Ewing v. Empire Capital Funding Group, Inc et al
Plaintiff: Anton Ewing
Defendant: Empire Capital Funding Group, Inc, Ascend Funding, LLC, Peter Tafeen, Business First Funding Corp, Shore Funding Solutions, Inc, Prosperify Consulting, LLC, SMS Ventures, Inc, Resolve Holdings Corp, Wayne A. Shirreffs, DOES 1-100, ABC Corporations 1-100 and XZY, LLC's 1-100
Case Number: 3:2017cv02507
Filed: December 14, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of California
Office: San Diego Office
County: San Diego
Presiding Judge: Larry Alan Burns
Presiding Judge: Mitchell D. Dembin
Nature of Suit: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
Cause of Action: 18 U.S.C. ยง 1964
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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April 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 115 ORDER Granting Joint Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. 113 ); Order of Dismissal. Ewing's claims against Ascend Funding, LLC are dismissed with prejudice. Dkt. 113 . Ewing's claims against defendants Empire Capital Funding Group, Inc., Prosperify Consulting, LLC, SMS Ventures, Inc., Wayne Shirreffs, and Resolve Holdings Corp. are dismissed without prejudice. Ascend Funding's motion to declare Ewing a vexatious litigant is denied without prejudice as moot. Dkt. 101 . The clerk is directed to close the case. Signed by Chief Judge Larry Alan Burns on 4/17/2019. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service) (jdt)
January 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 96 ORDER Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants' Motion to Dismiss; Granting Motion to Strike (Dkt. 87 ). Ewing's claims against Peter Tafeen individually are dismissed with prejudice for lack of personal jurisdiction. Ewing's C IPA claim is dismissed with prejudice. The Court strikes Paragraph 49 of Ewing's First Amended Complaint. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is otherwise denied and Ewing may proceed with his claim for violation of the TCPA against Ascend Funding, LLC. Signed by Judge Larry Alan Burns on 1/9/2019. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service) (jdt)
September 18, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 90 ORDER Denying Plaintiff's Motion to Strike (Dkt. 89 ). Signed by Judge Larry Alan Burns on 9/17/2018. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(jdt)
August 10, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 86 ORDER Revoking Leave to File Electronically; and Order Discharging Order to Show Cause. Signed by Judge Larry Alan Burns on 8/10/2018.(All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(jdt)
July 30, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 82 ORDER (1) Granting Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. 10 ); (2) Denying Motion for Service (Dkt. 27 ); (3) Denying Motion for Sanctions (Dkt. 55 ); (4) Denying Motion to Intervene (Dkt. 57 ). Signed by Judge Larry Alan Burns on 7/30/2018. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(jdt)
March 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 53 ORDER Denying 33 Limited Expedited Discovery; Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply. Signed by Magistrate Judge Mitchell D. Dembin on 3/19/2018. (jdt)
February 6, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER Re: Scheduling. The schedule for the pending motions is modified as follows: First, Judge Dembin will rule on Ewing's ex parte motion for jurisdictional discovery (Dkt. 33). Once that motion is decided, the Court will issue an order resche duling a hearing for both the motion to dismiss (Dkt. 30) and the motion for service by U.S. Marshal (Dkt. 27). The hearing dates for those motions are vacated, and neither Ewing nor Ascend Funding need file an opposition to either until the Court reschedules a hearing. Signed by Judge Larry Alan Burns on 2/6/2018.(jdt)
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Plaintiff: Anton Ewing
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Defendant: Empire Capital Funding Group, Inc
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Defendant: Ascend Funding, LLC
Represented By: Philip Joseph Bonoli
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Defendant: Peter Tafeen
Represented By: Philip Joseph Bonoli
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Defendant: Wayne A. Shirreffs
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