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Securities and Exchange Commisison v. Bajic et al

Case Summary

On 01/02/2020 Securities and Exchange Commisison filed a Finance - Security/Commodity/Exchange lawsuit against Bajic. This case was filed in U.S. District Courts, New York Southern District Court. The Judge overseeing this case is Lorna G. Schofield. The case status is Pending - Other Pending.
Case Details Parties Documents Dockets

 

Case Details

  • Case Number:

    1:20-CV-00007

  • Filing Date:

    01/02/2020

  • Case Status:

    Pending - Other Pending

  • Case Type:

    Finance - Security/Commodity/Exchange

Judge Details

Presiding Judge

Lorna G. Schofield

 

Party Details

Plaintiff

Securities and Exchange Commisison

Defendants

SSID Ltd.

Kenneth Ciapala

Sure Mighty Ltd.

Tamarind Investments, Inc.

Crystalmount Ltd.

Aaron Dale Wise

Island Fortune Global Ltd.

Fountain Drive Ltd.

Norfolk Heights Ltd.

Anthony Killarney

Blacklight SA

Steve M. Bajic

Wisdom Chain Ltd.

Rajesh Taneja

Christopher Lee McKnight

Attorney/Law Firm Details

Plaintiff Attorneys

Alicia Marie Reed

Kathleen B. Shields

Rebecca Israel

 

Court Documents

58 #1

Exhibit Update on Service of Process

#58

#57

#56

#54

53 #3

Text of Proposed Order

53 #2

Certificate of Good Standing

53 #1

Affidavit of Rebecca Israel

#53

#52

#51

#4

3 #3

Text of Proposed Order

3 #2

Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing

3 #1

Affidavit

#3

#2

#1

72 More Documents Available

 

Docket Entries

  • 02/27/2020
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  • Docket(#58) LETTER MOTION to Continue Initial Pre-Trial Conference addressed to Judge Lorna G. Schofield from Plaintiff, Securities and Exchange Commission dated 2/27/20. Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commisison. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Update on Service of Process).(Israel, Rebecca) (Entered: 02/27/2020)

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  • 02/25/2020
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  • Docket(#57) SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. Aaron Dale Wise served on 2/18/2020, answer due 3/10/2020. Service was accepted by Ben Gilkey as co-resident. Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commisison..(Shields, Kathleen) (Entered: 02/25/2020)

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  • 02/11/2020
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  • Docket(#56) NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Rebecca Israel on behalf of Securities and Exchange Commisison..(Israel, Rebecca) (Entered: 02/11/2020)

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  • 02/07/2020
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  • Docket(#55) ORDER granting #53 Motion for Rebecca Israel to Appear Pro Hac Vice (HEREBY ORDERED by Judge Lorna G. Schofield)(Text Only Order) (jcs) (Entered: 02/07/2020)

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  • 01/30/2020
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  • Docket(#54) STIPULATION AND ORDER FREEZING ASSETS AS TO DEFENDANT STEVE M. BARC: IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED, AGREED AND ORDERED that: A. Defendant Bajic, and each of his, agents, servants, employees and attorneys and those persons in active concert or participation with him who receive actual notice of this Stipulation and Order by personal service or otherwise, including facsimile transmission, electronic mail, or overnight delivery service, shall hold and retain the funds held by Bajic, or for his direct or indirect benefit, or under his direct or indirect control in the following accounts, and shall prevent any withdrawal, sale, payment (including, but not limited to, any charges on any credit card or draws on any other credit arrangement), transfer, dissipation, assignment, pledge, alienation, encumbrance, disposal, or diminution in value of any such funds or other assets, which are hereby frozen (As further set forth in this Order.) Unless otherwise ordered by the Court, this Order shall remain in effect until entry of a Final Judgment as to Defendant Bajic or other final disposition of this action as to him. (Signed by Judge Lorna G. Schofield on 1/30/2020) (cf) Transmission to Finance Unit (Cashiers) for processing. (Entered: 01/30/2020)

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  • 01/30/2020
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  • Docket>>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. #53 MOTION for Rebecca Israel to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. (aea) (Entered: 01/30/2020)

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  • 01/30/2020
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  • Docket(#53) MOTION for Rebecca Israel to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commisison. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Rebecca Israel, #2 Certificate of Good Standing, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(Shields, Kathleen) (Entered: 01/30/2020)

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  • 01/29/2020
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  • Docket(#52) PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER. Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commisison. (Shields, Kathleen) (Entered: 01/29/2020)

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  • 01/22/2020
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  • Docket(#51) MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re: #50 Letter filed by Securities and Exchange Commission. As stated below, the SEC shall file the proposed asset freeze order by January 29, 2020. Until Defendant Bajic appears, Defendant's substantive arguments made to the Court will not be considered, unless Defendant justifies how extraordinary circumstances or legal authority require that his arguments be considered, notwithstanding his nonappearance. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Lorna G. Schofield on 1/22/2020) (kv) (Entered: 01/22/2020)

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  • 01/21/2020
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  • Docket(#50) LETTER addressed to Judge Lorna G. Schofield from Kathleen Shields dated January 21, 2020 re: response to Court Order, Docket No. 46. Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commisison.(Shields, Kathleen) (Entered: 01/21/2020)

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  • 01/03/2020
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  • Docket(#4) COMPLAINT against Steve M. Bajic, Blacklight SA, Kenneth Ciapala, Crystalmount Ltd., Fountain Drive Ltd., Island Fortune Global Ltd., Anthony Killarney, Christopher Lee McKnight, Norfolk Heights Ltd., SSID Ltd., Sure Mighty Ltd., Tamarind Investments, Inc., Rajesh Taneja, Wisdom Chain Ltd., Aaron Dale Wise. Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commisison.(Reed, Alicia) (Entered: 01/03/2020)

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  • 01/03/2020
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  • Docket***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT PLEADING. Notice to Attorney Alicia Marie Reed to RE-FILE Document No. #1 Complaint. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the All Defendant radio button was selected; the party/parties whom the pleading is against were not selected. Re-file the pleading using the event type Complaint found under the event list Complaints and Other Initiating Documents - attach the PDF - select the individually named filer/filers - select the individually named party/parties the pleading is against. (pne) (Entered: 01/03/2020)

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  • 01/03/2020
  • Docket***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING CIVIL CASE OPENING STATISTICAL ERROR CORRECTION: Notice to attorney Alicia Marie Reed. The following case opening statistical information was erroneously selected/entered: Jurisdiction code 3 (Federal Question); Fee Status code pd (paid). The following correction(s) have been made to your case entry: the Jurisdiction code has been modified to 1 (U.S. Government Plaintiff); the Fee Status code has been modified to wv (waived). (pne) (Entered: 01/03/2020)

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  • 01/03/2020
  • DocketCase Designated ECF. (pne) (Entered: 01/03/2020)

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  • 01/03/2020
  • DocketMagistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker 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. (pne) (Entered: 01/03/2020)

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  • 01/03/2020
  • DocketCASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Lorna G. Schofield. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. 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 #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions. (pne) (Entered: 01/03/2020)

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  • 01/02/2020
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  • Docket>>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. #3 MOTION for Kathleen Burdette Shields to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. (wb) (Entered: 01/02/2020)

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  • 01/02/2020
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  • Docket(#3) MOTION for Kathleen Burdette Shields to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commisison. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(Reed, Alicia) (Entered: 01/02/2020)

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  • 01/02/2020
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  • Docket(#2) CIVIL COVER SHEET filed. (Reed, Alicia) (Entered: 01/02/2020)

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  • 01/02/2020
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  • Docket(#1) FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT PLEADING - FILED AGAINST PARTY ERROR -COMPLAINT against All Defendants. Document filed by Securities and Exchange Commisison.(Reed, Alicia) Modified on 1/3/2020 (pne). (Entered: 01/02/2020)

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