Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Caniff et al
Plaintiff: Commodity Futures Trading Commission and U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Defendant: William Thomas Caniff, Berkley II, LLP, Arie Bos, BBOT1, LLP and Berkley Capital Management, LLC
Case Number: 1:2019cv02935
Filed: May 1, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Robert M Dow
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 24, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER AUTHORIZING SERVICE BY ALTERNATIVE MEANS ON DEFENDANT ARIE BOS Signed by the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr. on 6/24/2019. Mailed notice(cdh, )
June 19, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER: Motion hearing held. As stated on the record, Plaintiff's motion for an order directing service of the summons and complaint upon Defendant Arie Bos by alternative means #28 is granted. Status hearing set for 6/27/2019 is stricken and reset to 7/25/2019 at 9:30 a.m. Signed by the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr on 6/19/2019. Mailed notice (jh, )
June 14, 2019 Filing 30 NOTICE of Motion by Susan B. Padove for presentment of motion for miscellaneous relief, #28 before Honorable Robert M. Dow Jr. on 6/19/2019 at 09:15 AM. (Padove, Susan)
June 14, 2019 Filing 29 MEMORANDUM by Commodity Futures Trading Commission in support of motion for miscellaneous relief, #28 PLAINTIFF'S MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF ITS MOTION FOR ALTERNATIVE SERVICE OF THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT UPON DEFENDANT ARIE BOS (Attachments: #1 Declaration SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION OF SUSAN PADOVE)(Padove, Susan)
June 14, 2019 Filing 28 MOTION by Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR AN ORDER DIRECTING SERVICE OF THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT UPON DEFENDANT ARIE BOS BY ALTERNATE MEANS (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Padove, Susan)
June 5, 2019 Filing 27 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant William Thomas Caniff by Geoffrey McDonnell Meyer (Meyer, Geoffrey)
May 28, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION and Other Ancillary Relief Against Defendants Arie Bos, Berkley Capital Management, LLC, BBOT 1, LP and Berkley II, LP. Signed by the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr on May 28, 2019. Mailed notice (ph, )
May 28, 2019 Filing 25 CONSENT ORDER for Preliminary Injunction and Other Ancillary Relief against Defendant William Thomas Caniff. Signed by the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr on May 28, 2019. Mailed notice (ph, )
May 28, 2019 Filing 24 CERTIFICATE of Service by Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding MOTION by Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission for order [PROPOSED] ORDER AGAINST DEFENDANTS ARIE BOS, BERKLEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, BBOT 1, LP AND BERKLEY II, LP #23 , MOTION by Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission for order [PROPOSED] CONSENT ORDER FOR WILLIAM THOMAS CANIFF #22 (Padove, Susan)
May 28, 2019 Filing 23 MOTION by Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission for order [PROPOSED] ORDER AGAINST DEFENDANTS ARIE BOS, BERKLEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, BBOT 1, LP AND BERKLEY II, LP (Padove, Susan)
May 28, 2019 Filing 22 MOTION by Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission for order [PROPOSED] CONSENT ORDER FOR WILLIAM THOMAS CANIFF (Padove, Susan)
May 28, 2019 Filing 21 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Status hearing held and continued to 6/27/2019 at 9:00 a.m. Attorney Geoffrey McDonnell Meyer's oral motion for leave to file a limited appearance on behalf of Mr. Caniff is granted. Mailed notice (cdh, )
May 22, 2019 Filing 20 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Status hearing heldDefendants failed to appear. Plaintiff has sent a proposed consent order to Mr. Caniff's Public Defender in his pending criminal matter. A further hearing is set for 5/28/2019 at 9:45 a.m. at which time the Court will entertain any oral and written motions. Mailed notice (cdh, )
May 20, 2019 Filing 19 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: As stated on the record at the 5/1 motion hearing, given the absence of any appearance by Defendants, the TRO in this case entered on 5/1/2019 is extended until 5/29/2019. This case remains set for preliminary injunction hearing on 5/22/2019 at 9:30 a.m. Mailed notice (cdh, )
May 20, 2019 Filing 18 REPLY by Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission to motion for preliminary injunction #6 REPLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 Declaration of Susan Padove, #2 Certificate of Service)(Padove, Susan)
May 14, 2019 Filing 17 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Commodity Futures Trading Commission as to BBOT1, LLP on 5/2/2019, answer due 5/23/2019. (Padove, Susan)
May 14, 2019 Filing 16 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Commodity Futures Trading Commission as to Berkley II, LLP on 5/2/2019, answer due 5/23/2019. (Padove, Susan)
May 14, 2019 Filing 15 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Commodity Futures Trading Commission as to Berkley Capital Management, LLC on 5/2/2019, answer due 5/23/2019. (Padove, Susan)
May 14, 2019 Filing 14 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Commodity Futures Trading Commission as to William Thomas Caniff on 5/2/2019, answer due 5/23/2019. (Padove, Susan)
May 2, 2019 Filing 13 NOTICE TO THE PARTIES - The Court is participating in the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP). The key features and deadlines are set forth in this Notice which includes a link to the (MIDP) Standing Order and a Checklist for use by the parties. In cases subject to the pilot, all parties must respond to the mandatory initial discovery requests set forth in the Standing Order before initiating any further discovery in this case. Please note: The discovery obligations in the Standing Order supersede the disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1). Any party seeking affirmative relief must serve a copy of the following documents (Notice of Mandatory Initial Discovery and the Standing Order) on each new party when the Complaint, Counterclaim, Crossclaim, or Third-Party Complaint is served. (ph, )
May 1, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR A STATUTORY RESTRAINING ORDER Signed by the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr. on 5/1/2019. Mailed notice(cdh, )
May 1, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR EXPEDITED DISCOVERY Signed by the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr. on 5/1/2019. Mailed notice(cdh, )
May 1, 2019 Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr: Emergency motion hearing held. Plaintiff's motion for temporary restraining order #5 is granted. Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction #6 is taken under advisement; Defendants are given until 5/12/2019 to respond; Plaintiff is given until 5/19/2019 to reply; Preliminary Injunction hearing is set for 5/22/2019 at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 2303. Plaintiff's motion for leave to file a combined brief in support of its motion for a statutory restraining order and for a preliminary injunction in excess of the page limit #7 is granted. Plaintiff's motion for expedited discovery #9 is granted. Mailed notice (cdh, )
May 1, 2019 Filing 9 MOTION by Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission to expedite discovery (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Proposed Order)(Padove, Susan)
May 1, 2019 Filing 8 APPENDIX motion for temporary restraining order #5 , motion for preliminary injunction #6 of Declarations and Exhibits (Padove, Susan)
May 1, 2019 Filing 7 MOTION by Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission for leave to file excess pages (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support of Motions for Statutory Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction, #2 Exhibit A - Proposed Order)(Padove, Susan)
May 1, 2019 Filing 6 MOTION by Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission for preliminary injunction (Padove, Susan)
May 1, 2019 Filing 5 MOTION by Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission for temporary restraining order (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Padove, Susan)
May 1, 2019 Filing 4 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission by Lindsey L Evans (Evans, Lindsey)
May 1, 2019 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission by Susan B. Padove (Padove, Susan)
May 1, 2019 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Padove, Susan)
May 1, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Commodity Futures Trading Commission; (Padove, Susan)
May 1, 2019 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Robert M. Dow, Jr. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Mary M. Rowland. Case assignment: Random assignment. (jjr, )
May 1, 2019 ALIAS Summons Issued as to Defendants BBOT1, LLP, Berkley Capital Management, LLC, Berkley II, LLP. (mc, )
May 1, 2019 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants BBOT1, LLP, Berkley Capital Management, LLC, Berkley II, LLP, Arie Bos, William Thomas Caniff (mc, )

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