`NYSCEF DOC. NO. 18
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`INDEX NO. 524718/2017
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`RECEIVED NYSCEF: 06/15/2018
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`SUPREME
`COUNTY
`
`COURT
`OF KINGS
`
`OF THE STATE
`
`OF NEW YORK
`
`NFA GROUP
`
`INC.
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`dba BUYDRM,
`
`- against
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`-
`
`LOTUS
`
`RESEARCH,
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`INC.
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`Index
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`No.
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`524718/2017
`
`Plaintiff,
`
`Motion
`
`Sequence
`
`No.
`
`001
`
`SECOND
`AFFIRMATION
`MATTHEW J. PICKEL
`OF ORDER
`SUPPORT
`SHOW CAUSE
`
`OF
`
`IN
`TO
`
`Defendant.
`
`I, MATTHEW
`
`PICKEL,
`
`an
`
`attorney
`
`duly
`
`admitted
`
`to practice
`
`before
`
`the Courts
`
`of
`
`the
`
`State
`
`of New York
`
`and
`
`not
`
`a party
`
`to the
`
`above-captioned
`
`action,
`
`hereby
`
`affirm
`
`the
`
`following
`
`to
`
`be true,
`
`under
`
`penalty
`
`of perjury,
`
`pursuant
`
`to New York
`
`Civil
`
`Practice
`
`Law & Rules
`
`2106:
`
`1.
`
`I am an associate
`
`at
`
`the
`
`law
`
`firm
`
`of Latham
`
`& Watkins
`
`LLP,
`
`885
`
`Third
`
`Avenue,
`
`York
`
`counsel
`
`for
`
`Defendant
`
`Lotus
`
`Inc.
`
`in
`
`the
`
`New
`
`York,
`
`New
`
`10022,
`
`Research,
`
`(" Lotus"
`("Lotus")
`
`above-captioned
`
`matter.
`
`I
`
`respectfully
`
`submit
`
`this
`
`Second
`
`Affirmation
`
`in
`
`Support
`
`of
`
`Defendant's
`
`Order
`
`to Show
`
`Cause.
`
`2.
`
`On June
`
`14,
`
`2018,
`
`defendant
`
`Lotus
`
`Research
`
`Inc.
`
`Lotus"
`("
`("Lotus"),
`
`by
`
`and
`
`through
`
`its
`
`counsel
`
`Latham
`
`& Watkins
`
`LLP,
`
`filed
`
`an Order
`
`to Show
`
`Cause
`
`in this matter
`
`seeking
`
`an order:
`
`•
`
`•
`
`•
`
`Vacating
`2018
`
`(the
`
`default
`the
`"Default
`
`judgment
`Judgment"
`Judgment").
`
`entered
`
`against
`
`Lotus
`
`in this matter
`
`on June
`
`1,
`
`Restoring
`Lotus
`
`must
`
`case
`this
`answer
`
`appropriate
`the
`to
`or otherwise
`move
`
`calendar
`with
`the
`
`and
`respect
`
`a date
`setting
`to the Complaint;
`
`by which
`
`enforcement
`of
`to
`
`any
`
`of
`Lotus'
`
`the Default
`assets
`
`and
`Judgment
`a decision
`
`pending
`
`the
`
`execution
`on
`this
`
`thereof
`Order
`to
`
`with
`Show
`
`Staying
`respect
`
`Cause;
`
`1
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`1 of 3
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`
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`FILED: KINGS COUNTY CLERK 06/15/2018 03:26 PM
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`•
`
`•
`
`Granting
`restraints
`
`interfering
`
`a Temporary
`Lotus'
`on
`Lotus'
`with
`
`Restraining
`bank
`accounts
`and
`
`assets;
`
`Order
`and
`
`("TRO")
`preventing
`
`directing
`Plaintiff
`
`the
`
`lifting
`from
`
`of
`the
`further
`
`Granting
`of
`this
`
`a preliminary
`action.
`
`injunction
`
`that
`
`extends
`
`the TRO during
`
`the
`
`pendency
`
`3.
`
`On June
`
`15,
`
`on
`
`behalf
`
`of
`
`Lotus,
`
`I appeared
`
`at
`
`the New
`
`York
`
`Supreme
`
`Court,
`
`Kings
`
`County
`
`to present
`
`Lotus'
`
`application.
`
`I was
`
`instructed
`
`by
`
`the Court
`
`to return
`
`on Monday,
`
`June
`
`18.
`
`4.
`
`Consistent
`
`with
`
`the Court's
`
`counsel
`
`for
`
`Lotus
`
`intends
`
`to appear
`
`at
`
`the
`
`New York
`
`Supreme
`
`Court,
`
`Kings
`
`County,
`
`360
`
`Adams
`
`St.,
`
`Brooklyn,
`
`NY (the
`
`"Kings
`
`County
`
`instructions,
`
`at
`
`12
`
`p.m.
`
`Eastern
`
`Time
`
`on Monday,
`
`June
`
`18
`
`to present
`
`Lotus'
`
`application
`
`to
`
`Courthouse"
`Courthouse")
`
`the Court.
`
`5.
`
`Pursuant
`
`to Section
`
`202.07(f)
`
`of
`
`the Uniform
`
`Rules
`
`of
`
`the New York
`
`State
`
`Trial
`
`Courts,
`
`this
`
`affirmation
`
`shall
`
`serve
`
`as
`
`notice
`
`to
`
`Plaintiff
`
`NFA
`
`Group
`
`Inc.
`
`dba
`
`BuyDRM
`
`of
`
`at which
`
`Lotus
`
`will
`
`present
`
`its Order
`
`to Show
`
`Cause
`
`and
`
`("
`("Plaintiff")
`
`the
`
`time
`
`and
`
`place
`
`application
`
`for
`
`temporary
`
`injunctive
`
`relief.
`
`In
`
`addition,
`
`I affirm
`
`that my
`
`colleague
`
`Steven
`
`J.
`
`Pacini,
`
`also
`
`of
`
`Latham
`
`& Watkins
`
`LLP,
`
`emailed
`
`Plaintiff's
`
`counsel
`
`at approximately
`
`2:45
`
`p.m.
`
`on
`
`Friday,
`
`June
`
`15,
`
`to
`
`provide
`
`notice
`
`that
`
`Lotus
`
`will
`
`present
`
`its Order
`
`to
`
`Show
`
`Cause
`
`and
`
`application
`
`for
`
`temporary
`
`injunctive
`
`relief
`
`at
`
`the
`
`time
`
`and
`
`place
`
`indicated
`
`herein.
`
`I note
`
`other
`
`relief
`
`sought
`
`6.
`
`that,
`
`among
`
`by
`
`Lotus,
`
`the Order
`
`to Show
`
`Cause
`
`requests
`
`a TRO
`
`lifting
`
`the
`
`restraints
`
`that
`
`Plaintiff
`
`caused
`
`to
`
`be
`
`placed
`
`on
`
`certain
`
`banking
`
`accounts
`
`maintained
`
`by
`
`Lotus
`
`at
`
`JP Morgan
`
`Chase
`
`("
`("Chase
`
`Bank"
`Bank"),
`
`and
`
`enjoining
`
`Plaintiff
`
`from
`
`further
`
`attempts
`
`to restrain
`
`or otherwise
`
`interfere
`
`with
`
`Lotus'
`
`assets
`
`pending
`
`a determination
`
`any
`
`on
`
`Lotus'
`Lotus
`
`Order
`
`to Show
`
`Cause
`
`and
`
`application
`
`for
`
`preliminary
`
`injunctive
`
`relief.
`
`On Friday,
`
`June
`
`2 of 3
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`
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`15,
`
`Plaintiff's
`
`counsel
`
`represented
`
`to my
`
`colleague
`
`Steven
`
`Pacini
`
`that
`
`Plaintiff
`
`intended
`
`to
`
`withdraw
`
`the
`
`restraining
`
`notice
`
`issued
`
`against
`
`Lotus'
`
`accounts
`
`at Chase
`
`Bank.
`
`7.
`
`As
`
`of
`
`the
`
`filing
`
`of
`
`this
`
`Affirmation,
`
`Lotus
`
`has
`
`not
`
`received
`
`confirmation
`
`from
`
`Chase
`
`Bank
`
`that
`
`Lotus'
`
`accounts
`
`have
`
`been
`
`unfrozen.
`
`While
`
`this
`
`is a developing
`
`situation
`
`and
`
`will
`
`circumstances
`
`may
`
`change
`
`(and
`
`Lotus
`
`certainly
`
`try
`
`to keep
`
`the Court
`
`apprised
`
`as best
`
`as it
`
`can),
`
`at
`
`this
`
`time
`
`Lotus
`
`is
`
`not
`
`withdrawing
`
`its
`
`request
`
`for
`
`injunctive
`
`relief
`
`for
`
`at
`
`least
`
`three
`
`reasons:
`
`(i)
`
`as noted
`
`above,
`
`Lotus
`
`has
`
`not
`
`yet
`
`received
`
`any
`
`confirmation
`
`that
`
`the
`
`restraints
`
`on its
`
`accounts
`
`have
`
`been
`
`even
`
`if Plaintiff
`
`to
`
`revoke
`
`the
`
`actually
`
`lifted;
`
`(ii)
`
`has
`
`sought
`
`restraining
`
`notice
`
`issued
`
`against
`
`Lotus'
`Lotus
`
`accounts,
`
`there
`
`is a possibility
`
`that
`
`Plaintiff
`
`could
`
`attempt
`
`to reissue
`
`such
`
`notice
`
`at any
`
`time;
`
`and
`
`(iii)
`
`absent
`
`injunctive
`
`relief,
`
`nothing
`
`prevents
`
`Plaintiff
`
`from
`
`taking
`
`other
`
`steps
`
`to interfere
`
`with
`
`Lotus'
`
`assets.
`
`8.
`
`Pursuant
`
`to CPLR
`
`2217,
`
`no
`
`prior
`
`application
`
`for
`
`the
`
`relief
`
`requested
`
`Lotus'
`Lotus
`
`in
`
`other
`
`Order
`
`to Show
`
`Case
`
`has been made
`
`in this
`
`or any
`
`action.
`
`9.
`
`Pursuant
`
`to CPLR
`
`Section
`
`6001,
`
`no
`
`provisional
`
`remedy
`
`has
`
`been
`
`sought
`
`or
`
`obtained
`
`in this
`
`case
`
`against
`
`the
`
`same
`
`Plaintiff.
`
`10.
`
`For
`
`the
`
`Court's
`
`convenience,
`
`attached
`
`hereto
`
`as Exhibit
`
`A is
`
`a copy
`
`of
`
`the
`
`Default
`
`Judgment
`
`in this matter
`
`that
`
`Lotus
`
`is seeking
`
`to vacate.
`
`Dated:
`
`15, 2018
`June
`New York
`New York,
`
`/s/ Matthew
`
`J. Pickel
`
`Matthew
`
`J. Pickel
`
`3 of 3
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