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CaseNo: FVCG119225, CourtCode: FED, CourtName: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION II, Plaintiff: FTC, State: TX Texas, UniqueCaseRef: LCD>FVCG119225, Temporary Restraining Order, Commission, Parte Temporary Restraining, Federal Trade Commission, Pursuant, Federal Rules, Preliminary Injunction, Assets, Trade Commission Act, Civil Procedure, Trade Commission, Businesses, Personal Service, Complaint, Act, Equitable Relief, State Police, Advertising, Practices, Employees, Jurisdiction, Greenwell, Defendant Clinton, Financial Institution, Affiliate, Servants, Successors, Police, Ftc Act, Relief, Participation, Active Concert, Pay, Payment , ContentID: 120255013

Case Documents
1   TEMP RESTRAINING ORDER
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 132203
13 pages
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2   COMPLAINT
[ see first page and extracted highlights below  ] ItemID: 132202
8 pages
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Total Documents: 2 documents , 21 pages
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1 . TEMP RESTRAINING ORDER

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
COMMISSION
BUSINESS
PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
DEFENDANT
PURSUANT
FEDERAL RULES
PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION
ASSETS
COURT
TRADE COMMISSION ACT
PLAINTIFF
CIVIL PROCEDURE
TRADE COMMISSION
PERSONAL SERVICE
EQUITABLE RELIEF
STATE POLICE
EMPLOYEES
JURISDICTION
COMPLAINT
GREENWELL
DEFENDANT CLINTON
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
AFFILIATE
SERVANTS
SUCCESSORS
PARTICIPATION
ACTIVE CONCERT
PRACTICES
                                      UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                               FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
                                                    HOUSTON DIVISION




  FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

                                      Plaintiff,

                               v.

  CLINTON R. GREENWELL,                                                Civil Action No.
           an individual doing business as
           The Police Bulletin,
              State Police Magazine,
              State Police Enforcers Yearbook,
              State Police Officers Yearbook,                          Date:  ________
            Firefighters News Journal, and
              Creative Publishing,                                      Time: ________

                                     Defendant.




               [PROPOSED] EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
                                                    WITH ASSET FREEZE

         Plaintiff, the Federal Trade Commission ("Commission"), having filed its complaint for a

permanent injunction and other equitable relief in this matter pursuant to Section 13(b) of the

Trade Commission Act ("FTC ACT"), 15 U.S.C. § 53(b), and having moved ex parte for a

temporary restraining order and for an order to show cause why a preliminary injunction should not

granted pursuant to Rule 65(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Fed. R. Civ. P. 65, and the





EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
WITH ASSET FREEZE                                                                           Page 1


Court having considered the complaint, declarations, exhibits, and memorandum of law filed in
SNIPPETS:
  • FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
  • State Police Enforcers Yearbook,
  • EX PARTE TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
  • Plaintiff, the Federal Trade Commission, having filed its complaint for a
  • permanent injunction and other equitable relief in this matter pursuant to Section 13of the
  • granted pursuant to Rule 65of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,
  • Court having considered the complaint, declarations, exhibits, and memorandum of law filed in
  • that the plaintiff is therefore likely to prevail on the merits of this action;
  • disposition or concealment by defendant of his assets or company records,
  • unless defendant is immediately restrained and enjoined by Order
  • "Defendant" means Clinton R. Greenwell, and each of his successors, assigns, agents,
  • servants, employees, and those persons in active concert or participation with them who
  • through any entity, corporation, subsidiary, division, affiliate or other device, unless
  • promotion, offering for sale, or sale of advertisements to businesses, defendant Clinton
  • this Order by personal service or otherwise, whether acting directly or through any
  • material to a business consumer's decision to purchase advertising.
  • and time for the hearing on a preliminary injunction, but in no event later than ten days
  • documents or records of any kind that relate to the business practices or business or
  • Any such financial institution, account custodian, or other
  • provided for in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or the Rules of this Court.
  • Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45, continuing the freeze of the assets, and imposing such
  • RETENTION OF JURISDICTION

  • 2 . COMPLAINT

    EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
    ACT
    ADVERTISING
    DEFENDANT
    POLICE
    FTC ACT
    RELIEF
    PAY
    LAW
    PAYMENT
    PUBLICATIONS
    YEARBOOK
    USC
    COMPLAINT
    VIOLATIONS
    PRACTICES
    DECEPTIVE ACTS
    INJUNCTIONS
    COURT
    INJURED CONSUMES
    DISGORGEMENT
    RESTITUTION
    RESCISSION
    COMMISSION
    INVOICES
    MONEY
    COERCE
    TEXAS
    CREATIVE PUBLISHING
    MAGAZINE
    
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                                                                 UNBTEMTA~D~C'I'COURT
                                                         POR  THE  SOII2XBMT           DIBTRXCTOFTEXAS
                                                                             HOUSTON  DIVISION
    
    
    
    
                            FEDERAL  TRADE  COMMISSION,
    
    
    
                                                          V.
    
                            CLINTONR              GREEN-WELL,
                                      an individual  doing  bushss  as
                                      The  Police  Bulk@
                                      State Poke  Magazine,
                                      State Poke  Enforcers  Yearbook,
                                      StatePolice  officers  Yearbook,
                                      FirefightmNews             JoumaI,  and
                                      C&ve        Publishing,
    
                                                                 Defendant.
    
    
    
    
    
                                 PIainW,  the Federal  Trade  Commission  (7?K"  or CCCommission")  for
    
                         alleges:
    
                                 1.       -Ipe  Commission  brings  this actidn  under  3 13(b)  of 
    
                         Act  (TTC  Act"),  15 WK.  $  53(b),  to  obtain  preliminary  and  permanent 
    
                        rescission  or reformation  of  co&acts,  restitution,  disgorgemenf  and other
    
                        defendant's  deceptive  acts or practices  in  violation  of 5 5(a)  of  the 
    
    
    SNIPPETS:
  • FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,
  • Act, 15 WK. $ 53, to obtain preliminary and permanent injunctive reliec
  • defendant's deceptive acts or practices in violation of 5 5of the FE Act,
  • COMPLAINT F~RRWJNCIWE
  • 53and 28 USC.
  • of the FTC Act in order to ensure such equitable relief as is appropriate in each case,
  • restitution for injured consumes, 15 U.S.C. 9 53.
  • Bulletin, State Polk& Magazine, State Police EMorcers Yearbook, State Police Officers
  • Yearbook, Fixefig&ers News Journal, and Creative Publishing.
  • and transacts Or has fransacted business in the Southern District of Texas.
  • Since at least October 2000, defendant, using various assumed names, including
  • unau&oked advert&g to be placed in law enf&xnent publications he claims to publish and
  • Defendant often tells businesses t&t the money they pay for advertising is used for
  • Defendant faxes or mails invoices to the businesses demanding
  • irmnediate payment These invoices typically state that payment for the advertising is past
  • even though the businesses have not weed to place advertisiig in defendant's publications.
  • defendant telephones businesses and pressures them to pay by
  • coerce the business to pay- In num~us iastances, defendant sends CEIffiers to co&ct payments,
  • misleading and constitute deceptive acts or p~tices in violations of S&on Sof the FTC Act,
  • relief by this Court, defendant is likely to contin.ue to injure consumers and har.nHhe pubtic
  • to order such ancillary relief as temporary and preiiminary injunctions;
  • consumer redress, rescission, restitution, disgorgement oEprofits resulting from defendant's
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