Opinion
19-CV-4074 (VEC)
04-10-2020
DONALD BERDEAUX and CHRISTINE GRABLIS, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, v. ONECOIN LTD.; RUJA IGNATOVA, KONSTANTIN IGNATOV; SEBASTIAN GREENWOOD; MARK SCOTT; IRINA ANDREEVA DILINSKA; DAVID PIKE; and NICOLE J. HUESMANN, Defendants.
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
:
WHEREAS on August 23, 2019, the Court stayed this case pending service of all Defendants and ordered monthly letter updates from Lead Plaintiff on the status of service of process and warned against missing these deadlines (Dkts. 46, 49);
WHEREAS on January 24, 2020, the Court granted in part Lead Plaintiff's motion for alternative service (Dkt. 78);
WHEREAS on February 3, 2020, Lead Plaintiff posted proof of service via the Court's approved alternative means for Defendants OneCoin Ltd. and Ignatova (Dkt. 88);
WHEREAS on February 28, 2020, Lead Plaintiff voluntarily dismissed Defendants Dilinksa and Greenwood from this case (Dkt. 90);
WHEREAS the Court's August 23, 2019, Order required Lead Plaintiff to notify the Court by letter once all Defendants have been served; and
WHEREAS Lead Plaintiff has not submitted a letter update for either March or April;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Lead Plaintiff must show cause no later than April 16, 2020, why this case should not be dismissed with prejudice for failure to prosecute under Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b).
Lead Plaintiff is sternly warned that failing to comply with the Court's orders going forward could result in sanctions.
SO ORDERED.
Date: April 10, 2020
New York, New York
/s/ _________
VALERIE CAPRONI
United States District Judge