Papadakis
Papadakis v. Bankman-Fried
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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UNITED STATES JUDICIAL PANEL
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MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
IN RE: FTX CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGE
COLLAPSE LITIGATION MDL No. 3076
TRANSFER ORDER
Before the Panel:* This litigation arises out of the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange in November 2022 and the subsequent bankruptcy of FTX Trading Ltd. and its US. affiliate FTX US (together, FTX). Plaintiffs are FTX customers and investors seeking to recover their losses. Defendants are individuals and entities that allegedly facilitated FTX’s wrongful conduct. This litigation currently consists of eight actions pending in two districts, as listed on Schedule A. Since the filing of the motion, the Panel has been notified of eleven related actions in the Northern District of California, Southern District of Florida, District of New Jersey, and Southern District of New York.' Plaintiffs in the consolidated Garrison and Podalsky actions move under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Southern District of Florida. Responding plaintiffs’ positions on centralization…