On January 23, 2012, doing its best imitation of Inspector Javert and after learning that Douglas had returned to the U.S., the SEC filed a Motion for a Rule to ShowCause and for an Order of Civil Contempt, requesting that the Court hold Douglas in contempt for a second time.
Faced with these confused, if not contradictory, claims in the Petition, the Nevada bankruptcy court sua sponte entered order to the three revenue agencies to showcause why Nevada was the appropriate district for the Chapter 7 proceeding.