Securities and Exchange Commission v. Pierre

Opinion

USONUITTEHDE RSTNA DTIESST RDIICSTT ROIFC TN ECWOU YROTR K ---------------------------------------------------------------------- X : SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, : : Plaintiff, : : -v- : 19 Civ. 10299 (JPC) : RULESS PIERRE, : ORDER : Defendant, : : -and- : : R. PIERRE CONSULTING GROUP LLC, : : Relief Defendant. : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------- X

JOHN P. CRONAN, United States District Judge:

On February 20, 2024, the Second Circuit affirmed Defendant Ruless Pierre’s criminal conviction. United States v. Pierre, No. 22-1274, 2024 WL 676373 (2d Cir. Feb. 20, 2024). Given this development, the Court will conduct a status conference in this case by telephone on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. At the scheduled time, the parties should call (866) 434-5269, access code 9176261, and should be prepared to discuss whether the Court should the lift the stay previously entered pending resolution of Defendant’s appeal. See Dkt. 53. By April 10, 2024, Plaintiff is directed to serve this Order on Defendant by emailing it to any email addresses the Plaintiff has for Defendant, emailing it to Defendant’s counsel in the recently-decided Second Circuit appeal, and sending by overnight mail to: Ruless Pierre Reg. No. 87408-054 USP Canaan U.S. Penitentiary P.O. Box 300 Waymart, Pennsylvania 18472 Plaintiff must then file proof of such service of this Order on the docket. Plaintiff also shall work with staff at USP Canaan to arrange for Defendant’s telephonic appearance at the April 16, 2024 conference. SO ORDERED. Wha Dated: April 5, 2024 of New York, New York JOHN P. CRONAN United States District Judge