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 alleges several defendants defrauded him of valuable 18 cryptocurrency. This court previously granted plaintiff's motion for a temporary restraining order 19 and barred the defendants from “withdrawing, transferring, or encumbering any assets” in 20 specific cryptocurrency addresses, wallets, and trading accounts. See TRO at 1-2, ECF No. 10. The court also permitted plaintiff to immediately conduct discovery in an effort to uncover the 22 defendants’ true names and contact information. See id. at 2-3. The temporary restraining order 23 expired on its own terms. The court then held a status conference and set a hearing on a 24 preliminary injunction for October 13, 2023, with briefing deadlines governed by the Local Rules. See Mins., ECF No. 15. …