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Case 1:19-cv-07625-AJN-DCF Document 2 Filed 08/14/19 Page 1 of 2
JS 44C/SDNY
REV. 06/01/17
CIVIL COVER SHEET
The JS-44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law, except as provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for use of the Clerk of Court for the purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet.

PLAINTIFFS
VE

DEFENDANTS
Nine East 71st Street,Corporation, Financial Trust Company, Inc., NES, LLC,

ATTORNEYS (FIRM NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
Edwards Pottinger LLC
1930 Broadway, Suite 12B, New York, NY 10023
954-524-2820

ATTORNEYS (IF KNOWN)

CAUSE OF ACTION (CITE THE U.S. CIVIL STATUTE UNDER WHICH YOU ARE FILING AND WRITE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF CAUSE)
(DO NOT CITE JURISDICTIONAL STATUTES UNLESS DIVERSITY)
Negligence

Has this action, case, or proceeding, or one essentially the same been previously filed in SDNY at any time? No [x] Yes [ ]
Judge Previously Assigned
If yes, was this case Vol. [ ] Invol. [ ] Dismissed. No [ ] Yes [ ] If yes, give date _______________________ & Case No. ______________________

IS THIS AN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CASE? No [x] Yes [ ]

(PLACE AN [x] IN ONE BOX ONLY) NATURE OF SUIT
[Check marks appear next to:]
TORTS
PERSONAL INJURY
[x] 360 OTHER PERSONAL INJURY

ACTIONS UNDER STATUTES

Check if demanded in complaint:
CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION UNDER F.R.C.P. 23
DEMAND $ ______________ OTHER ______________

DO YOU CLAIM THIS CASE IS RELATED TO A CIVIL CASE NOW PENDING IN S.D.N.Y. AS DEFINED BY LOCAL RULE FOR DIVISION OF BUSINESS 13?
IF SO, STATE:
JUDGE _________________________________ DOCKET NUMBER_________________

Check YES only if demanded in complaint
JURY DEMAND: [x] YES [ ] NO
NOTE: You must also submit at the time of filing the Statement of Relatedness form (Form IH-32).

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(PLACE AN x IN ONE BOX ONLY) ORIGIN
[x] 1 Original Proceeding

(PLACE AN x IN ONE BOX ONLY) BASIS OF JURISDICTION
[x] 4 DIVERSITY

IF DIVERSITY, INDICATE CITIZENSHIP BELOW.
CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (FOR DIVERSITY CASES ONLY)
(Place an [X] in one box for Plaintiff and one box for Defendant)
CITIZEN OF THIS STATE PTF [ ] 1 DEF [ ] 1
CITIZEN OF ANOTHER STATE PTF [x] 2 DEF [ ] 2
INCORPORATED or PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN THIS STATE PTF [ ] 4 DEF [x] 4

PLAINTIFF(S) ADDRESS(ES) AND COUNTY(IES)
Resident of the state of Florida c/o Edwards Pottinger, LLC, 425 North Andrews Avenue, Suite 2, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

DEFENDANT(S) ADDRESS(ES) AND COUNTY(IES)
Nine East 71st Street Corporation: c/o Darren K. Indyke, Esq. 575 Lexington Ave., 4th Fl, New York, NY 10022. Financial Trust Company, Inc.: US Virgin Islands corporation. NES, LLC: 6100 Red Hook Quarter, B-3, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands

DEFENDANT(S) ADDRESS UNKNOWN
REPRESENTATION IS HEREBY MADE THAT, AT THIS TIME, I HAVE BEEN UNABLE, WITH REASONABLE DILIGENCE, TO ASCERTAIN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESSES OF THE FOLLOWING DEFENDANTS:

COURTHOUSE ASSIGNMENT
I hereby certify that this case should be assigned to the courthouse indicated below pursuant to Local Rule for Division of Business 18, 20 or 21.
Check one: THIS ACTION SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TO: [ ] WHITE PLAINS [x] MANHATTAN

DATE 08/14/2019
/s/ J. Stanley Pottinger
SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN THIS DISTRICT
[ ] NO
[x] YES (DATE ADMITTED Mo. _______ Yr. _______)
Attorney Bar Code # 1892132

Magistrate Judge is to be designated by the Clerk of the Court.
Magistrate Judge _________________________________________________________ is so Designated.
Ruby J. Krajick, Clerk of Court by _____________ Deputy Clerk, DATED _____________________.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT (NEW YORK SOUTHERN)