Sukhdev Singh Aulakh v. Paramjit Kaur

Opinion

USDC SDNY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DOCUMENT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ELECTRONICALLY FILED SUKHDEV SINGH AULAKH, DOC DATE FILED: 2/5/2026 Petitioner, -against- 25 Civ. 5774 (AT) PARAMBIIT KAUR, ORDER Respondent. ANALISA TORRES, District Judge: Petitioner, Sukhdev Singh Aulakh, brings a 28 U.S.C. § 1782 petition (the “Petition”), requesting that the Court permit him to obtain discovery from Respondent, Paramjit Kaur, for use in a foreign proceeding. See generally Petition, ECF No. 2. On September 25, 2025, Petitioner received a Clerk’s Certificate of Default, ECF No. 12, after Respondent failed to respond to the Petition. Petitioner has not, however, further pursued default judgment. Accordingly, by February 19, 2026, Petitioner shall either (1) request that the Court grant the petition ex parte, see Gushlak v. Gushiak, 486 F. App’x 215, 217 (2d Cir. 2012), or (2) in the alternative, initiate default judgment proceedings in accordance with Attachment A of the undersigned’s Individual Rules in Civil Cases. SO ORDERED. Dated: February 5, 2026 New York, New York

ANALISA TORRES United States District Judge