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CipherBlade LLC v. CipherBlade LLC et al: Stipulation and Order

August 9, 2023
Stipulation and Order in CipherBlade LLC, of Pennsylvania, USA v. CipherBlade LLC, of Alaska, USA; Manuel Kriz, Michael Krause, Jorn Henrik Bernhard Janssen, Sergio Garcia, Justin Maile, CipherBlade APAC Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Jussi Aittola, Omega3Zone Global Ltd., of Cyprus; Paul Marnitz, Inquisita Solutions Ltd., of Cyprus, and Green Stone Business Advisory FZ LLC, of Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Amaplat Mauritius Ltd. et al v. Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation et al: Amended Complaint

May 24, 2023
Amended Complaint “to recognize and enforce the judgment of the High Court of Zambia, at the Commercial Registry at Lusaka, dated August 9, 2019 ... in favor of Plaintiffs and against Defendants Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation and the Chief Mining Commissioner, Ministry of Mines of Zimbabwe” in Amaplat Mauritius Ltd. and Amari Nickel Holdings Zimbabwe Ltd., both of Mauritius v. Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation, The Chief Mining Commissioner, Ministry of Mines of Zimbabwe, and the Republic of Zimbabwe at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Cerebellum Networks Inc. v. Kenzi Wang et al: Complaint (‘$1.3M Crypto Proceeds Theft’)

May 19, 2023
Complaint alleging the theft of $1.3 million derived from the sale of crypto tokens in Cerebellum Networks Inc., described as "a crypto token business" v. Kenzi Wang, described as a resident of Dubai and a former "advisor and independent contractor" to the plaintiff, and Does 1-10 at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

National Bank Trust PJSC v. Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas et al: Discovery Application (British Virgin Islands)

January 10, 2023
Application by National Bank Trust PJSC, of Russia, to take discovery from Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Bank of New York Mellon, Standard Chartered Bank, UBS AG, Societe Generale USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, and Citibank NA for use in legal proceedings in the British Virgin Islands alleging fraud "perpetrated by the Russian bank B&N Bank, the Russian businessman Mikail Shishkhanov, and a number of businesses affiliated with Mr. Shishkhanov, with the apparent connivance of a number of commodity brokers and traders", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Patokh Chodiev v. First Idea International Ltd.: Discovery Application (England)

December 19, 2022
Application by Patokh Chodiev, described as "a successful and 16 respected international businessperson, author and philanthropist", to take discovery from First Idea International Ltd., "a self-described 'strategic advisory boutique'", for use in legal proceedings in England "against Refinitiv Limited for violations of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation because Refinitiv published an unsupported, inaccurate, misleading, and damaging report on Mr. Chodiev in its World-Check Risk Intelligence Service database that First Idea appears to have urged Refinitiv to publish", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Patokh Chodiev v. RenCap Securities Inc.: Discovery Application (England)

December 19, 2022
Application by Patokh Chodiev to take discovery from RenCap Securities Inc. for use in legal proceedings in England against Refinitiv Limited "under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") and the United Kingdom’s applicable implementing legislation, the Data Protection Act 2018" regarding "Refinitiv’s publication in World-Check of false and misleading information about Mr. Chodiev", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Zouzar Bouka et al v. Symbion Power Services U.S. Inc. et al: Discovery Application (France & Madagascar)

March 24, 2022
Application by Zouzar Bouka, described as a citizen of France and an "entrepreneur and investor"; Vision Indian Ocean SA, of Madagascar, and ViMa Real Estate Sarl, of Madagascar, to take discovery from Symbion Power Services U.S. Inc., Symbion Power LLC, Symbion Power Holdings LLC, Symbion Power Africa LLC, Symbion Energy Holdings Ltd., and Paul Hinks for use in a "contemplated proceeding in France" and a "criminal proceeding in Madagascar" regarding "Respondents' participation in a multi-million-dollar theft from the Mandroseza Power Plant, a project designed to bring reliable electricity to Madagascar, and their subsequent sale of interests in the Plant contrary to their contractual obligations and Malagasy law", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Bank Otkritie Financial Corporation et al v. Citibank et al: Discovery Application (England)

February 14, 2022
Application by Bank Otkritie Financial Corporation PJSC, described as "one of Russia’s largest full-service commercial banks" that went into administration in 2017 and received "a USD $8 billion bail-out using public funds", and National Bank Trust PJSC, described as being "owned by the Otkritie Group", to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas for use in legal proceedings in England regarding "a complex fraudulent scheme" involving "prominent Russian businessman named Boris Mints, his family, and his affiliated entities", including British Virgin Islands-domiciled Coniston Management Limited, that allegedly caused a loss of $500 million, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Amaplat Mauritius Ltd. et al v. Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation et al: Complaint

January 10, 2022
Complaint "to recognize and enforce the judgment of the High Court of Zambia ... in favor of Plaintiffs and against Defendants Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation and the Chief Mining Commissioner, Ministry of Mines of Zimbabwe" in Amaplat Mauritius Ltd. and Amari Nickel Holdings Zimbabwe Ltd., both of Mauritius v. Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation, The Chief Mining Commissioner, Ministry of Mines of Zimbabwe, and the Republic of Zimbabwe at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Bitfinex et al v. State of New York et al: Petition

September 2, 2021
Petition "to maintain certain information as exempt from FOIL disclosure relating to a settlement with OAG in February 2021" by iFinex Inc., BFXNA Inc., BFXWW Inc., both of the British Virgin Islands, doing business as Bitfinex, a cryptocurrency exchange; Tether Holdings Limited, Tether Operations Limited, Tether International Limited, all of the British Virgin Islands, and Tether Limited, of Hong Kong, collectively the provider of digital tokens v. State of New York, Office of the Attorney General, and Kathryn Sheingold, as Freedom of Information Law Appeals Officer, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Alpene Ltd. v. Elizabeth McCaul: Discovery Application

August 30, 2021
Application by Alpene Ltd., of Hong Kong, described as "the 100% indirect owner of a bank in the Republic of Malta", to take discovery from Elizabeth McCaul, described as a resident of New York, for use in legal proceedings in Malta in which Alpene claimed that "Malta engaged in a series of allegedly retaliatory acts against Alpene's investment, Pilatus Bank", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

Elizabeth von Pezold et al v. Zimbabwe: Petition to Recognize Arbitration Award

July 23, 2021
Petition to Recognize Arbitration Award of $263 million, £10 million, ZAR745,498, and €1,163, plus interest, for "Zimbabwe's expropriation of the von Pezolds' property" in Elizabeth Regina Maria Gabriele von Pezold, of Austria; Anna Eleonore Elisabeth Webber, of Austria; Heinrich Bernd Alexander Josef von Pezold, of Zimbabwe; Maria Juliane Andrea Christiane Katharina Batthyàny, of Austria; Georg Philipp Marcel Johann Lukas von Pezold, of Zimbabwe; Felix Alard Moritz Hermann, of Switzerland; Johann Friedrich Georg Ludwig von Pezold, of Scotland, and Adam Friedrich Carl Leopold Franz Severin von Pezold, of the Czech Republic, collectively descibed as "all members of the von Pezold family and are all German and Swiss nationals" v. Republic of Zimbabwe at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

JM Holdings 1 LLC et al v. Quarters Holding GmbH: Complaint

May 4, 2020
Complaint in JM Holdings 1 LLC and Cedar Holdings LLC, both of New Jersey, v. Quarters Holding GmbH, f.k.a. Medici Living Holding GmbH, described as "a wealthy German real estate investing entity", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Richard Stadtmauer et al v. Mark Nordlicht et al: Complaint

February 5, 2020
Complaint & Motion for Attachment to "collect on a debt owed by Mark Nordlicht" who has "engaged in a complex, far-reaching scheme to alienate assets and property to make himself 'judgment proof'" in Richard Stadtmauer and Marisa Stadtmauer v. Mark Nordlicht, Dahlia Kalter, 535 W.E.A. Group LLC, OBH 2308 LLC, NYFLA Investors LLC, Gilad Kalter Cook Islands Trust Limited, of the Cook Islands; Trenor Investment Partners LP, and Henley Investment Partners LP at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Westchester.

Richard Stadtmauer et al v. Mark Nordlicht: Petition

January 14, 2020
Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award of $14.9 million regarding hedge funds operated by the Platinum Partners group in the Cayman Islands and the United States, in Richard Stadtmauer and Marisa Stadtmauer v. Mark Nordlicht at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Elliott Broidy et al v. Global Risk Advisors LLC et al: Complaint

December 27, 2019
Complaint alleging "In an effort to retaliate against and silence Mr. Broidy, Qatar hired its go-to firm for underhanded cyber-operations, Defendant GRA, to unlawfully hack into Mr. Broidy's emails and into his company's servers to steal private communications, business documents, and other material" in Elliott Broidy, of Beverly Hills, California, and Broidy Capital Management LLC, of Los Angeles, California v. Global Risk Advisors LLC, of Delaware; GRA Maven LLC, described as "a military consulting firm" based in North Carolina; GRA Quantum LLC, described as "a full-service cybcersecurity company" based in New York, NY; Global Risk Advisors EMEA Limited, described as a Gibraltar company based in Qatar, and Kevin Chalker, described as "a former CIA officer" who is based in New York, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

iFinex Inc. et al v. Wells Fargo Bank et al: Complaint

April 5, 2017
Complaint alleging intentional interference with contractual relations in iFinex Inc., British Virgin Islands-domiciled, Taiwan-based operator of the Bitfinex cryptocurrency platform; BFXNA Inc., of the BVI; BFXWW Inc., of the BVI, and Tether Limited, domiciled in Hong Kong, based in Taiwan v. Wells Fargo & Company and Wells Fargo Bank NA at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

iFinex Inc. et al v. Wells Fargo Bank et al: TRO Application

April 5, 2017
Ex Parte Application for Temporary Restraining Order in iFinex Inc., BFXNA Inc., BFXWW Inc., and Tether Limited v. Wells Fargo & Company and Wells Fargo Bank NA at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.