Case No. 1:24-CV-23745 Traders Domain FX Ltd

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION

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TRADERS DOMAIN FX LTD. d/b/a THE TRADERS DOMAIN; FREDIRICK TEDDY JOSEPH SAFRANKO a/k/a TED SAFRANKO; DAVID WILLIAM NEGUS-ROMVARI; ARES GLOBAL LTD. d/b/a TRUBLUEFX; ALGO CAPITAL LLC; ALGO FX CAPITAL ADVISOR LLC n/k/a QUANT5 ADVISOR, LLC; ROBERT COLLAZO, JR.; JUAN HERMAN a/k/a JJ HERMAN; JOHN FORTINI; STEVEN LIKOS; MICHAEL SHANNON SIMS; HOLTON BUGGS, JR; CENTURION CAPITAL GROUP INC.; ALEJANDRO SANTIESTABAN a/k/a ALEX SANTI; GABRIEL BELTRAN; and ARCHIE RICE,

CASE NO. 1:24-cv-23745-ALTMAN

 

On September 30, 2024, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a Complaint for Injunctive Relief, Civil Monetary Penalties, Restitution, and Other Equitable Relief. Relevant filings and orders in this matter are available below.

 

NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS

If you fail to respond to this complaint, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

 

To prevent this from happening you must file a response with the court clerk or administrator within 21 days of the date this message was posted. Your response must be in proper form and include proof of service on lead counsel for the Plaintiff, whose contact information is provided below:

 

Alison B. Wilson

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

1155 21st Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20581

[email protected]

Tel: (202) 418-5000

 

9/30/2024 – Complaint for Injunctive Relief, Civil Monetary Penalties, Restitution and Other Equitable Relief [ECF No. 1]

9/30/2024 – Motion to Seal New Civil Action [ECF No. 3]

9/30/2024 – Expedited Ex Parte Motion for Statutory Restraining Order, Appointment of Temporary Receiver, and Other Equitable Relief and Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support Thereof (“SRO”) [ECF No. 5]

9/30/2024 – Summons Issued [ECF No. 6]

10/1/2024 – Order granting ECF No. 3, Motion to Seal [ECF No. 7

10/1/2024 – Order in Cases with Multiple Defendants [ECF No. 8]

10/02/2024 – Sealed Minute Order granting ECF No. 5, Plaintiff’s Expedited Motion for an Ex Parte SRO [ECF No. 9]

10/02/2024 – Order granting ECF No. 5, Plaintiff’s Expedited Motion for an Ex Parte SRO [ECF No. 10]

10/11/2024 – Motion to Unseal Docket and Case File [ECF No. 11

10/11/2024 – Order Granting ECF No. 11, Motion to Unseal Case [ECF No. 12]

10/24/2024 – Unopposed Motion to Continue the October 29, 2024 Show Cause Hearing [ECF No. 35

10/24/2024 – PAPERLESS ORDER granting ECF No. 35 Unopposed Motion to Continue Show Cause Hearing.  The Preliminary Injunction and Show Cause hearing set for October 29, 2024, shall be reset for November 12, 2024, at 2:00 p.m.  Since our Order granting the Plaintiff's ex parte Statutory Restraining Order [ECF No. 10] is set to expire on October 29, 2024, we'll sua sponte extend the effectiveness of that Order until November 12, 2024. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 10/24/2024. (cps) (Entered: 10/24/2024) [ECF No. 36]

11/06/2024 - Motion to Continue the November 12, 2024 Show Cause Hearing and Extension of Statutory Restraining Order [ECF no. 57]

11/07/2024 - PAPERLESS ORDER granting 57 Motion to Continue November 12, 2024 Show Cause Hearing. The Preliminary Injunction and Show Cause hearing set for November 12, 2024, shall be reset for December 10, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. The Court will extend our ex parte Statutory Restraining Order [ECF No. 10] until December 10, 2024. Signed by Judge Roy K. Altman on 11/7/2024. [ECF. No. 59]

 


Updated November 18, 2024