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CaseNo: FVICI109065, CourtCode: FED, CourtName: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, Plaintiff: FTC, State: CA California, UniqueCaseRef: LCD>FVICI109065, Receiver, Assets, Federal Trade Commission, Goldberg, Judgement, Receivership Defendants, United States, Permanent Receiver, California, Commission, Franchisees, Pursuant, Craig, Lawson, Officer, Ftc Act, Stanley, Permanent Injunction, Bob Bryan, Act, Monetary Judgment, Erik, Business Ventures, United States District, Geoff Stevens, Named Defendants, Restraining Order, Internet, Franchise Rule, Temporary Restraining Order, Central District, Consumers, Federal Rule, Asset Freeze , ContentID: 120247455

Case Documents
1   ORDER FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
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2   COMPLAINT
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7 pages
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3 1999-03-29 FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER
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11 pages
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Total Documents: 3 documents , 34 pages
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1 . ORDER FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
ASSETS
COURT
RECEIVERSHIP DEFENDANTS
PERMANENT RECEIVER
COMMISSION
UNITED STATES
CALIFORNIA
CRAIG
LAWSON
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
BOB BRYAN
BUSINESS
PLAINTIFF
OFFICER
ERIK
GOLDBERG
GEOFF STEVENS
NAMED DEFENDANTS
ATTORNEYS
PURSUANT
RESTRAINING ORDER
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
ASSET FREEZE
ARNESEN CREATIVE SERVICES
POSSESSION
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
APPOINTMENT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
CALIFORNIA FEDERAL BANK
   LINDA M. STOCK (Bar No. 143774)
   RUSSELL S. DEITCH (Bar No. 138713)
   Federal Trade Commission
   10877 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700
   Los Angeles, CA 90024
   (310) 824-4343, 824-4316, 824-4317
   Fax:(310) 824-4380
   Attorneys for Plaintiff
   FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

                        UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                       CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
                              WESTERN DIVISION

                         FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

                                 Plaintiff,

                                     v.

         INETINTL.COM, INC., a California corporation, a.k.a. Inet
   International; CRAIG A. LAWSON, a.k.a. Bob Bryan, individually and as
   an owner, officer, or manager of INETINTL.COM, INC.; ERIK R. ARNESEN,
     individually and as an owner, officer, or manager of INETINTL.COM,
   INC.; and STANLEY R. GOLDBERG, a.k.a. Geoff Stevens, individually and
          as an owner, officer, or manager of INETINTL.COM, INC.;

                                Defendants.

                                  Civ. No.

                                 (Proposed)

   ORDER FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION WITH ASSET  FREEZE AND APPOINTMENT OF
                             PERMANENT RECEIVER

   This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff Federal Trade
   Commission's Complaint for an injunction and other equitable relief,
   and its ex parte Application pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 65(b) for a
   Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO") with Asset Freeze, Order
   Appointing a Temporary Receiver, and Order to Show Cause Why a
   Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue and Why a Permanent Receiver
   Should Not Be Appointed. The TRO with Asset Freeze and Order to Show
   Cause having been granted ex parte and served with the Complaint and
   summons on all Defendants, and the Court having considered all
   pleadings, memoranda, declarations, and other exhibits filed with
   respect to said Application, and having heard oral argument and now
   being fully advised in the premises, finds:
SNIPPETS:
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • Fax:824-4380 Attorneys for Plaintiff
  • CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
  • INETINTL.COM, INC., a California corporation, a.k.a. Inet International; CRAIG A. LAWSON,
  • This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission's Complaint for an
  • P. 65for a Temporary Restraining Order with Asset Freeze,
  • Appointing a Temporary Receiver, and Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should
  • There is a substantial likelihood that, absent the continuation of the asset freeze,
  • Good cause exists for the appointment of a Permanent Receiver.
  • No security is required of any agency of the United States for issuance of a restraining
  • "Defendants" means the Named Defendants and their officers, agents, servants, employees,
  • E. "Receivership Defendants" means Craig A. Lawson, also known as Bob Bryan; Inetintl.Com,
  • H. "Business Venture" means any written or oral business arrangement, however denominated,
  • Inet Strategies; Whit Consultants; or their affiliates or subsidiaries, successors or
  • Sepulveda, Culver City, California, or any other California Federal Bank Branch), or with any
  • Within three business days following the service of this Order, take such steps as are
  • Provided, however, that no Defendant who complied with Paragraph III, section B. of the
  • IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that copies of this Order may be served by any means, including

  • 2 . COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    DEFENDANTS
    ACT
    BUSINESS
    INTERNET
    FRANCHISE RULE
    FTC ACT
    MARKETING
    AFFILIATES
    VIOLATIONS
    FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    RELIEF
    PRACTICES
    COURT
    BUSINESS VENTURES
    CALIFORNIA
    PURCHASERS
    SALE
    MARKETING SYSTEMS
    SELL
    CENTRAL DISTRICT
    INET
    COMPLAINT
    EARNINGS
    PROSPECTIVE FRANCHISEES
    CONSUMERS
    TRANSACTS
    PLAINTIFF
    OFFICER
    PURPORT
    
       DEBRA A. VALENTINE
       General Counsel
    
       LINDA M. STOCK (State Bar No. 143774)
       RUSSELL S. DEITCH (State Bar No. 138713)
       Federal Trade Commission
       10877 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 700
       Los Angeles, California 90024
       (310) 824-4343, 824-4316, and 824-4317
       Fax: (310) 824-4380
       Attorneys for Plaintiff
    
       FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                           CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
                                  WESTERN DIVISION
    
                             FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
    
                                     Plaintiff,
    
                                         v.
    
             INETINTL.COM, INC., a California corporation, a.k.a. Inet
       International; CRAIG A. LAWSON, a.k.a. Bob Bryan, individually and as
       an owner, officer, or manager of INETINTL.COM, INC.; ERIK R. ARNESEN,
         individually and as an owner, officer, or manager of INETINTL.COM,
       INC.; and STANLEY R. GOLDBERG, a.k.a. Geoff Stevens, individually and
              as an owner, officer, or manager of INETINTL.COM, INC.;
    
                                    Defendants.
    
                                      Civ. No.
    
                COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTION AND OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF
    
       Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") for its
       Complaint alleges:
    
       1. The Commission brings this action under Sections 13(b) and 19 of
       the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC Act"), 15 U.S.C. §§ 53(b) and
       57b, to obtain preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, rescission
       or reformation of contracts, restitution, disgorgement, appointment of
       a Receiver, and other equitable relief for defendants' violations of
       Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45(a), and the Commission's
       Trade Regulation Rule entitled "Disclosure Requirements and
       Prohibitions Concerning Franchising and Business Opportunity Ventures"
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • 824-4380 Attorneys for Plaintiff
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
  • INETINTL.COM, INC., a California corporation, a.k.a. Inet International; CRAIG A. LAWSON,
  • COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTION AND OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF
  • The Commission brings this action under Sections 13and 19 of the Federal Trade Commission ss Opportunity Ventures", 16 C.F.R. Part 436.
  • Venue in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Western
  • The Commission is charged, inter alia, with enforcement of Section 5of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C.
  • The Commission also enforces the Franchise Rule,
  • The Commission is authorized to initiate federal district court proceedings to enjoin
  • Defendant Inetintl.Com, Inc.,, also known as Inet International, is a California corporation
  • Inetintl.Com promotes and sells purportedly lucrative Internet franchises or "business
  • Inetintl.Com transacts or has transacted business in the Central District of California.
  • His title is National Marketing Director of Inet.
  • At all times relevant to this Complaint, the defendants have maintained a substantial course
  • Since at least March 1997, the defendants have engaged in a deceptive scheme to offer and
  • In order to induce purchasers to make a typical initial investment of $3,000 to $10,000, the
  • Defendants purport to offer franchisees the products, services, and marketing support to
  • By placing advertising in magazines and newspapers, franchisees solicit affiliates to
  • Defendants claim that sales of the "Internet Business Marketing Systems" to affiliates and
  • The Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to provide prospective franchisees with a complete

  • 3 . FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    GOLDBERG
    JUDGEMENT
    FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    COURT
    UNITED STATES
    STANLEY
    PERMANENT INJUNCTION
    MONETARY JUDGMENT
    PURSUANT
    UNITED STATES DISTRICT
    FTC ACT
    FEDERAL RULE
    BUSINESS VENTURES
    REPRESENTING
    PLAINTIFF FEDERAL TRADE
    CALIFORNIA
    CIV
    LOS ANGELES
    ATTORNEYS
    CENTRAL DISTRICT
    CAS
    CONSUMERS
    PROPOSED CHANGE
    COMPLIANCE
    GENERAL COUNSEL
    WILSHIRE BLVD
    CWX
    CHRISTINA
    SNYDER PRESIDING
    
       DEBRA A. VALENTINE
       General Counsel
    
       LINDA M. STOCK (Bar No. 143774)
       JOHN D. JACOBS (Bar No. 134154)
       Federal Trade Commission
       10877 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700
       Los Angeles, CA 90024
       (310) 824-4343, 824-4316, 824-4360
       Fax:(310) 824-4380
       Attorneys for Plaintiff
       FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
    
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                           CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
                                  WESTERN DIVISION
    
                             FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
    
                                     Plaintiff,
    
                                         v.
    
       INETINTL.COM, INC., a.k.a. Inet International; CRAIG A. LAWSON, a.k.a.
         Bob Bryan; ERIK R. ARNESEN; and STANLEY R. GOLDBERG, a.k.a. Geoff
                                Stevens; Defendants.
    
                             Civ. No. 98-2140 CAS (CWx)
    
                        (Proposed) FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER
                              FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION
                               AND MONETARY JUDGMENT
                        AS TO DEFENDANT STANLEY R. GOLDBERG
    
                                Date: March 29, 1999
                                   Time: 10 a.m.
                                 Place: Courtroom 5
    
       Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission ("Commission"), having moved for
       summary judgment against defendant Stanley R. Goldberg on March 29,
       1999, Hon. Christina A. Snyder presiding, and the evidence presented
       having been fully considered, the issues having been duly heard, and
       the Court having granted the motion pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
       Procedure 56(c),
    
       IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED as follows:
    
                                      FINDINGS
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • General Counsel
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • Fax:824-4380 Attorneys for Plaintiff
  • UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
  • No. 98-2140 CAS (CWx)
  • FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER
  • AS TO DEFENDANT STANLEY R. GOLDBERG
  • Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission, having moved for summary judgment against defendant
  • Christina A. Snyder presiding, and the evidence presented having been fully considered, the
  • Venue in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Western
  • Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency of the United States Government
  • In the course of advertising, promoting, marketing, offering for sale, or selling
  • Consumers have in fact been injured in the amount of at least $478,088 as a direct result of
  • There are no genuine issues of material fact as to the elements of the Commission's case, and
  • The Commission is entitled to a Permanent Injunction as follows:
  • Preventing Goldberg from falsely representing the experiences of references or purported
  • Ordering such ancillary relief as is necessary to assist the Commission and the Court in
  • The monetary judgment herein reflects money obtained by Defendant Goldberg through false
  • Any proposed change in the structure of any business entity owned or controlled by defendant respect to any proposed change in the corporation about which defendant learns less than thirty
  • F. For purposes of this Judgment and Order, defendant Goldberg shall, unless otherwise
  • R. Civ.
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