Auctus has probably already made back its original loan amount to XERI many times over from dumping all those shares. The SEC's legal action against them has created a major cash crunch, since they can't collect on their outstanding loans, so they're probably using naked shorting (through proxies) to pressure XERI to drop its appeal. Again...this should all come out as part of the discovery process. If you have any proof supporting your position, please share it.