Financial Casualty & Surety, Inc. v. Zouvelos et al

Filing 170

ORDER: Plaintiff's motion to re-transfer is hereby DENIED. Defendants' cross- motion is GRANTED as to (1), the request for denial of the motion to re-transfer, but DENIED as to all other requests. The parties are to proceed with discovery in accordance with the instructions and orders of United States Magistrate Judge Marilyn Go. So Ordered by Judge William F. Kuntz, II on 5/28/2014. (Lee, Tiffeny)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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FINANCIAL CASUALTY & SURETY, INC.,
Plaintiff,

ORDER

-against12-CV-3476 (WFK) (MDG)
GEORGE ZOUVELOS and
ANASTASIA MANCINI,
Defendants.

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WILLIAM F. KUNTZ, II United States District Judge

On March 19, 2014, Plaintiff filed a motion to re-transfer this case back to the United
States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. Dkt. 157; see Dkt.
161. On April 1, 2014, Defendants George Zouvelos and Anastasia Mancini filed a cross-motion
requesting that the court: (1) deny the Plaintiffs motion to re-transfer; (2) grant a cross-motion
for release of collateral; (3) dismiss the Complaint; (4) impose sanctions; (5) strike scandalous
matters; and (6) impose "such other and further relief' deemed just and proper. Dkt. 159.
Plaintiffs motion to re-transfer is hereby DENIED. Defendants' cross-motion is
GRANTED as to (1), the request for denial of the motion to re-transfer, but DENIED as to all
other requests. The parties are to proceed with discovery in accordance with the instructions and
orders of United States Magistrate Judge Marilyn Go.
SO ORDERED

Dated:

May 28, 2014
Brooklyn, New York

s/William F. Kuntz, II