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~s44 cR~~.o~'~~~ CIVIL COVER SHEET

The JS ~ civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplenient the filing and sen~Sce of pleadings or other papers as required by la~v, except as
provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the
purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. (.SEE/NSTRUCT/ONSONNEXTP.IGEOF7'HISFORM.)

I. {a) PLAINTIFFS DEFENDANTS

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Gene Daniel Levoff

(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff County of Residence of First Listed Defendant San Mateo (California)
(EXCEPT IN U.S PLA/NTIFF CASES) ( IN U.S. PI.ALVTII'FCASESONLY)
NOTE: IN LAND CONDEMN.ATfON CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF
1'HE TRACT OF I.:\`D INVOLVED.

~C~ AttOrtleyS (Fir»i Name, Address, and Te(epl~one Number) Attorneys pfKno~,n)
Daniel Maher, U.S. S.E.C., 100 F Street, NE, Washington DC 20549, Kevin Marino, Marino, Tortorelia &Boyle, 437 Southern Blvd.,
202-551-4737 Chatham Township, NJ, 973-824-9300
Pei Chung, same address, 202-551-7713

TI. BASIS OF JURISDICTION~P~aceaxi •`x"in Oneeoson[y) III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (Placea~~ "x"rnoneEoiforPlotnd}~
( For Diversity' Cases Onit) and One Boxfor DejendnntJ
1 U.S. Government O 3 Federal Question YTF DEP PPF DEF
Plaintiff (U.S Government Aror a PnrgJ Citizen of This State L7 I L7 1 lnco~porated or Principal Place O 4 O 4
of Business ]n This State

O 2 U.S. Government O 4 Divarsiry Citizen of Anotlrer State D 2 Q 2 IncoiToratecl and Principal Place O 5 O 5
Defendant {Indicate Citizenship ofParries rr~ Item /11) of E3usiness In Another State

Citizen or Subject of a O 3 ~ 3 Forei~~n Nation O 6 D6

Forei n Country
iV NATTiRF(1F RiiiT ioi,.,~,,., ~~v~~:., n.,,, n,,, n.,i„~ ['lick here f'or: Nature of Suit Code Descriptions.
(:ONTRAC t TC1R"T~ FORREITURE/PENAL'1'1' BAIIRRLPTCI' ()THERSTATLi'I'BS

CJ 1101nsurance PERSONAL INJURY
O f20 Marine ~J 310 Airplane
O 130 Miller Act O 315 Airplane Product
O 140 Negotiable Listniment Liability
r"J 150 Recovery of Overpaymznt O 320 Assault, Libel ~
& Enforcement of Judgment Slander
O I S t Medicare Act O 330 Federal Employers'
C7 152 Recovery of Defaulted Liability
Student Loans O 340 Marine
(Excludes Veterans) C~ 345 tilarine Product
O 153 Recovery of Overpayment Liability
of Veteran's Benefits i7 350 Motor Vehicle
O 160 Srockl~olders' Suits ~ 355 Motor Vehicle
rl 190 Other Contract Product Liability
"J 195 Contract Product Liability O 360 Other Personal
O r9G Pnnchise hijury
O 362 Personal Injury -
A4edical Mal ractice
REAi;PROPERTY '.CNIL R[(sT£I S
O 210 Land Condeimiation O A40 Other Civil Rights
D 220 Foreclosure O 411 Voting
O 230 Rent Lease & Ejechnent O 442 Emplo~anem
O 240 "i ons ro Land O 443 HousinS/
[1 2d5 Ton Product Liability Accommodations
O 290 All Other Real Property C1 445 ,amer. w/Disabilities -
Employment
O d46 Amer. w/Disabilities -
Other
O 44~ Education
PERSONAL INJURY O G25 Drug Related Seizure O 422 Appeal 26 I~SC ISA O 375 False Claims Act
O 3G5 Personal Injury - of Pro~r[y 2l USC 881 O 423 Withdrawal O 376 Qai Tam (3l USC
Product Liability O 690 Other 28 USC 157 3729(a))
O 367 Health Care/ O 400 State Reapportionment
I'haanaccuticai PROPERTY RTGH"CS O 410 Antitrust
Personal Injury O 820 Copyrights O 430 Banks and Bankinn
Product Liability ❑ 330 Patent O 450 Commerce
O 363 Asbestos Personal (7 83~ Patent -Abbreviated O 4G0 Deportation
Injury Product New Ding App~icaiion O 470 Racketeer Influenced and
Liability O 840 Tndenk~rk Corrupt Organizations
PERSONAL AROPERTY 1.:~$~R: SOCIAL SECf1RI7"1' O 480 Consumer Credit
O 370 Other Praucl Cl 710 Pair Labor Standards O 8G1 HIA (139>ffl O 490 CablelSat TV
CJ 371 Trutl~ in Lending r~et O 8G2 Black l.wig (923) (~ 850 Securities!Commoditiesf
O 3R0 Other Personnl O 720 LabodManage~ttcnt O 863 DI\~~C![)I W W (40~(g)) Exchange
Properly Danv~ge Relatio~~s O SG4 SSID Titic XVI O 890 Other S[amrory .Actioiu
O 3SS Property Damage O 740 Raihvay Labor Act O SG> RSl(4050)) O 891 Agricultural Acts
O 751 Family and Medical
Product I.,iabiliry O 893 Environme~nal ~v9attcrs
Leave .Act O 895 Freedom of Information
7>RISONER PET'ITTO;VS = O 790 Other Labor Litigation )FEDERAL TAX SLITS Act
Habens Corpus: n 791 F..mployee Retirement q 370 Taxes (IJ.S. Plaintiff O 896 Arbitration
O 4G3 Alien Detainee Income Security.~ct w Defendant) O 399 Administntivc Procedure
O ~ 10 Motions to Vacate i~ 871 (RS—Thircl Pam AcU'Review or Appeal of
Sentence 26 USC 7609 Agency Decision
O X30 Genera( E7 9>0 Co~utitutionaliry of
O X35 Death Penalty 9119tYI1fYRA`FFON` State Statutes
Other: O 462 i~~aturalization Ap}~licatian
O X40 Mandanms &Other O ~76~ (hher Iirunigration
O 5~0 Civil Rights Actions
O »> Prison Condition
O 560 Civil Detaia~e~ -
Conditio~u of
Confinement

'V. ~RI~iYN (Place an "X" in Ooze l3os O~~l})

1 Original t~ 2 Remo=ed from D 3 Remanded from L7 4 Reinstated or ~ ~ 'iransfe~red from `~ b 1~1ultidistrict O 8 Muitidistrict
Proceeding State Court A~~~ellate Court Reopened Another District Litigation - LitigatSon -
i~„~~;r,;i Transfer Direct File

the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are tiling (D~ nor cirejurinJicrionaLsrarures u»tess di,~ecsiry):
~han e Act Section 10 b 15 U S C Section 78' b ~ Securites Act Section 17 77
VI. CAUSE OF ACTION gi-~efdescriptionofcause:
I nsider Trading
VII. REQUESTED IN Q CHECK IF T"HIS IS A CLASS ACI'IOV DEMAND ~ CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint

COMPLAINT: UNDER RULE 23,F.R.Cv.P. JURYDE~~tANll: Yes C7 No

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