Securities and Exchange Commission v. Tennstar Energy, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Securities and Exchange Commission
Defendant: Tennstar Energy, Inc., David R. Greenlee, Richard P. Underwood, David A. Stewart, Jr. and Black Gold Resources, Inc.
Intervenor: United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Georgia
Case Number: 4:2017cv00151
Filed: August 11, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Office: Savannah Office
County: Chatham
Presiding Judge: William T Moore
Referring Judge: Christopher L Ray
2 Judge: G R Smith
3 Judge: Lisa G Wood
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 78
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 40 Mail Returned as Undeliverable #38 Order filed 1/15/20. Mail sent to David R. Greenlee. (ca)
January 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 39 Mail Returned as Undeliverable #3 Order filed 1/15/20. Mail sent to Tennstar Energy, Inc. f/k/a/ Black Gold Resources, Inc. (ca)
January 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 38 FINAL JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT as to David R. Greenlee re #33 , #34 MOTION for Default Judgment. Defendant Greenlee shall make this payment within thirty (30) business days after entry of this Default Judgment. There being no just reason for delay, pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Fed.R.Civ.P., the Clerk is ordered to enter this Final Judgment forthwith and without further notice. Signed by Judge Lisa G. Wood on 1/15/2020. (ca) Modified on 1/15/2020 (ca).
January 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 37 FINAL JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT as to Richard 'Ric" P. Underwood re #33 , #34 MOTION for Default Judgment. Defendant Underwood shall make this payment within thirty (30) business days after entry of this Default Judgment. There being no just reason for delay, pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Fed.R.Civ.P., the Clerk is ordered to enter this Final Judgment forthwith and without further notice. Signed by Judge Lisa G. Wood on 1/15/2020. (ca) Modified on 1/15/2020 (ca).
January 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 36 FINAL JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT as to David A. Stewart, Jr. re #33 , #34 MOTION for Default Judgment. Defendant Stewart shall make this payment within thirty (30) business days after entry of this Default Judgment. There being no just reason for delay, pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Fed.R.Civ.P., the Clerk is ordered to enter this Final Judgment forthwith and without further notice. Signed by Judge Lisa G. Wood on 1/15/2020. (ca) Modified on 1/15/2020 (ca).
January 15, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 35 FINAL JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT as to Defendant Tennstar Energy, Inc. re #33 , #34 MOTION for Default Judgment. Defendant Tennstar shall make this payment within thirty (30) business days after entry of this Default Judgment. There being no just reason for delay, pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Fed.R.Civ.P., the Clerk is ordered to enter this Final Judgment forthwith and without further notice. Signed by Judge Lisa G. Wood on 1/15/2020. (ca) Modified on 1/15/2020 (ca).
January 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 34 Amended MOTION for Default Judgment as to by Securities and Exchange Commission. Responses due by 1/28/2020. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of Stephen E. Donahue In Support of SEC's Motion for Default Judgments, and to Set Disgorgement, Prejudgment Interest and Civil Penalties Against Tennstar, Greenlee, Stewart and Underwood, #2 Text of Proposed Order Final Judgment By Default Against Tennstar Energy, #3 Text of Proposed Order Final Judgment By Default Against Greenlee, #4 Text of Proposed Order Final Judgment By Default Against Stewart, #5 Text of Proposed Order Final Judgment By Default Against Underwood)(Clarkson, John)
December 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 33 MOTION for Default Judgment as to Defendants Tennstar Energy, Inc., Greenlee, Stewart and Underwood And Memorandum of Law In Support Thereof, by Securities and Exchange Commission. Responses due by 12/20/2019. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Stephen E. Donahue In Support of SEC's Motion for Default Judgments, and to Set Disgorgement, Prejudgment Interest and Civil Penalties Against Tennstar, Greenlee, Stewart and Underwood, #2 Text of Proposed Order Final Judgment By Default Against Tennstar Energy, Inc., #3 Text of Proposed Order Final Judgment By Default Against Greenlee, #4 Text of Proposed Order Final Judgment By Default Against Stewart, #5 Text of Proposed Order Final Judgment By Default Against Underwood)(Sullivan, Edward)
December 3, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER granting #31 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. Plaintiff's anticipated motion for default judgment may exceed the twenty-six-page limit. Signed by Judge Lisa G. Wood on 12/3/2019. (ca)
December 3, 2019 Opinion or Order MOTIONS REFERRED: #31 MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages SEC's Motion For Leave to Exceed Page Limits In Its Dispositive Motion For Default Judgment Against Four Defendants, In Multi-Offering Securities Fraud Scheme. (loh)
December 3, 2019 Opinion or Order Motions No Longer Referred: #31 MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages SEC's Motion For Leave to Exceed Page Limits In Its Dispositive Motion For Default Judgment Against Four Defendants, In Multi-Offering Securities Fraud Scheme. (loh)
December 2, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 31 MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages SEC's Motion For Leave to Exceed Page Limits In Its Dispositive Motion For Default Judgment Against Four Defendants, In Multi-Offering Securities Fraud Scheme, by Securities and Exchange Commission. Responses due by 12/16/2019. (Sullivan, Edward)
November 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER granting #29 Motion to Continue the stay of this case. This case shall remain stayed through 12/6/19, at which time Plaintiff shall either move the Court for the entry of default judgments or file an updated status report regarding the parties' efforts to settle this case. No further extensions will be permitted. Signed by Judge Lisa G. Wood on 11/6/2019. (ca)
November 6, 2019 Opinion or Order Set/Reset Deadlines: Compliance: Stay ends on 12/6/2019. (ca)
November 6, 2019 Opinion or Order MOTIONS REFERRED: #29 MOTION to Continue Stay. (loh)
November 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 29 MOTION to Continue Stay/STATUS REPORT Regarding Resolution of this Case Following Stay of Case Pending Related Criminal Matters, by Securities and Exchange Commission. (Sullivan, Edward) Modified on 11/6/2019 (loh).
May 3, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 28 Notice to All Counsel of Record : Magistrate Judge Christopher L. Ray has updated the Standard Procedures for Discovery Disputes and Settlement Conferences, Notice of Discovery Dispute Form and Request for Settlement Conference Form. #CLICK HERE TO READ. (jrb)
February 1, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 27 Stay lifted due to appropriations. (See MC 119-002, Docs. 1, 3.) All other Stays in the case remain in affect. (jrb)
January 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER STAYING CASE IN LIGHT OF LAPSE OF APPROPRIATIONS. Signed by Chief Judge J. Randal Hall on 1/11/19. (jrb)
January 8, 2019 Opinion or Order Case Reassigned to Magistrate Judge Christopher L. Ray. Magistrate Judge G. R. Smith no longer assigned to the case. (trb)
October 19, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER granting #24 Motion to Intervene; granting #24 Motion to Stay. Signed by Judge Lisa G. Wood on 10/18/17. (wwp)
October 17, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 24 *******Amended MOTION to Intervene , Amended MOTION to Stay by United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Georgia. Responses due by 10/31/2017. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Hertzberg, Theodore)
October 17, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 23 NOTICE of Appearance by Brian T. Rafferty on behalf of United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Georgia (Rafferty, Brian)
October 17, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 22 RESPONSE to Motion re #21 MOTION to Intervene MOTION to Stay SEC's Response of Non-Opposition To US Attorney's Limited Motion to Intervene And To Stay Civil Proceeding filed by Securities and Exchange Commission. (Sullivan, Edward)
October 16, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ******* MOTION to Intervene , MOTION to Stay by United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Georgia. Responses due by 10/30/2017. (Hertzberg, Theodore)
October 12, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 20 STATUS REPORT Regarding Service, Entry of Defaults Against All Defendants, and Expectation Regarding Rule 26(f) Report by Securities and Exchange Commission. (Sullivan, Edward)
September 27, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 19 Clerk's ENTRY OF DEFAULT as to Richard P. Underwood. Signed by Deputy Clerk on 9/27/17. (jlm)
September 27, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 18 MOTION for Entry of Default Against Defendant Richard P. Underwood by Securities and Exchange Commission. Responses due by 10/11/2017. (Sullivan, Edward)
September 20, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 17 Clerk's ENTRY OF DEFAULT as to David A. Stewart, Jr. (loh)
September 20, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MOTION for Entry of Default Against Defendant David A. Stewart, Jr. by Securities and Exchange Commission. Responses due by 10/4/2017. (Sullivan, Edward)
September 13, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Clerk's ENTRY OF DEFAULT as to David R. Greenlee. (loh)
September 13, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 14 Clerk's ENTRY OF DEFAULT as to Tennstar Energy, Inc. (loh)
September 13, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MOTION for Entry of Default Against Defendant David R. Greenlee by Securities and Exchange Commission. Responses due by 9/27/2017. (Sullivan, Edward)
September 13, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 12 AFFIDAVIT of Service of Process (Complaint, Summons, General Order and Litigants' Bill of Rights) served on Richard P. Underwood on 09/01/2017, filed by Securities and Exchange Commission. (Sullivan, Edward) Modified on 9/14/2017 (loh).
September 7, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 11 MOTION for Entry of Default By the Clerk Against Defendant Tennstar Energy, Inc. f/k/a Black Gold Resources, Inc. Pursuant to Rule 55(a) by Securities and Exchange Commission. Responses due by 9/21/2017. (Sullivan, Edward)
August 30, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 10 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons, Complaint, General Order and Litigants' Bill of Rights served on David A. Stewart, Jr. on 8/28/2017, filed by Securities and Exchange Commission. (Sullivan, Edward)
August 22, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 9 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons, Complaint, General Order and Litigants' Bill of Rights served on David R. Greenlee on 8/19/2017, filed by Securities and Exchange Commission. (Sullivan, Edward)
August 18, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 8 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons, Complaint, General Order and Litigants' Bill of Rights served on Tennstar Energy, Inc. on 8/16/2017, filed by Securities and Exchange Commission. (Sullivan, Edward)
August 14, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Lisa G. Wood for all further proceedings. Judge William T. Moore, Jr no longer assigned to case. Signed by Chief Judge J. Randal Hall on 8/14/17. (wwp)
August 11, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 6 NOTICE of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Case Management Procedures by Securities and Exchange Commission. (Sullivan, Edward) Modified on 8/11/2017 (loh).
August 11, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 5 NOTICE by Securities and Exchange Commission Certificate of Counsel Refiled or Related Cases S.D. Ga. LR 3.1 (Sullivan, Edward)
August 11, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE of Entry of Appearance of Brian M. Basinger by Securities and Exchange Commission. (Sullivan, Edward)
August 11, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 3 GENERAL ORDER: Report of Rule 26(f) planning meeting. Signed by Magistrate Judge G. R. Smith on 8/11/17. (loh)
August 11, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Summons Issued as to David R. Greenlee, David A. Stewart, Jr., Tennstar Energy, Inc., Richard P. Underwood. (loh)
August 11, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against David R. Greenlee, David A. Stewart, Jr., Tennstar Energy, Inc., Richard P. Underwood, filed by Securities and Exchange Commission. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(loh)

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Represented By: Brian M. Basinger
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