United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. May et al
Plaintiff: United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Defendant: Hector A May, Sonia May and Vania May Bell
Case Number: 7:2018cv11668
Filed: December 13, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Vincent L Briccetti
Nature of Suit: Securities/Commodities
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 77
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 23 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Order dated February 4, 2019 served on Vania May Bell and Sonia May on February 4, 2018. Service was made by Mail (UPS). Document filed by United States Securities and Exchange Commission. (Stoelting, David)
February 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 22 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Kimberly Ann Yuhas on behalf of United States Securities and Exchange Commission. (Yuhas, Kimberly)
February 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 21 MEMO ENDORSEMENT on #20 Status Report. ENDORSEMENT: By 3/1/2019, defendant Bell and relief defendant May shall answer, move, or otherwise respond to the complaint. Plaintiff shall promptly serve this Order on Bell and May and file proof of service on the docket. The stay entered 1/18/2019 is hereby VACATED. SO ORDERED. Vania May Bell answer due 3/1/2019; Sonia May answer due 3/1/2019. (Signed by Judge Vincent L. Briccetti on 2/4/2019) (mml)
February 1, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 20 STATUS REPORT. Document filed by United States Securities and Exchange Commission.(Stoelting, David)
January 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER granting #18 Letter Motion to Stay. Plaintiff the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") requests that the Court stay this action in light of the lapse of funding to the SEC. (Doc. # 18). Plaintiff asks that the stay remain in place until SEC funding is restored. Plaintiff's request is GRANTED. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that this action, including defendants' deadline to answer, move, or otherwise respond to the complaint, is hereby STAYED until the business day after the President signs into law a budget appropriation restoring SEC funding. The parties shall submit a joint status report within seven days of SEC funding being restored. The Clerk is directed to terminate the letter-motion. (Doc. # 18). (Signed by Judge Vincent L. Briccetti on 1/18/2019) (mml)
January 18, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 18 LETTER MOTION to Stay Case Pending Govt Shutdown and Lapse of Appropriations for the SEC addressed to Judge Vincent L. Briccetti from David Stoelting dated January 18, 2019. Document filed by United States Securities and Exchange Commission.(Stoelting, David)
January 16, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 17 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE. Sonia May served on 12/28/2018, answer due 1/18/2019. Service was accepted by Hector May. Document filed by United States Securities and Exchange Commission. (Stoelting, David)
December 27, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 16 JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT HECTOR A. MAY ONLY. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") [15 U.S.C. 77q(a)] in the offer or sale of any security by the use of any means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or by use of the mails, directly or indirectly: (a) to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; (b) to obtain money or property by means of any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (c) to engage in any transaction, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the purchaser, and as further set forth in this Judgment. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating, directly or indirectly, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") [15 U.S.C. 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5 [17 C.F.R. 240.10b-5] thereunder, by using any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce, or of the mails, or of any facility of any national securities exchange, in connection with the purchase or sale of any security: (a) to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud, and as further specified and set forth in this Judgment as to Defendant Hector A. May only. 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. Hector A May terminated. (Signed by Judge Vincent L. Briccetti on 12/27/2018) (rjm) (Additional attachment(s) added on 12/27/2018: #1 Appeal Package) (rjm).
December 26, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 15 WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. Hector A May waiver sent on 12/14/2018, answer due 2/12/2019. Document filed by United States Securities and Exchange Commission. (Sivitz, Tracy)
December 26, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 14 PROPOSED JUDGMENT. Document filed by United States Securities and Exchange Commission. (Sivitz, Tracy) Proposed Judgment to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.
December 26, 2018 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO COURT REGARDING PROPOSED JUDGMENT. Document No. #14 Proposed Judgment was reviewed and approved as to form. (dt)
December 21, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ELECTRONIC AMENDED SUMMONS ISSUED as to Sonia May. (dnh)
December 20, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 12 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF AMENDED SUMMONS as to Sonia May, re: #11 Complaint. Document filed by United States Securities and Exchange Commission. (Sivitz, Tracy)
December 14, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 11 COMPLAINT against Vania May Bell, Hector A May, Sonia May. Document filed by United States Securities and Exchange Commission.(Stoelting, David)
December 14, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Sonia May. (sj)
December 14, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Vania May Bell. (sj)
December 14, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Hector A May. (sj)
December 14, 2018 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT PLEADING. Notice to Attorney Marc Peter Berger to RE-FILE Document No. #1 Complaint. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the All Defendant radio button was selected. Re-file the pleading using the event type Complaint found under the event list Complaints and Other Initiating Documents - attach the correct signed PDF - select the individually named filer/filers - select the individually named party/parties the pleading is against. (sj)
December 14, 2018 Opinion or Order CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Vincent L. Briccetti. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at #http://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/District. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at #http://nysd.uscourts.gov/ecf_filing.php. (sj)
December 14, 2018 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING CIVIL. CASE OPENING STATISTICAL ERROR CORRECTION: Notice to attorney Marc Peter Berger. The following case opening statistical information was erroneously selected/entered: County code Westchester. The following correction(s) have been made to your case entry: the County code has been modified to New York. (sj)
December 14, 2018 Opinion or Order Case Designated ECF. (sj)
December 14, 2018 Opinion or Order Magistrate Judge Judith C. McCarthy 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: #http://nysd.uscourts.gov/forms.php. (sj)
December 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 7 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Tracy Ellen Sivitz on behalf of United States Securities and Exchange Commission. (Sivitz, Tracy)
December 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 6 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by David Stoelting on behalf of United States Securities and Exchange Commission. (Stoelting, David)
December 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 5 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Sonia May, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by United States Securities and Exchange Commission. (Berger, Marc)
December 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 4 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Vania May Bell, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by United States Securities and Exchange Commission. (Berger, Marc)
December 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 3 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Hector A. May, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by United States Securities and Exchange Commission. (Berger, Marc)
December 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed. (Berger, Marc)
December 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 1 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT PLEADING - FILED AGAINST PARTY ERROR COMPLAINT against All Defendants. Document filed by United States Securities and Exchange Commission.(Berger, Marc) Modified on 12/14/2018 (sj).

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