Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Financial Tree
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING No. 2:20-cv-01184-TLN-AC
COMMISSION,
12 Plaintiff, ORDER v. 14 FINANCIAL TREE dba FINANCIAL TREE TRUST; FINANCIAL SOLUTION GROUP dba FINANCIAL SOLUTION GROUP TRUST; NEW MONEY
ADVISORS, LLC; THE LAW FIRM OF
JOHN GLENN, P.C.; JOHN D. BLACK aka JOHN BARNES; CHRISTOPHER MANCUSO; JOSEPH TUFO; and JOHN
P. GLENN,
19 Defendants;
SUISSE GROUP (USA) LLC; JMC
INDUSTRIES LLC; LANDES CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT, LLC; KINGDOM
TRUST LLC; HERBERT CASWELL; ANNE MANCUSO; and TYLER MANCUSO Relief Defendants. 25 This matter is before the Court on Defendant John D. Black’s (“Black”) Motion to Further Stay Civil Action Against Defendants Pending Resolution of Criminal Proceedings. (ECF No. 104.) Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) filed a Response to the Motion. (ECF No. 106.) No reply was filed. For the reasons stated herein, Black’s motion (ECF No. 104) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. I. …