IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI

WESTERN DIVISION FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, ) Plaintiff, v. Case No. 14-CV-0815-W-BCW BF LABS INC., et al., Defendants.

DEFENDANTS BF LABS INC., SONNY VLEISIDES, DARLA DRAKE, AND NASSER GHOSEIRI’S MOTION TO PRESENT LIVE TESTIMONY AT PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION HEARING

Pursuant to Section XXIV.B of the Stipulated Interim Order (Doc. # 54),! Defendants BF Labs Inc., Sonny Vleisides, Darla Drake, and Nasser Ghoseiri respectfully request that the Court allow them the option to present select live testimony at the preliminary injunction hearing scheduled for November 24, 2014. In support of this motion, Defendants state as follows:

The Court previously granted Defendants’ motion to present Mr. Bruce Bourne’s live testimony, and Defendants request that the Court do so again for the November 24, 2014 preliminary injunction hearing.

Witness:

Mr. Bruce Bourne

Consultant and Acting CFO BF Labs Inc.

' The Stipulated Interim Order entered by the Court states that “[nJothing in this Order shall prejudice Defendants’ rights (1) to challenge on any ground Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction or (2) to appeal from any grant of preliminary or permanent injunctive relief that the Court might order.

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Mr. Bourne will address the Business Plan that BF Labs was required to submit under the Stipulated Interim Order. Mr. Bourne will also address the factual assertions made in the Certification and Declaration of Helen P. Wong in Support of Plaintiff's Ex Parte Motion to the Court. Mr. Bourne may also address the Temporary Receivership and the limited operations to date, the overall operations and financial status of BF Labs, strategic planning, BF Labs policies and procedures, finance and accounting issues, and customer relations issues. Mr. Bourne may also address the irreparable harm that has already occurred to BF Labs and the individual defendants, and the irreparable harm that will result if a preliminary injunction is issued or the Temporary Receivership is continued.

Defendants may later seek leave to modify the scope or topics of testimony based on the

additional supplemental factual evidence submitted by the FTC.

Dated: November 11, 2014

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Respectfully submitted,

/s/ James M. Humphrey

James M. Humphrey MO # 50200 Michael S. Foster MO # 61205 Miriam E. Bailey MO # 60366 Polsinelli PC

900 W. 48th Place, Suite 900 Kansas City, Missouri 64112-1895 Telephone: (816) 753-1000 Facsimile: (816) 753-1536 jhumphrey @ polsinelli.com mfoster @polsinelli.com

mbailey @ polsinelli.com

Braden M. Perry MO # 53865 Kennyhertz Perry, LLC

420 Nichols Road, Suite 207

Kansas City, MO 64112

Direct: 816-527-9445

Fax: 855-844-2914

braden @kennyhertzperry.com

Attorneys for Defendants BF Labs Inc., Sonny Vleisides, and Darla Drake

/s/ James D. Griffin, James D. Griffin MO # 33370 Lisa M. Bolliger MO # 65496 Scharnhorst Ast Kennard Griffin, PC

1100 Walnut, Suite 1950

Kansas City, Missouri 64106

Tel: (816) 268-9400

Fax: (816) 268-9409

jgriffin @ sakg.com

Ibolliger@sakg.com

Attorneys for Defendant Nasser Ghoseiri

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on November 11, 2014, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was

served by the Court’s ECF system on the following:

Helen Wong

Teresa N. Kosmidis

Leah Frazier

Gregory Ashe

Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Mail Stop CC-10232 Washington DC 20580 202-326-3779 (Wong) 202-326-3216 (Kosmidis) 202-326-2187 (Frazier) hwong @ftc.gov

tkosmidis @ftc.gov Ifrazier @ftc.gov

gashe @ftc.gov

Charles M. Thomas

Assistant United States Attorney Charles Evans Whittaker Courthouse

400 East Ninth Street, Room 5510 Kansas City, MO 64106 816-426-3130

charles.thomas @usdoj.gov

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Bryant T. Lamer

Kersten L. Holzhueter

Andrea M. Chase

Katie Jo Wheeler

Lucinda H. Luetkemeyer Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP 1000 Walnut Street, Suite 1400 Kansas City MO 64106 816-474-8100

blamer @spencerfane.com kholzheuter @ spencerfane.com achase @ spencerfane.com kwheeler @spencerfane.com lluetkemeyer @spencerfane.com

Attorneys for Temporary Receiver Eric L. Johnson

/s/ James M. Humphrey Attorney for Defendants BF Labs Inc.,

Sonny Vleisides, and Darla Drake

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