Free Motion for Miscellaneous Relief - District Court of Arizona - Arizona

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Plaintiff U.S. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Timothy J. Mulreany Chief Trial Attorney Md. Fed. Bar No. (08262) Robert J. Hildum Senior Trial Attorney Louisiana Bar No. 21296 Division of Enforcement 1155 21st Street, NW Washington, D. C. 20581 (202) 418-5000

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. CASE NO.: CIV 03-1826 PHX PGR

UNOPPOSED MOTION TO PARTICPATE IN FEBRUARY 22, 2006 HEARING TELEPHONICALLY

INTERNATIONAL FUNDING ASSOCIATION, et al. Defendants.

Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission"), by and 18 through counsel, and pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local 19 Rules of this Court, hereby files this unopposed motion to participate in the February 22, 20 2006 hearing via telephone, and in support thereof submits the following: 21 22
UNOPPOSED MOTION TO PARTICIPATE IN HEARING TELEPHONICALLY PAGE 1 Document 120 Filed 02/16/2006 CFTCCase 2:03-cv-01826-PGR vs. International Funding Association, et al.

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1. This Honorable Court has scheduled a hearing on the issue of whether defendant Holt should be release from confinement as a result of his contempt on February 22, 2006 at 1:30 pm. 2. The Commission requests this Court's leave to participate in the aforesaid hearing via telephonic means. The Commission has contacted all counsel of record in this matter, and each has authorized the Commission to inform this Court that they have no objection to the Commission participating in the hearing via telephonic means. 3. The Commission is able to make appropriate arrangements to participate by telephonic means, and no cost to this Court or any party hereto.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission requests this

Honorable Court grant this motion to participate in the February 22, 2006 via telephonic means, and grant Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission such further and additional relief as this Honorable Court deems just and appropriate.

_____/S/ Timothy J. Mulreany___________ Timothy J. Mulreany Chief Trial Attorney M.D. Fed. Bar No. 08262 Division of Enforcement U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20581 Telephone: (202) 418-5306 Facsimile: (202) 418-5523

UNOPPOSED MOTION TO PARTICIPATE IN HEARING TELEPHONICALLY PAGE 2 Document 120 Filed 02/16/2006 CFTCCase 2:03-cv-01826-PGR vs. International Funding Association, et al.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that this case is electronically filed, and that the foregoing Motion to Attend Hearing via Telephone was filed electronically on February 16, 2006, and that through the Court's ECF filing system, each party of record identified below has been contemporaneously served with a true and correct copy of the foregoing:

For Defendants Ronald Stephen Holt:
Michael S. Reeves, Esq. 1212 East Osborn Phoenix, Arizona 85014

For Defendants Cambridge Global Group, International Funding Association and Global Management Group: Central Arizona Detention Center Detainee Ronald Stephen Holt 1155 N. Pinal Parkway Florence, AZ 85232 For Receiver: Lawrence J. Warfield, CPA Warfield & Company, CPAs 14555 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 200 Scottsdale, Arizona 85254 480-948-1711 For the Securities and Exchange Commission: Marshall Gandy Securities and Exchange Commission 801 Cherry Street, Suite 1900 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 For Investors in IFA: Thomas M. Connelly 2425 East Camelback Road Suite 880 Phoenix, Arizona 85016-4208

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UNOPPOSED MOTION TO PARTICIPATE IN HEARING TELEPHONICALLY PAGE 4 Document 120 Filed 02/16/2006 CFTCCase 2:03-cv-01826-PGR vs. International Funding Association, et al.

For Counsel for the Receiver: Patrick M. Murphy Guttilla & Murphy 4150 West Northern Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 85051 For Investors in IFA: Suzanne Ingold Burch & Cracchiolo, PA 702 E. Osborn Road, Suite 200 P. O. Box 16882 Phoenix, Arizona 85014-5281 For Relief Defendant Annette Holt: Merwin D. Grant, Esq. Grant & Vaughn, P.C. 6225 North 24th Street Suite 125 Phoenix, AZ 85016 ______________/S/_____________________ Timothy J. Mulreany

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