Federal Trade Commission v. American Financial Benefits Center
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Case No. 18-cv-00806-SBA (JSC)
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: SECOND INTERIM
v. APPLICATION OF RECEIVER FOR
ORDER APPROVING RECEIVER’S
AMERICAN FINANCIAL BENEFITS FEES AND EXPENSES CENTER, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 230 Defendants.
12 On November 29, 2018, the district court issued an order granting the motion of the Federal Trade Commission for preliminary injunction against Defendants American Financial Benefits Center (“AFBC”) and Financial Education Benefits Center (“FEBC”) (together, “Corporate Defendants”), and Brandon Frere. (Dkt. No. 186.) The court’s order (“PI Order”) appointed Thomas McNamara as Receiver for the Corporate Defendants, granting him “full powers of an equity receiver.” (Dkt. No. 187 at 6.) The district court subsequently referred all matters arising out of the performance of the Receiver’s duties to the undersigned. (Dkt. No. 190.) On March 29, 2019, this Court…