SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE : COMMISSION, : : Plaintiff : : vs. : : Civil Action File No. THOMAS J. LAWLER and : FREEDOM FOUNDATION USA LLC : 1:14-CV-02468-AT dba FREEDOM CLUB USA, : : Defendants, : : DIVINE SPIRIT LLC, : ORDER PROCESSING LLC, : PROSPERITY SOLUTIONS LLC, and : VIOLET BLESSINGS LLC, : : Relief Defendants. : :
PLAINTIFFS RESPONSE TO DEFENDANTS MOTION TO RECONSIDER ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS MOTION TO DISMISS
Defendants offer no compelling reason why the Court should reconsider its Order of October 3, 2014 [Docket No. 27] denying the Defendants Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Transfer Venue. Instead, they complain that there is no Case 1:14-cv-02468-AT Document 30 Filed 10/21/14 Page 1 of 6 2
valid legal basis for the Commissions actions. But the SEC proved its case in open Court on August 8, 2014. The Defendants were served with notice of that hearing and given the opportunity to cross-examine the Commissions witnesses and offer evidence. Rather than take that opportunity, the Defendants and Relief Defendants chose to skip the hearing. The Court found that the SEC had indeed proven a prima facie case of violations of the registration and antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws and that such violations likely would continue absent a preliminary injunction. Nothing in the Defendants Motion for Reconsideration justifies revisiting those findings. Indeed, Defendants continued refusal to acknowledge their duty to comply with the federal securities laws further supports the relief granted by the Court. For the foregoing reasons, the SEC asks the Court to deny the Defendants Motion for Reconsideration. Respectfully submitted this 21st day of October, 2014. /s/ Pat Huddleston II Pat Huddleston II
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M. Graham Loomis Regional Trial Counsel Georgia Bar No. 457868 Email: loomism@sec.gov 404-842-7622
Pat Huddleston II Senior Trial Counsel Georgia Bar No. 373984 Email: huddlestonp@sec.gov 404-842-7616
Counsel for Plaintiff SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 950 East Paces Ferry Road, N.E., Suite 900 Atlanta, Georgia 30326 Telephone: (404) 842-7616 Fax: (404) 842-7676 huddlestonp@sec.gov
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CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE Pursuant to Local Rule 7.1D, I hereby certify that the foregoing has been prepared using Times New Roman 14-point font, as allowed by Local Rule 5.1C. This 21st day of October, 2014.
/s/ Pat Huddleston II Pat Huddleston II Senior Trial Counsel Georgia Bar No. 373984
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 950 E. Paces Ferry Road, N.E. Suite 900 Atlanta, Georgia 30326 (404) 842-7616 huddlestonp@sec.gov
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on October 21, 2014, I e-filed the foregoing document with the Clerk of this Court using CM/ECF system. I further certify that I served the same on the following via United States mail.
Thomas J . Lawler 5077 Tanaga Court Stone Mountain, GA 30087
Freedom Foundation USA LLC d/b/a Freedom Club USA Registered Agent Laughlin Associates, Inc. 9120 Double Diamond Parkway Reno, NV 89521
Freedom Foundation USA LLC d/b/a Freedom Club USA c/o Thomas J . Lawler 5077 Tanaga Court Stone Mountain, GA 30087
Divine Spirit LLC Registered Agent Incorp. Services 2847 S. Ingram Mill Road, Suite A100 Springfield, MO 65804-4006
Order Processing LLC Registered Agent Incorp. Services, Inc. 2000 Riveredge Parkway, NW, Suite 885 Atlanta, GA 30328 Case 1:14-cv-02468-AT Document 30 Filed 10/21/14 Page 5 of 6 6
Violet Blessings LLC c/o Diane Lawler 5077 Tanaga Court Stone Mountain, GA 30087
This 21st day of October, 2014.
/s/ Pat Huddleston II Pat Huddleston II
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