Opinion
20-3758
03-29-2023
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Plaintiff, v. Long Leaf Trading Group, Inc., James A. Donelson, Timothy M. Evans, Jeremy S. Ruth, and Andrew D. Nelson, Defendants.
Ashley J. Burden Elizabeth M. Streit Jody Platt Counsel for Plaintiff CFTC Commodity Futures Trading Commission Division of Enforcement Charles E. McElvenny Law Office of Charles E. McElvenny Pro se Counsel to James A. Donelson and Long Leaf Trading Group, Inc.
Ashley J. Burden Elizabeth M. Streit Jody Platt Counsel for Plaintiff CFTC Commodity Futures Trading Commission Division of Enforcement
Charles E. McElvenny Law Office of Charles E. McElvenny Pro se
Counsel to James A. Donelson and Long Leaf Trading Group, Inc.
Mr. McElvenny is counsel to Defendant Donelson only, and not to Long Leaf Trading.
CFTC'S MOTION FOR ENTRY OF FINAL JUDGMENT
Plaintiff Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) hereby moves for entry of judgment against all defendants in the above-captioned action, pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 54 and 58. The Court has now resolved all of the CFTC's claims in favor of the CFTC, and against all Defendants. The Court granted the CFTC's motions for summary judgment against Defendants Donelson, Ruth, and Long Leaf Trading Group, Inc., finding in favor of the CFTC with respect to all of its claims. (Doc. 106.) The Court subsequently granted the CFTC's motions for supplemental relief, including permanent injunctions, against those same Defendants. (Doc. 118.) The Court granted as well the CFTC's motions for default judgment against Defendants Evans and Nelson. (Doc. 122.)
Accordingly, the CFTC respectfully requests that the Court enter a final judgment against all Defendants. A proposed form of final judgment will be submitted contemporaneously to Proposed_Order_Durkin@ilnd.uscourts.gov, per the Court's procedures.