Securities and Exchange Commission v. BitConnect et al
Plaintiff: Securities and Exchange Commission
Defendant: BitConnect, Satish Kumbhani, Glenn Arcaro and Future Money Ltd.
Intervenor: Trial Attorney U.S. Department Of Justice
Case Number: 1:2021cv07349
Filed: September 1, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge: John G Koeltl
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 77 Securities Fraud
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 35 MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: #34 Status Report filed by Securities and Exchange Commission. ENDORSEMENT: Application granted and the SEC should provide another status update by 3/3/23. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 11/25/2022) (jca)
November 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 34 STATUS REPORT. Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commission..(Primoff, Richard)
August 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 33 MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: #32 Status Report filed by Securities and Exchange Commission, ENDORSEMENT: Application granted. SO ORDERED (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 8/25/2022) ( Service due by 11/30/2022.) (ks)
August 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 32 STATUS REPORT. Status Report on Efforts to Serve Kumbhani and BitConnect and Request for Additional Time to Serve Defendants Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commission..(Primoff, Richard)
May 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 31 MEMO ENDORSEMENT: on re: #30 Status Report filed by Securities and Exchange Commission. ENDORSEMENT: Application Granted. SO ORDERED., ( Service due by 8/28/2022.) (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 5/26/2022) (ama)
May 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 30 STATUS REPORT. Status Report on Efforts to Serve Defendants Kumbhani and BitConnect and Request for Extension of Time to Complete Service Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commission..(Primoff, Richard)
March 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 29 MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: #28 Status Report filed by Securities and Exchange Commission, ENDORSEMENT: Application granted. The stay is modified to allow service of process on defendants Kumbhani and Bitmex and the time to serve (if applicable) is extended to 5/30/22. So Ordered. (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 3/1/2022) ( Service due by 5/30/2022.) (ks)
February 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 28 STATUS REPORT. Plaintiff SEC's Status Report on Service on Defendants Kumbhani and BitConnect and Request For Extension of Time to Serve Defendants Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commission..(Primoff, Richard)
December 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ORDER granting #23 Motion to Intervene; granting #23 Motion to Stay re: #23 MOTION to Intervene . MOTION to Stay . And there being no opposition, HEREBY ORDERS THAT: Pending resolution of the criminal matter captioned United States v. Glenn Arcaro, 21-CR-2542-TWR (S.D. Cal., Sept. 1, 2021), and the conclusion of the criminal investigation, the Civil Case proceedings are stayed and the Securities and Exchange Commission, defendants BitConnect, Satish Kumbhani, Glenn Arcaro, and Future Money Ltd., will not seek discovery in the Civil Case from one another or from third parties. IT IS SO ORDERED.. (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 12/15/2021) (ks)
December 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 26 JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT FUTURE MONEY LTD.: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act") (15 U.S.C. 77e] by, directly or indirectly, in the absence of any applicable exemption: As further set forth in this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Consent is incorporated herein with the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein, and that Defendant shall comply with all of the undertakings and agreements set forth therein. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that this Court shall retain jurisdiction of this matter for the purposes of enforcing the terms of this Judgment. There being no just reason for delay, pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Clerk is ordered to enter this Judgment forthwith and without further notice. (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 12/3/2021) Future Money Ltd. terminated. (ks)
December 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 25 JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT GLENN ARCARO: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act") [15 U.S.C. 77e] by, directly or indirectly, in the absence of any applicable exemption: As further set forth in this order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that this Court shall retain jurisdiction of this matter for the purposes of enforcing the terms of this Judgment. There being no just reason for delay, pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Clerk is ordered to enter this Judgment forthwith and without further notice. (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 12/3/2021) Glenn Arcaro terminated. (ks)
December 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 24 MOTION to Approve Consent Judgment Proposed Consent Judgments as to Defendants Glenn Arcaro and Future Money Ltd.. Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commission. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exh A Consent and Proposed Judgment as to Defendant Glenn Arcaro, #2 Exhibit Exh B Consent and Proposed Judgment as to Defendant Future Money Ltd.).(Primoff, Richard)
November 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 23 MOTION to Intervene ., MOTION to Stay . Document filed by U.S. Department Of Justice. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Text of Proposed Order).(Lowell, Kevin)
November 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 22 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Kevin Lowell on behalf of U.S. Department Of Justice..(Lowell, Kevin)
November 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER: The conference adjourned from December 2, 2021, will be held on March 1, 2022, at 2:30pm. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 11/18/2021) ( Status Conference set for 3/1/2022 at 02:30 PM before Judge John G. Koeltl.) (ks)
November 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER granting #19 Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. Application granted. Time to serve Kumbhani and Bitconnect extended to 2/28/22. Conference adjourned from 12/2/21 to 3/1/22. So ordered. (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 11/17/2021) (ate)
November 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 19 CONSENT LETTER MOTION to Adjourn Conference and Status Update addressed to Judge John G. Koeltl from Richard G. Primoff dated 11/16/21. Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commission..(Primoff, Richard)
November 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER granting #17 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to Answer re #17 LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer addressed to Judge John G. Koeltl from Mary Carter Andrues dated November 1, 2021., #1 Complaint. APPLICATION GRANTED. SO ORDERED. Glenn Arcaro answer due 12/8/2021; Future Money Ltd. answer due 12/8/2021. (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 11/1/2021) (tg)
November 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer addressed to Judge John G. Koeltl from Mary Carter Andrues dated November 1, 2021. Document filed by Glenn Arcaro, Future Money Ltd...(Andrues, Mary)
October 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE granting #15 Motion for Mary Carter Andrues to Appear Pro Hac Vice. (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 10/21/2021) (ks)
October 20, 2021 Opinion or Order >>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. #15 MOTION for Mary Carter Andrues to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-25217154. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. (bcu)
October 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 MOTION for Mary Carter Andrues to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-25217154. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. Document filed by Glenn Arcaro, Future Money Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Mary Carter Andrues, #2 Text of Proposed Order).(Andrues, Mary)
September 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by Future Money Ltd...(Malar, Dillon)
September 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Dillon Hoey Malar on behalf of Glenn Arcaro, Future Money Ltd...(Malar, Dillon)
September 15, 2021 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge John G. Koeltl: Initial Conference set for 12/2/2021 at 02:30 PM before Judge John G. Koeltl. Dial-in: 888 363-4749, with access code 8140049. (Fletcher, Donnie)
September 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. Future Money Ltd. waiver sent on 9/8/2021, answer due 11/8/2021. Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commission..(Primoff, Richard)
September 13, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. Glenn Arcaro waiver sent on 9/8/2021, answer due 11/8/2021. Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commission..(Primoff, Richard)
September 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Glenn Arcaro..(jgo)
September 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by John O'Donnell Enright on behalf of Securities and Exchange Commission..(Enright, John)
September 3, 2021 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT to Judge John G. Koeltl. Judge Unassigned is no longer assigned to the case. (vba)
September 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave is so designated. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (vba)
September 3, 2021 Opinion or Order CASE ACCEPTED AS RELATED. Create association to 1:21-cv-04791-JGK. Notice of Assignment to follow. (vba)
September 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Glenn Arcaro, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commission..(Primoff, Richard)
September 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Future Money Ltd.. (vf)
September 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Case Designated ECF. (vf)
September 2, 2021 Opinion or Order CASE REFERRED TO Judge John G. Koeltl as possibly related to 1:21cv4791. (vf)
September 2, 2021 Opinion or Order CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Unassigned. (vf)
September 2, 2021 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Richard G Primoff to RE-FILE Document No. #5 Request for Issuance of Summons. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): defendant party name error; party name must correspond to pleading caption. Re-file the document using the event type Request for Issuance of Summons found under the event list Service of Process - select the correct filer/filers - and attach the correct summons form PDF. (vf)
September 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Future Money Ltd., re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commission..(Primoff, Richard)
September 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT- SUMMONS REQUEST - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Glenn Arcaro, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commission..(Primoff, Richard) Modified on 9/2/2021 (vf).
September 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Richard G Primoff on behalf of Securities and Exchange Commission..(Primoff, Richard)
September 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 RELATED CASE AFFIRMATION of Richard R. Best re: that this action be filed as related to 21-4791. Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commission..(Best, Richard)
September 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Best, Richard)
September 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Glenn Arcaro, BitConnect, Future Money Ltd., Satish Kumbhani. Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commission..(Best, Richard)

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Plaintiff: Securities and Exchange Commission
Represented By: Richard G Primoff
Represented By: Richard R. Best
Represented By: John O'Donnell Enright
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Defendant: Glenn Arcaro
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Intervenor: Trial Attorney U.S. Department Of Justice
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