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

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

) ) ) ) V. ) Case No. 4:14-CV-00815-BCW )

BF LABS INC., et al., )

)

Defendants. )

TEMPORARY RECEIVER’S MOTION FOR CLARIFICATION OF STIPULATED INTERIM ORDER RELATED TO TIMING OF FILING FEE APPLICATION

Temporary Receiver Eric L. Johnson (“Temporary Receiver’), for his Motion for Clarification of Stipulated Interim Order Related to Timing of Filing Fee Application (the “Motion’’), states as follows:

1. On September 18, 2014, the Court entered an ex parte temporary restraining order (“TRO”) in the captioned case.

2. On October 2, 2014, the Court entered the Stipulated Interim Order (the “Order’’) [Docket No. 54].

cs Section XIV of the Order appears to require Temporary Receiver to file his first application for reasonable compensation for the performance of duties pursuant to the Order today, November 17, 2014 (the “Fee Application”).

4, Temporary Receiver had understood that he could not file his first Fee Application until after November 17, 2014.

=a Pursuant to XI.J of the Order, Temporary Receiver requests clarification of the Order regarding the timing of filing his first Fee Application. If the Court determines that the first Fee Application is due any time after November 17, 2014, that clarification is sufficient

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6. If the Court determines that the first Fee Application is due on November 17, 2014, Temporary Receiver respectfully requests that the Court extend his deadline to file his first Fee Application for a reasonable period of time after November 17, 2014.

WHEREFORE, Temporary Receiver respectfully requests this Court enter its order granting the Motion, either clarifying the Order or extending the deadline to file the first Fee Application, whichever is appropriate.

Respectfully submitted,

SPENCER FANE BRITT & BROWNE LLP

/s/ Bryant T. Lamer

Bryant T. Lamer MO #57355 Lisa Epps Dade MO #48580 Andrea M. Chase MO #66019

Lucinda H. Luetkemeyer MO #63983 1000 Walnut Street, Suite 1400 Kansas City, MO 64106

Telephone: (816) 474-8100 Facsimile: (816) 474-3216 blamer@ spencerfane.com

lepps @spencerfane.com

achase @ spencerfane.com lluetkemeyer@ spencerfane.com

ATTORNEYS FOR TEMPORARY RECEIVER ERIC L. JOHNSON

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that on the 17" day of November 2014, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was filed electronically with the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri using the CM/ECF system, which sent notification to all parties of interest participating in the CM/ECF system.

/s/ Bryant T. Lamer An Attorney for Temporary Receiver

Eric L. Johnson

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