Unites States v. Pokerstars, et al

Filing 226

MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 225 MOTION to (1) Conduct Expedited Discovery Relating to Fugitive Disentitlement and (2) Stay Consideration of the Pokerstars Claimants' Motion to Dismiss the Verified First Amended Complaint. MOTION to (1) Conduct Expedited Discovery Relating to Fugitive Disentitlement and (2) Stay Consideration of the Pokerstars Claimants' Motion to Dismiss the Verified First Amended Complaint.. Document filed by United States Of America. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Cowley, Jason)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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Plaintiff,
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11 Civ. 2564 (LBS)

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ORDER

Defendants;
ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN
THE ASSETS OF POKERSTARS, et al.,

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Defendants in rem.
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Upon consideration of the motion by the United States
of America to (1) Conduct Expedited Discovery Relating to
Fugitive Disentitlement, and (2) Stay Consideration of the
Pokerstars Claimants’ Motion to Dismiss the Verified First
Amended Complaint;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the motion is granted, and
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that consideration of the motion
to dismiss submitted by the PokerStars Claimants be stayed
pending expedited discovery and the Court’s consideration of the
applicability of the fugitive disentitlement statute to the
PokerStars Claimants, and that all current response and reply
deadlines related to that motion to dismiss are hereby
terminated, and;

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT the Government shall be
permitted to serve document requests and interrogatories, take
depositions, and serve requests for admission relating
specifically to the applicability of the fugitive disentitlement
statute to the PokerStars Claimants.

Such discovery period shall

close ninety days from the date of this Order, unless there is
further order from the Court, and;
IT IS FINALLY ORDERED THAT the Government shall have 30
days from the close of this discovery period to file a motion for
summary judgment exclusively on the issue of applicability of
fugitive disentitlement to the PokerStars claimants.

SO ORDERED:
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HONORABLE LEONARD B. SAND
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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DATE

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