Federal Trade Commission v. American Financial Benefits Center

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Case No. 18-cv-00806-SBA (JSC)

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON APPLICATION FOR

v. DISCHARGE OF RECEIVER AND

APPROVAL OF FINAL FEE

AMERICAN FINANCIAL BENEFITS APPLICATION CENTER, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 247 Defendants.

12 On November 29, 2018, the district court issued an order granting the motion of Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) for preliminary injunction against Defendants American Financial Benefits Center (“AFBC”), AmeriTech Financial, and Financial Education Benefits Center (“FEBC”) (together, “Corporate Defendants”), and Brandon Frere. (Dkt. No. 186.) The court’s order (“PI Order”) appointed Thomas W. McNamara as Receiver for the Corporate Defendants, granting him “full powers of an equity receiver.” (Dkt. No. 187 at 5.) The district court subsequently referred all matters arising out of the performance of the Receiver’s duties to the undersigned. (Dkt. No. 190.) On…