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 MOTION TO FILE SUGGESTIONS IN EXCESS OF PAGE LIMITS AND SUGGESTIONS IN SUPPORT THEREOF

Plaintiff, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), respectfully moves the Court for leave to file the accompanying Plaintiff's Reply Suggestions in Support of Its Motion for Preliminary Injunction with Asset Freeze, Appointment of Receiver, and Other Equitable Relief (“Reply Suggestions in Support of its Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Other Equitable Relief”) in excess of the Court’s ten-page limit. In support of this Motion, the FTC states the following:

1. Local Rule 7(f) limits reply suggestions to ten pages unless permitted by order of the Court.

2. The FTC is filing Reply Suggestions in Support of its Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Other Equitable Relief and the papers include 18 pages of arguments and 362 pages of exhibits.

GA In light of the complexity of Defendants’ unlawful practices, the background on

the virtual currency and “mining” process involved, and the extensive evidence illustrating

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Defendants’ illegal activity, the FTC requires more than ten pages to demonstrate that it has satisfied the burden of proof necessary for the requested injunctive relief.

Accordingly, the FTC respectfully requests that it be permitted to file its Reply Suggestions in Support of its Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Other Equitable Relief in excess of ten pages.

Respectfully submitted,

JONATHAN E. NUECHERTERLEIN General Counsel

Dated: September 26, 2014 /s/ Helen Wong Helen Wong, DC Bar # 997800

Teresa N. Kosmidis, NY Bar# 4533824 Leah Frazier, DC Bar# 492540 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) Facsimile: 202-326-3768 hwong @ftc.gov

tkosmidis @ ftc.gov

Ifrazier @ftc.gov

TAMMY DICKINSON United States Attorney

Dated: September 26, 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

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