GBM Global Holding Company Limited v. The Unidentified Individuals Listed on…
GBM Global Holding Company Limited v. The Unidentified Individuals Listed on Schedule A
- Alvin Hellerstein
- 1:21-cv-06284
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In GBM Global v. The Unidentified Individuals, Judge Nathan ordered a default-judgment motion or status update by April 8, 2022.
GBM Global Holding Company Limited was ordered to take action by April 8, 2022. The unidentified defendants were subject to the existing preliminary injunction, and the plaintiff’s claims could potentially be dismissed if the plaintiff failed to act.
What happened
GBM Global Holding Company Limited sued The Unidentified Individuals Listed on Schedule A. The court had issued a preliminary injunction on August 23, 2021, but no activity had occurred since then.
The court ordered GBM Global to file a motion for default judgment by April 8, 2022, or to file a status update explaining why it should not do so.
Judge Alison J. Nathan warned that failing to act could lead to dismissal of GBM Global’s claims with prejudice for failure to prosecute. The order did not itself dismiss the claims.
The detailed version
- GBM Global Holding Company Limited v. The Unidentified Individuals Listed on… · No. 1:21-cv-06284
- Alvin Hellerstein
- Mar. 22, 2022
Background
The court had issued a preliminary injunction against the defendants on August 23, 2021. The order states that no activity had occurred in the case since that date.
Order
The court ordered the plaintiff to file, by April 8, 2022, either a motion for default judgment or a status update explaining why a motion for default judgment should not be filed. Default judgment is a judgment entered when a defendant has not defended the case.
The court warned that failing to act could result in dismissal of the plaintiff’s claims with prejudice for failure to prosecute. The court did not dismiss the claims in this order. Judge Alison J. Nathan signed the order.
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