Garo Agop Armenian v. Michael Baliacas

I. Background

On September 10, 2020, Plaintiff Garo Agop Armenian and Plaintiff Mesrop Nagapetyan (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint alleging several causes of action against Defendant Michael Baliacas, Defendant Delta Gestion Spain SL, also known as (“aka”) Secretariat Direction, Defendant Jounas Halinen, Defendant Imperial Investment Market Holding, aka Administration Imperial Holding, aka Trading Center Imperial Holding (collectively “Defendants”). (Dkt. 1). On November 19, 2020, the court issued an Order to Show Cause why this action should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution because Plaintiffs had not adequately served Defendants by that date. (Dkt. 11.) The court specified that Plaintiffs could discharge this order by filing proof of service or applying to the Clerk to enter default by December 9, 2020. (Id.) On December 8, 2020, Plaintiffs requested the court extend the time to file proof of service by 60 days because the COVID-19 pandemic affected Plaintiffs’ ability to locate an “international serving company” as needed to serve Defendants located in Spain and Hong Kong. (Dkt. 12 at 1-2.) The court granted Plaintiffs’ request and extended the…