SEC v. Dow Rockwell, LLC; and Richard Dow Rockwell, No. 3:22-cv-02069, Northern District of California (Dec. 3, 2024) — Judgment
raw: SEC v. DOW ROCKWELL
SEC v. DOW ROCKWELL, No. 3:22-cv-02069 (Dec. 3, 2024)
Richard Dow Rockwell consented to a final judgment for securities fraud and unregistered offerings, resulting in permanent injunctions and a total payment of $603,918.85.
The SEC obtained a final judgment against Richard Dow Rockwell for violations of the Investment Advisers Act, Securities Act, and Exchange Act. Rockwell is liable for $402,075 in disgorgement, $121,843.85 in prejudgment interest, and an $80,000 civil penalty. The total amount of $603,918.85 must be paid to the SEC within 30 days of the judgment's entry.
The Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a final judgment against Richard Dow Rockwell and Dow Rockwell, LLC in the Northern District of California. The action involved violations of the Investment Advisers Act, the Securities Act, and the Exchange Act, including fraud, material misstatements, and the unregistered sale of securities. Rockwell consented to the judgment without admitting or denying the allegations and waived his right to appeal. The court imposed permanent injunctions restraining Rockwell from future violations of federal securities laws. As part of the settlement, Rockwell is liable for $402,075 in disgorgement, $121,843.85 in prejudgment interest, and an $80,000 civil penalty. The total payment of $603,918.85 is due to the SEC within 30 days of the judgment's entry.
Extracted insights
- $604K $603,918 $100K–$1M
- $402K $402,075 $100K–$1M
- $122K $121,843 $100K–$1M
- $80K $80,000 $10K–$100K
- person Richard Dow Rockwell ×2
- company Dow Rockwell, LLC
- court in the united states district court northern district of california
- agency Securities and Exchange Commission
- court united states district court northern district of california
- Securities And Exchange Commission filed a Complaint Richard DOW Rockwell
- Richard DOW Rockwell entered a general appearance in the United States District Court Northern District of California
- Richard DOW Rockwell consented to the Court’s jurisdiction over Defendant and the subject matter of this action
- Richard DOW Rockwell waived findings of fact and conclusions of law in the Final Judgment
- Richard DOW Rockwell is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
- Richard DOW Rockwell is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 207 of the Advisers Act
- United States District Court Northern District of California issued Final Judgment as to Defendant Richard DOW Rockwell
FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO RICHARD DOW ROCKWELL SEC v. Dow Rockwell, LLC, et al. C ASE NO. 20-CV-02069-MMC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MONIQUE C. WINKLER (Cal. Bar No. 213031) [email protected] BERNARD B. SMYTH (Cal. Bar No. 217741) [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 700 San Francisco, California 94104 Telephone: (415) 705-2500 Facsimile: (415) 705-2501 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. DOW ROCKWELL, LLC and RICHARD DOW ROCKWELL, Defendants. Case No. 22-cv-02069-MMC FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT RICHARD DOW ROCKWELL UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO RICHARD DOW ROCKWELL 1 SEC v. Dow Rockwell, LLC, et al. C ASE NO. 20-CV-02069-MMC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT RICHARD DOW ROCKWELL The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant Richard Dow Rockwell (“Defendant”) having entered a general appearance; consented to the Court’s jurisdiction over Defendant and the subject matter of this action; consented to entry of this Final Judgment without admitting or denying the allegations of the Complaint (except as to jurisdiction and except as otherwise provided herein in paragraph VIII); waived findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal from this Final Judgment: I. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) [15 U.S.C. §§ 80b-6(1) and (2)], by directly or indirectly, by the use of any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce: (a) Employing any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud any client or prospective client; or (b) Engaging in any transaction, practice or course of business which operates as a fraud or deceit upon any client or prospective client. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a). II. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 207 of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-7] by, directly or indirectly, willfully making any untrue statement of material fact in any registration application or report filed with the Commission under Section 203 or 204 of the FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO RICHARD DOW ROCKWELL 2 SEC v. Dow Rockwell, LLC, et al. C ASE NO. 20-CV-02069-MMC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Advisers Act, or willfully omitting to state in any such application or report any material fact which is required to be stated therein. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a). III. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Sections 5(a) and 5(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) [15 U.S.C. §§ 77e(a) and (c)] by directly or indirectly, in the absence of any applicable exemption: (a) Unless a registration statement is in effect as to a security, making use of any means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or of the mails to sell such security through the use or medium of any prospectus or otherwise; or (b) (b) Making use of any means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or of the mails to offer to sell or offer to buy through the use or medium of any prospectus or otherwise any security, unless a registration statement has been filed with the Commission as to such security, or while the registration statement is the subject of a refusal order or stop order or (prior to the effective date of the registration statement) any public proceeding or examination under Section 8 of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77h]. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO RICHARD DOW ROCKWELL 3 SEC v. Dow Rockwell, LLC, et al. C ASE NO. 20-CV-02069-MMC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a). IV. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently enjoined and restrained from, directly or indirectly, violating Section 15(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) [15 U.S.C. § 78o(a)(1)] by acting as a broker or dealer unless registered as provided by law. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a). V. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is liable, jointly and severally with Defendant Dow Rockwell, LLC, for disgorgement of $402,075, representing net profits gained as a result of the conduct alleged in the Complaint, together with prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of $121,843.85, and a civil penalty in the amount of $80,000 pursuant to Section 20(d) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77t(d)], Section 21(d)(3) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(3)], and Section 209 of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-9]. Defendant shall satisfy this obligation by paying $603,918.85 to the Securities and Exchange Commission within 30 days after entry of this Final Judgment. Defendant may transmit payment electronically to the Commission, which will provide detailed ACH transfer/Fedwire instructions upon request. Payment may also be made directly from a bank account via Pay.gov through the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ofm.htm. Defendant may also pay by certified check, bank cashier’s check, or United States postal money order payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which shall be delivered or mailed to FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO RICHARD DOW ROCKWELL 4 SEC v. Dow Rockwell, LLC, et al. C ASE NO. 20-CV-02069-MMC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Enterprise Services Center Accounts Receivable Branch 6500 South MacArthur Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73169 and shall be accompanied by a letter identifying the case title, civil action number, and name of this Court; Richard Dow Rockwell as a defendant in this action; and specifying that payment is made pursuant to this Final Judgment. Defendant shall simultaneously transmit photocopies of evidence of payment and case identifying information to the Commission’s counsel in this action. By making this payment, Defendant relinquishes all legal and equitable right, title, and interest in such funds and no part of the funds shall be returned to Defendant. The Commission may enforce the Court’s judgment for disgorgement and prejudgment interest by using all collection procedures authorized by law, including, but not limited to, moving for civil contempt at any time after 30 days following entry of this Final Judgment. The Commission may enforce the Court’s judgment for penalties by the use of all collection procedures authorized by law, including the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act, 28 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq., and moving for civil contempt for the violation of any Court orders issued in this action. Defendant shall pay post judgment interest on any amounts due after 30 days of the entry of this Final Judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961. The Commission shall hold the funds, together with any interest and income earned thereon (collectively, the “Fund”), pending further order of the Court. The Commission may propose a plan to distribute the Fund subject to the Court’s approval. Such a plan may provide that the Fund shall be distributed pursuant to the Fair Fund provisions of Section 308(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Court shall retain jurisdiction over the administration of any distribution of the Fund and the Fund may only be disbursed pursuant to an Order of the Court. Regardless of whether any such Fair Fund distribution is made, amounts ordered to be paid as civil penalties pursuant to this Judgment shall be treated as penalties paid to the government for all purposes, including all tax purposes. To preserve the deterrent effect of the FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO RICHARD DOW ROCKWELL 5 SEC v. Dow Rockwell, LLC, et al. C ASE NO. 20-CV-02069-MMC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 civil penalty, Defendant shall not, after offset or reduction of any award of compensatory damages in any Related Investor Action based on Defendant’s payment of disgorgement in this action, argue that he is entitled to, nor shall he further benefit by, offset or reduction of such compensatory damages award by the amount of any part of Defendant’s payment of a civil penalty in this action (“Penalty Offset”). If the court in any Related Investor Action grants such a Penalty Offset, Defendant shall, within 30 days after entry of a final order granting the Penalty Offset, notify the Commission’s counsel in this action and pay the amount of the Penalty Offset to the United States Treasury or to a Fair Fund, as the Commission directs. Such a payment shall not be deemed an additional civil penalty and shall not be deemed to change the amount of the civil penalty imposed in this Judgment. For purposes of this paragraph, a “Related Investor Action” means a private damages action brought against Defendant by or on behalf of one or more investors based on substantially the same facts as alleged in the Complaint in this action. VI. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Consent of Defendant Richard Dow Rockwell is incorporated herein with the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein, and that Defendant shall comply with all of the undertakings and agreements set forth therein. VII. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, solely for purposes of exceptions to discharge set forth in Section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 523, the allegations in the Complaint are true and admitted by Defendant, and further, any debt for disgorgement, prejudgment interest, civil penalty or other amounts due by Defendant under this Final Judgment or any other judgment, order, consent order, decree or settlement agreement entered in connection with this proceeding, is a debt for the violation by Defendant of the federal securities laws or any regulation or order issued under such laws, as set forth in Section 523(a)(19) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(19). FINAL JUDGMENT AS TORICHARD DOW ROCKWELL 6 SEC v. Dow Rockwell, LLC, et al. C ASE NO.20-CV-02069-MMC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 VIII. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that this Court shall retain jurisdiction of this matter for the purposes of enforcing the terms of this Final Judgment. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: ______________, _____ ____________________________________ The Honorable Maxine M. Chesney United States District Judge November 25 2024 ______________________________________________________ he HoHHHnonononrable Maxine M. Chesneyyyy niteddddStates District Judge
FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO RICHARD DOW ROCKWELL SEC v. Dow Rockwell, LLC, et al. CASE NO. 20-CV-02069-MMC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 MONIQUE C. WINKLER (Cal. Bar No. 213031) [email protected] BERNARD B. SMYTH (Cal. Bar No. 217741) [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiff SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 44 Montgomery Street, Suite 700 San Francisco, California 94104 Telephone: (415) 705-2500 Facsimile: (415) 705-2501 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. DOW ROCKWELL, LLC and RICHARD DOW ROCKWELL, Defendants. Case No. 22-cv-02069-MMC FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT RICHARD DOW ROCKWELL UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION Case 3:22-cv-02069-MMC Document 56 Filed 11/25/24 Page 1 of 7 FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO RICHARD DOW ROCKWELL 1 SEC v. Dow Rockwell, LLC, et al. CASE NO. 20-CV-02069-MMC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT RICHARD DOW ROCKWELL The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant Richard Dow Rockwell (“Defendant”) having entered a general appearance; consented to the Court’s jurisdiction over Defendant and the subject matter of this action; consented to entry of this Final Judgment without admitting or denying the allegations of the Complaint (except as to jurisdiction and except as otherwise provided herein in paragraph VIII); waived findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal from this Final Judgment: I. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) [15 U.S.C. §§ 80b-6(1) and (2)], by directly or indirectly, by the use of any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce: (a) Employing any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud any client or prospective client; or (b) Engaging in any transaction, practice or course of business which operates as a fraud or deceit upon any client or prospective client. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a). II. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 207 of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-7] by, directly or indirectly, willfully making any untrue statement of material fact in any registration application or report filed with the Commission under Section 203 or 204 of the Case 3:22-cv-02069-MMC Document 56 Filed 11/25/24 Page 2 of 7 FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO RICHARD DOW ROCKWELL 2 SEC v. Dow Rockwell, LLC, et al. CASE NO. 20-CV-02069-MMC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Advisers Act, or willfully omitting to state in any such application or report any material fact which is required to be stated therein. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a). III. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Sections 5(a) and 5(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) [15 U.S.C. §§ 77e(a) and (c)] by directly or indirectly, in the absence of any applicable exemption: (a) Unless a registration statement is in effect as to a security, making use of any means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or of the mails to sell such security through the use or medium of any prospectus or otherwise; or (b) (b) Making use of any means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or of the mails to offer to sell or offer to buy through the use or medium of any prospectus or otherwise any security, unless a registration statement has been filed with the Commission as to such security, or while the registration statement is the subject of a refusal order or stop order or (prior to the effective date of the registration statement) any public proceeding or examination under Section 8 of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77h]. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s Case 3:22-cv-02069-MMC Document 56 Filed 11/25/24 Page 3 of 7 FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO RICHARD DOW ROCKWELL 3 SEC v. Dow Rockwell, LLC, et al. CASE NO. 20-CV-02069-MMC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a). IV. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently enjoined and restrained from, directly or indirectly, violating Section 15(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) [15 U.S.C. § 78o(a)(1)] by acting as a broker or dealer unless registered as provided by law. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a). V. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is liable, jointly and severally with Defendant Dow Rockwell, LLC, for disgorgement of $402,075, representing net profits gained as a result of the conduct alleged in the Complaint, together with prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of $121,843.85, and a civil penalty in the amount of $80,000 pursuant to Section 20(d) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77t(d)], Section 21(d)(3) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(3)], and Section 209 of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-9]. Defendant shall satisfy this obligation by paying $603,918.85 to the Securities and Exchange Commission within 30 days after entry of this Final Judgment. Defendant may transmit payment electronically to the Commission, which will provide detailed ACH transfer/Fedwire instructions upon request. Payment may also be made directly from a bank account via Pay.gov through the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ofm.htm. Defendant may also pay by certified check, bank cashier’s check, or United States postal money order payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which shall be delivered or mailed to Case 3:22-cv-02069-MMC Document 56 Filed 11/25/24 Page 4 of 7 FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO RICHARD DOW ROCKWELL 4 SEC v. Dow Rockwell, LLC, et al. CASE NO. 20-CV-02069-MMC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Enterprise Services Center Accounts Receivable Branch 6500 South MacArthur Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73169 and shall be accompanied by a letter identifying the case title, civil action number, and name of this Court; Richard Dow Rockwell as a defendant in this action; and specifying that payment is made pursuant to this Final Judgment. Defendant shall simultaneously transmit photocopies of evidence of payment and case identifying information to the Commission’s counsel in this action. By making this payment, Defendant relinquishes all legal and equitable right, title, and interest in such funds and no part of the funds shall be returned to Defendant. The Commission may enforce the Court’s judgment for disgorgement and prejudgment interest by using all collection procedures authorized by law, including, but not limited to, moving for civil contempt at any time after 30 days following entry of this Final Judgment. The Commission may enforce the Court’s judgment for penalties by the use of all collection procedures authorized by law, including the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act, 28 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq., and moving for civil contempt for the violation of any Court orders issued in this action. Defendant shall pay post judgment interest on any amounts due after 30 days of the entry of this Final Judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961. The Commission shall hold the funds, together with any interest and income earned thereon (collectively, the “Fund”), pending further order of the Court. The Commission may propose a plan to distribute the Fund subject to the Court’s approval. Such a plan may provide that the Fund shall be distributed pursuant to the Fair Fund provisions of Section 308(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Court shall retain jurisdiction over the administration of any distribution of the Fund and the Fund may only be disbursed pursuant to an Order of the Court. Regardless of whether any such Fair Fund distribution is made, amounts ordered to be paid as civil penalties pursuant to this Judgment shall be treated as penalties paid to the government for all purposes, including all tax purposes. To preserve the deterrent effect of the Case 3:22-cv-02069-MMC Document 56 Filed 11/25/24 Page 5 of 7 FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO RICHARD DOW ROCKWELL 5 SEC v. Dow Rockwell, LLC, et al. CASE NO. 20-CV-02069-MMC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 civil penalty, Defendant shall not, after offset or reduction of any award of compensatory damages in any Related Investor Action based on Defendant’s payment of disgorgement in this action, argue that he is entitled to, nor shall he further benefit by, offset or reduction of such compensatory damages award by the amount of any part of Defendant’s payment of a civil penalty in this action (“Penalty Offset”). If the court in any Related Investor Action grants such a Penalty Offset, Defendant shall, within 30 days after entry of a final order granting the Penalty Offset, notify the Commission’s counsel in this action and pay the amount of the Penalty Offset to the United States Treasury or to a Fair Fund, as the Commission directs. Such a payment shall not be deemed an additional civil penalty and shall not be deemed to change the amount of the civil penalty imposed in this Judgment. For purposes of this paragraph, a “Related Investor Action” means a private damages action brought against Defendant by or on behalf of one or more investors based on substantially the same facts as alleged in the Complaint in this action. VI. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Consent of Defendant Richard Dow Rockwell is incorporated herein with the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein, and that Defendant shall comply with all of the undertakings and agreements set forth therein. VII. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, solely for purposes of exceptions to discharge set forth in Section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 523, the allegations in the Complaint are true and admitted by Defendant, and further, any debt for disgorgement, prejudgment interest, civil penalty or other amounts due by Defendant under this Final Judgment or any other judgment, order, consent order, decree or settlement agreement entered in connection with this proceeding, is a debt for the violation by Defendant of the federal securities laws or any regulation or order issued under such laws, as set forth in Section 523(a)(19) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(19). Case 3:22-cv-02069-MMC Document 56 Filed 11/25/24 Page 6 of 7 FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO RICHARD DOW ROCKWELL 6 SEC v. Dow Rockwell, LLC, et al. CASE NO. 20-CV-02069-MMC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 VIII. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that this Court shall retain jurisdiction of this matter for the purposes of enforcing the terms of this Final Judgment. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: ______________, _____ ____________________________________ The Honorable Maxine M. Chesney United States District Judge November 25 2024 ___________ ______________________ _____________________ he HoHHH nononon rable Maxine M. Chesneyyyy nitedddd States District Judge Case 3:22-cv-02069-MMC Document 56 Filed 11/25/24 Page 7 of 7