Melikhov et al v. Drab et al

Filing 149

ORDER adopting in part 148 Report and Recommendations. The Court defers ruling on the Magistrate Judge's recommendations regarding the award of sanctions until after Ladislav Drab has been given an opportunity to show cause for his allege d failure to comply with this Court's omnibus post-judgment discovery order 99. A show-cause hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, February 24,2021 at 1:30 PM via Zoom Video Conference. The parties will receive a separate Zoom invitation by email. Signed by Judge John L. Badalamenti on 1/25/2021. (SMG)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
FORT MYERS DIVISION
ANTHONY MELIKHOV an
individual; MELMAR HOLDINGS,
LLC, an Illinois limited liability
company; and U4G GROUP, LLC, an
Illinois limited liability company,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 2:19-cv-00248-JLB-MRM

LADISLAV DRAB, an individual; CE
GROUP, a foreign entity; ČESKÁ ENERGIE
A.S., a foreign entity, and ČESKÁ
PLYNÁRENSKÁ A.S., a foreign entity,
Defendants.

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ORDER

The Magistrate Judge filed a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) in this
matter on January 19, 2021, recommending that Judgment Creditors’ motion for
contempt against Debtor Ladislav Drab be GRANTED. (Doc. 148.) The Magistrate
Judge has also certified facts in support of Mr. Drab’s contempt and recommended
that this Court set a show-cause hearing. After carefully reviewing the certified
facts in the R&R and the record in this case, the Court has determined that a showcause hearing is necessary under 28 U.S.C. § 636(e)(6).
Accordingly, it is ORDERED:
1.

The Magistrate Judge’s R&R is ADOPTED IN PART.

2.

The Court defers ruling on the Magistrate Judge’s recommendations
regarding the award of sanctions until after Ladislav Drab has been

given an opportunity to show cause for his alleged failure to comply
with this Court’s omnibus post-judgment discovery order. (Doc. 99.)
3.

A show-cause hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, February 24,
2021 at 1:30 PM via Zoom Video Conference. The parties will
receive a separate Zoom invitation by email.

4

Any written objections to the R&R will be addressed at the hearing.

ORDERED in Fort Myers, Florida, on January 25, 2021.

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