Order Granting 10 Letter Motion to Stay. Whereas, the Court Finds That a Stay of This Matter in Its Entirety Is in Furtherance of the Interests of Justice and Will Not Prejudice Any Party; It Is Ordered That the Governments Motion to Intervene Is Granted. It Is Further Ordered That This Matter Is Stayed in Its Entirety Until the Completion of the Criminal Case Against Defendant Ronald Smith. Ordered That the Parties Shall File a Joint Status Letter by August 11, 2026, and Every 90 Days After Advising the Court on the Status of the Ongoing Criminal Proceeding United States V. Ronald Smith, 26-cr-00114 . SO Ordered.. (Signed by Judge Jennifer L. Rochon on 5/13/2026)

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: Civil Action : No. 26 Civ. 2582 (JLR) RONALD SMITH, : : Defendant. : :

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WHEREAS, on May 11, 2026, the Government submitted a motion seeking to intervene in this action and to stay this matter in its entirety in light of the pendency of the parallel criminal action United States v. Ronald Smith, 26 Cr. 114 (GBD), in which an indictment has been returned; and

WHEREAS, defendant Ronald Smith consents to the stay of this matter in its entirety; WHEREAS, the SEC takes no position on the Government’s request to stay this matter in its entirety; and

WHEREAS, the Court finds that a stay of this matter in its entirety is in furtherance of the interests of justice and will not prejudice any party; it is

ORDERED that the Government’s motion to intervene is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that this matter is stayed in its entirety until the completion of the Criminal Case against defendant Ronald Smith.

ORDERED that the parties shall file a joint status letter by August 11, 2026, and every 90 days after advising the Court on the status of the ongoing criminal proceeding United States v. Ronald Smith, 26-cr-00114 (GBD).