Two latest rulings have seen
- Jason and Eunjung Cardiff’s contempt enchantment denied; and
- Jacques Poujade discovered to be in contempt.
Redwood principals Jason and Eunjung Cardiff had been present in contempt again in April.
This marked the second time the Cardiffs had been present in contempt. They had been spared jail time owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On April seventh the Cardiffs knowledgeable the court docket they’ve filed an enchantment in opposition to the contempt ruling within the Ninth Circuit.
The Cardiffs tried to use their enchantment to remain proceedings however had been denied.
On June twenty sixth a case docket submitting reveals the Ninth Circuit denied the Cardiffs’ contempt enchantment.
The said purpose for the enchantment was lack of jurisdiction.
Since then the FTC has renewed efforts to have the Cardiffs incarcerated for contempt.
The FTC’s third contempt movement in opposition to the Cardiffs is scheduled for listening to on July seventeenth.
Individually, the Cardiffs’ confederate Jacques Poujade has once more been present in contempt.
Poujade (proper) was initially present in contempt final November. Owing to his continued refusal to stick to court docket orders, the FTC filed renewed contempt proceedings final month.
As per the June twenty sixth order;
Poujade doesn’t dispute that he violated the Court docket’s Purge Contempt Order … and doesn’t argue that he considerably complied or relied on a superb religion and affordable interpretation of the Order.
Accordingly, the Court docket provisionally GRANTS the FTC’s movement for a contempt order.
The order incorporates the earlier financial penalty imposed on Poujade for contempt, which as of June twenty sixth stands at $360,000.
On high of the positive, Poujade has been given till July tenth to adjust to manufacturing of requested paperwork.
Failing which
the Court docket will situation a writ of bodily detention and warrant for civil arrest underneath its contempt energy directing the U.S. Marshal Service to arrest and incarcerate Poujade till he purges his contempt.
As I perceive it the $360,000 positive has additionally been suspended till the July tenth deadline.
On the time of publication there’s no indication on the Redwood case docket to counsel Poujade has complied.
I’ve scheduled our subsequent case docket test for July eleventh. Keep tuned…
Replace eleventh July 2020 – No information on Poujade. The Cardiff’s present trigger contempt listening to has been pushed again to July twenty fourth.
Replace 18th July 2020 – Poujade seems to have caved. A docketed discover filed by the FTC on July 14th states:
Plaintiff Federal Commerce Fee (“FTC”) information this Discover to tell the Court docket that Poujade produced communications and a privilege go browsing July 10, 2020.
The FTC are going over what Poujade has produced and ‘will inform the Court docket if there (is) any points with compliance’.
We’ll preserve you up to date on whether or not there’s any points.