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

WESTERN DIVISION
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, )
Plaintiff,
V. Case No. 4:14-CV-00815-BCW
BF LABS, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER

Kyle Alexander and Dylan Symington move for relief from the stay provisions of the
Court’s October 2, 2014 order so that they can comply with an order issued by the United States

District Court for the District of Kansas in Alexander v. BF Labs, Inc., No. 14-CV-2159-KHV-

JPO (Doc. #60). This Court’s October 2, 2014 order states that:

Except by leave of this Court . . . Defendants and all other persons

and entities be and hereby are stayed from taking any action to

establish or enforce any claim, right, or interest for, against, on

behalf of, in, or in the name of, the Receivership Defendant .. .

including, but not limited to . . . [c]lommencing, prosecuting,

continuing, entering, or enforcing any suit or proceeding ....
Doc. #54 at 26. The Court included this provision based in part on the concerns that additional
litigation would significantly interfere with the Receiver’s ability to perform its duties, would
divert estate resources to litigation, and would interfere with this Court’s ability to adjudicate the
complex lawsuit currently pending before it. The stay is not intended to be endless but is merely
a temporary stay to give the Receiver and the parties an opportunity to gather necessary
information and present it to this Court.

Despite these concerns, the Court finds that Alexander and Symington’s instant motion

should be granted. To the extent this motion is necessary, the Court concludes the limited relief

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they seek (e.g., responding to the order in the District of Kansas lawsuit) is necessary, will not
result in substantial injury to the parties, and will not significantly upset the Court’s goals in
entering the stay. Accordingly, it is hereby

ORDERED Alexander and Symington’s Emergency Motion for Relief from Stay to
Permit Compliance with an Order Issued by the United States District Court for the District of
Kansas (Doc. #60) is GRANTED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: October 6, 2014 /s/ Brian C. Wimes
JUDGE BRIAN C. WIMES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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