UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI WESTERN DIVISION FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, CASE NO. 4:14-cv-00815-BCW Plaintiff, Vv. BF LABS, INC., et al. Defendants. PLAINTIFF’S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANTS’ BENCH BRIEF Plaintiff, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) hereby submits its response to Defendants BF Labs Inc., Sonny Vleisides, and Darla Drake’s Bench Brief Stating Reasons Why No Preliminary Injunction or Ancillary Relief Should Be Granted (“Bench Brief”). (Dkt. No. 172.) Rather than being a brief summary framing the issues to be discussed at the upcoming preliminary injunction hearing, Defendants have submitted a 26-page opposition paper. But Defendants have already submitted an opposition brief (Dkt. No. 14) and additional evidence and arguments (Dkt. Nos. 155 and 172). Defendants’ Bench Brief is nothing more than an unwarranted surreply. As such, the FTC respectfully requests that the Court strike the pleading, or, in the alternative, afford the FTC 14 days to file its reply as provided by Local Rule 7.0(e). Respectfully submitted, JONATHAN E. NUECHTERLEIN General Counsel Dated: November 21, 2014 /s/ Gregory A. Ashe Helen Wong, DC Bar # 997800 Teresa N. Kosmidis, NY Bar# 4533824 Leah Frazier, DC Bar# 492540 Gregory A. Ashe, VA Bar #39131 1 Case 4:14-cv-00815-BCW Document174 Filed 11/21/14 Page 1 of 2 Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Mail Stop CC-10232 Washington, D.C. 20580 202-326-3779 (Wong) 202-326-3216 (Kosmidis) 202-326-2187 (Frazier) 202-326-3719 (Ashe) Facsimile: 202-326-3768 hwong @ftc.gov tkosmidis @ftc.gov Ifrazier @ftc.gov gashe @ftc.gov TAMMY DICKINSON United States Attorney Dated: November 21, 2014 /s/ Charles M. Thomas Charles M. Thomas, MO Bar #28522 Assistant United States Attorney Charles Evans Whittaker Courthouse 400 East Ninth Street, Room 5510 Kansas City, MO 64106 Telephone: (816) 426-3130 Facsimile: (816) 426-3165 E-mail: charles.thomas @usdoj.gov Attorneys for Plaintiff FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned hereby certifies that on November 21, 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/ Gregory A. Ashe Attorney for Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission Z Case 4:14-cv-00815-BCW Document174 Filed 11/21/14 Page 2 of 2