Gaponyuk

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 1] Sergey Gaponyuk, No. 2:23-cev-01317-KJM-JDP Plaintiff, ORDER v. Evgeny Alferov, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Sergey Gaponyuk applies ex parte for a temporary restraining order. See generally TRO App., ECF No. 4; Mem., ECF No. 4-2. He alleges the defendants participated in a scheme to defraud him of money and cryptocurrency, and he asks the court to freeze several accounts. As explained in this order, the court grants the ex parte application. Gaponyuk also seeks early discovery to ascertain the defendants’ true identities, addresses, and other contact information. The court grants that motion as well, as explained in this order. 23 I. BACKGROUND In his verified complaint, Gaponyuk alleges the defendants contacted him through Telegram messenger, a cloud-based messaging service, and persuaded him to deposit money and 26 cryptocurrency into an account at…