Securities and Exchange Commission v. Empirex Capital LLC et al
Plaintiff: Securities and Exchange Commission
Defendant: Rafael Alberto Vargas Gonzalez, Empirex Capital LLC, AKC Management LLC, Rafael Vargas and Paola A. Vargas
Case Number: 1:2022mc22752
Filed: August 30, 2022
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Darrin P Gayles
Referring Judge: Edwin G Torres
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1331 Enforcement of Administrative Subpoena
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 11, 2022 Filing 12 NOTICE of Compliance by AKC Management LLC, Paola A. Vargas re #5 Order, (Udolf, Bruce)
October 11, 2022 Filing 11 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #10 Emergency Motion for Enlargement of Time to Respond. The motion is granted for good cause shown and for the time period requested in the motion. Signed by Ch. Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres on 10/11/2022. (jfz)
October 11, 2022 Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings Show Cause Response due by 10/11/2022. Per DE 11 Order. (ebz)
October 7, 2022 Filing 10 EMERGENCY MOTION with Certification of Emergency included for Enlargement of Time to Respond to Show Cause Order by AKC Management LLC, Paola A. Vargas. Responses due by 10/21/2022 (Attachments: #1 Certification Certification of Emergency)(Udolf, Bruce)
October 7, 2022 Filing 9 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Bruce L. Udolf on behalf of AKC Management LLC, Paola A. Vargas. Attorney Bruce L. Udolf added to party AKC Management LLC(pty:dft), Attorney Bruce L. Udolf added to party Paola A. Vargas(pty:dft). (Udolf, Bruce)
October 7, 2022 Filing 8 NOTICE of Compliance with Subpoena and Incorporated Notice of Proposed Completion Date for Compliance by Empirex Capital LLC, Rafael Alberto Vargas Gonzalez re #5 Order, (Weinstein, David)
October 6, 2022 Filing 7 NOTICE by Securities and Exchange Commission of Service of Process on Respondents, AKC Management LLC and Paola Vargas (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, Returns of Service on Respondents, AKC Management LLC and Paola Vargas) (Koonin, Russell)
September 22, 2022 Filing 6 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SERVICE as to #5 Order, #1 Petition (Complaint) RE: Government Agency,, and Applicant's Notice of Notification to Respondents of its Application for an Order to Show Cause and Entry of Court's Corresponding Order filed by Securities and Exchange Commission. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Koonin, Russell)
September 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER to SHOW CAUSE AND RESPOND TO APPLICATION:Respondents Ordered to file written response by 10/7/2022 or otherwise comply with Subpoenas. Signed by Ch. Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres on 9/22/2022. See attached document for full details. (EGT)
September 22, 2022 Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings per DE #5 Order. Show Cause Response due by 10/7/2022. (ebz)
September 2, 2022 Filing 4 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by David Stuart Weinstein on behalf of Empirex Capital LLC, Rafael Alberto Vargas Gonzalez. Attorney David Stuart Weinstein added to party Empirex Capital LLC(pty:dft), Attorney David Stuart Weinstein added to party Rafael Alberto Vargas Gonzalez(pty:dft). (Weinstein, David)
August 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 PAPERLESS ORDER REFERRING CASE to Chief Magistrate Judge Edwin G. Torres for a ruling on all pre-trial, non-dispositive matters and for a Report and Recommendation on any dispositive matters. Signed by Judge Darrin P. Gayles (hs01)
August 30, 2022 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Darrin P. Gayles. (pc)
August 30, 2022 Filing 1 PETITION (Complaint) for an Order to Show Cause and for an Order Requiring Compliance with Administrative Subpoenas RE: Government Agency . Filing fee $ 49.00. USA Filer - No Filing Fee Required, filed by Securities and Exchange Commission. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Appendix - Index to Exhibits and Attachments to the SEC's Application, #3 Exhibit 1, Declaration of Shelly-Ann Springer-Charles, #4 Exhibit 2, Declaration of Crystal Ivory, #5 Text of Proposed Order)(Koonin, Russell)

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Defendant: Rafael Alberto Vargas Gonzalez
Represented By: David Stuart Weinstein
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Defendant: Empirex Capital LLC
Represented By: David Stuart Weinstein
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Defendant: AKC Management LLC
Represented By: Bruce L. Udolf
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Defendant: Rafael Vargas
Represented By: David Stuart Weinstein
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Defendant: Paola A. Vargas
Represented By: Bruce L. Udolf
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Plaintiff: Securities and Exchange Commission
Represented By: Teresa Jacqueline Verges
Represented By: Russell Koonin
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