Mark Irvin Ritchie v. Securities and Exchange Commission

I. Background

On August 1, 2022, Plaintiff Mark Irvin Ritchie initiated this RICO action against the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, purportedly on behalf of Plaintiff Patrick Jevon Johnson. (See Dkt. 1 (“Compl.”).) Mr. Ritchie alleges that he may represent Mr. Johnson because he exercises “power of attorney for the Patrick Jevon Johnson Ecclesiastical Estate.” (Id. at 2.) On August 17, 2022, this case was transferred to the Central District of California. (Dkt. 6.) On January 3, 2023, Mr. Ritchie filed proof of service indicating he served the SEC and its attorneys by mailing a copy of the Summons and Complaint to their Los Angeles office and emailing another copy to the attorneys. (See Dkt. 25.) On January 24, 2023, this action was transferred to this court because it relates to another pending case, SEC v. Johnson et al., No. 2:20-cv- 08985-FWS-DFM. (Dkt. 30.) Mr. Ritchie also appeared in the related case, purporting to represent Mr. Johnson, a defendant in that action, and two other defendants, Frank Ekejija and NVC Fund, LLC. On November 2, 2022, Mr. Ritchie filed a Notice of…