Earle

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE Case No.: 3:22-cv-01914-H-SBC

COMMISSION,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT

Plaintiff, JOSEPH R. EARLE, JR.’S REQUEST v. TO STAY

JOSEPH R. EARLE, JR., BARRY D.

15 REAGH, WILLIAM CLAYTON, [Doc. No. 76.] FRANCIS T. DUDLEY, STEVEN E.

BRYANT, UPPER STREET

17 MARKETING, INC., and PROJECT GROWTH INTERNATIONAL, INC., Defendants. 20 On December 5, 2022, Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a complaint against Defendants Joseph R. Earle, Jr., Barry D. Reagh, William Clayton, Francis T. Dudley, Steven E. Bryant, Upper Street Marketing, Inc., and Project Growth International, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”). (Doc. No. 1.) On April 24, 2023, the SEC filed a second amended complaint against all Defendants. (Doc. No. 59.) On July 14, 2023, Defendant Joseph R. Earle, Jr. (“Defendant Earle, Jr.”) filed a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Petition in the United States…