revocable Trust, Donald Hauge, Trustee Rollie Hunt, Strand Hunt Construction, Trustee Dolores Johansen, Johansen Family Survivors Trust U/A DTD 2/01/1993 and Johansen Credit Shelter Trust U/A DTD 2/01/1993, Arash Kabir, Sana Parsian, Armin Kabir, Gregory Karpstein, Victoria Karpstein, Kelly Kim, Lorrelle Klinger, Ross Klinger, Trustee Robert Klink, Patricia Klink, Trustee Robert Koch, Renee C. Koch Living Trust and Robert H. Koch Living Trust, Trustee Renee Koch, Renee C. Koch Living Trust and Robert H. Koch Living Trust, Kevin Korpi, Wen Lacasse, Trustee Clifford Laycock, Clifford and Myrna Laycock Family Trust, Trustee Myrna Laycock, Clifford and Myrna Laycock Family Trust, Ann Elizabeth LeClair, Deborah Maloney, Sean Mayer, Joni Mayer, John McGinn, Karin McGinn, John McKenna, Catherine Moeller, Edward Moore, Mehrdad Naeini, Shahrzad Amini, Trustee Joseph Ness, Kela Ness, Mary Nicholson, Donald Norton, Heidi Owens, Jeri Morgan Reiner, Allen Reiter, Susan Reiter, Trustee Susan Reiter, Joseph E. Feldman Trust FBO U/A 6/15/1984, Allen Rhyasen, Raymond Ringering, Susan Sabella, Ken Schreier, Behrouz Shokri, Fariba Shokri, Gary Simpson, David Skone, Polly Skone, Lakshmi Srinivasan, K.S. Venkatraman, Christopher Stahl, Tim Starkey, Devon Surgent, James Surgent, Marla Surgent, George Surgent, Laurie Sylla, Sita Vashee, Vijaykumar Vashee, Donald Verkest, Linda Wall, Trustee David Whitney, Whitney Living Trust, Philip Widmer, Trustee Maureen Wimbiscus, Maureen A. Wimbiscus Trust, Kyle Yakabu, Geeti Yazdani, Farokh Yazdani, Trustee Mary T. Peterson, Mary T. Peterson Revocable Trust, Leslie Ferrone, Trustee Jennifer Monahan, Monahan Living Trust, Trustee Richard Monahan, Monahan Living Trust, Trustee Donald Searcy, Elizabeth Anne Trust, Trustee Kathleen Searcy, Kathleen M. Searcy Trust, David Whitney & Paul Allen, Interested Partys, represented by Daren A. Luma , Daren A. Luma, PLLC, pro hac vice, Joseph C. Peiffer , Peiffer Rosca Wolf Abdullah Carr & Kane, pro hac vice & Charles J. Paternoster , Parsons Farnell & Grein, LLP.

Max Anton Herde, Interested Party, represented by Daren A. Luma , Daren A. Luma, PLLC, pro hac vice & Charles J. Paternoster , Parsons Farnell & Grein, LLP.

Charles Edward Huggins, III, Interested Party, represented by Charles J. Paternoster , Parsons Farnell & Grein, LLP.

Mina Loghavi, Mark LeClair, Irving Levinson, Robert Levinson, Trustee Tony Limbaugh, Jr., Tony Limbaugh Sr. and Lola Limbaugh, Trustee Mechele Limbaugh, Tony Limbaugh Sr. and Lola Limbaugh, James Livermore & Brad Lundberg, Interested Partys, represented by Daren A. Luma , Daren A. Luma, PLLC, pro hac vice, Charles J. Paternoster , Parsons Farnell & Grein, LLP & Joseph C. Peiffer , Peiffer Rosca Wolf Abdullah Carr & Kane.

Terrell Group Management, Interested Party, represented by Bruce W. Leaverton , Lane Powell, PC, pro hac vice, Milo Petranovich , Lane Powell, PC & Susan K. Eggum , Lane Powell, PC.

Olaf Janke, Interested Party, represented by Janet M. Doherty , Dechert LLP, pro hac vice & Michael J. Sandmire , Ater Wynne, LLP.

John Brill, Interpleader, represented by Joseph C. Peiffer , Peiffer Rosca Wolf Abdullah Carr & Kane, pro hac vice, Charles J. Paternoster , Parsons Farnell & Grein, LLP & Daren A. Luma , Daren A. Luma, PLLC, pro hac vice.

United Recovery Group For Equality, Intervenor, represented by Dennis P. Rawlinson , Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP, Jeanne K. Sinnott , Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP, Joshua M. Sasaki , Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP, Justin C. Sawyer , Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP & Teresa H. Pearson , Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP.

Mani Rahnama, Nazanin Rahnama, Nima Rahnama, Warren Beardsley, Mary Ann Beardsley, Randy Whitman, Deborah Whitman, Alan Whitney, Mary Ann Whitney & Tom Smith, Intervenors, represented by Christopher J. Kayser , Larkins Vacura LLP, John W. Stephens , Esler, Stephens & Buckley, LLP, Kim T. Buckley , Esler, Stephens & Buckley, LLP & Michael J. Esler , Esler, Stephens & Buckley, LLP.

Ronald F. Greenspan, Receiver, represented by Lawrence R. Ream , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, pro hac vice, Alex I. Poust , Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Andrew J. Lee , Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Jeffrey S. Eden , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, Joel A. Parker , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, Sara C. Cotton , Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Troy D. Greenfield , Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, Salvatore Picariello , Law Offices of Stanley H. Shure, pro hac vice & Stanley Hoffman Shure , Law Offices of Stanley H. Shure, pro hac vice.

American Student Financial Group, Inc., Movant, represented by William M. Rathbone , Gordon & Rees LLP, pro hac vice & Christopher E. Hawk , Gordon & Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP.


ORDER GRANTING RECEIVER'S MOTION TO SELL PERSONAL PROPERTY TO SILVERMINE MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC, FREE AND CLEAR OF LIENS, INTERESTS, CLAIMS AND ENCUMBRANCES

(Syncronex, LLC)

This matter having come before the Honorable Paul Papak on Receiver's Motion for Orders: (1) Scheduling Hearing to Approve Sale...

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