UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) 

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Plaintiff, ) 

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v. ) Civil Action No. 04-0798 (PLF) 

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ALL ASSETS HELD AT BANK JULIUS ) 

Baer & Company, Ltd., Guernsey ) 

Branch, account number 121128, in the ) 

Name of Pavlo Lazarenko et al., ) 

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Defendants In Rem. ) 

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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

On May 1, 2020, following this Court’s opinion striking Pavel Lazarenko’s claim

to the Balford Trust, Mr. Lazarenko filed a motion for summary judgment [Dkt. No. 1263] on the 

United States’ allegations related to the Ylorex Establishments account in Liechtenstein. In his 

motion, Mr. Lazarenko argues that the government cannot meet its burden of proof at trial to 

show that the Ylorex Establishments account is connected to unlawful activity. See Dkt. 

No. 1263 at 3. On June 5, 2020, the United States filed its sealed opposition [Dkt. No. 1296],

along with a redacted version of its opposition [Dkt. No. 1293]. Mr. Lazarenko filed his reply 

[Dkt. No. 1320] on July 20, 2020. 

Before the parties completed briefing on Mr. Lazarenko’s summary judgment 

motion, the United States filed a motion [Dkt. No. 1275] to strike Mr. Lazarenko’s claim to the 

defendant assets held in the name of Beranco Engineering Establishments, Ylorex 

Establishments, and Tanas AG in Liechtenstein, and all assets traceable thereto (collectively,
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“Liechtenstein Accounts”). The United States argued that Mr. Lazarenko lacked constitutional, 

statutory, and prudential standing to assert a claim to those assets. See Dkt. No. 1275-1 at 11. 

Mr. Lazarenko opposed the motion [Dkt. No. 1319] and moved for leave to amend his claim 

[Dkt. No. 1322]. The United States filed a reply and opposition [Dkt. No. 1338] to the motion to 

amend and Mr. Lazarenko filed his reply [Dkt. No. 1347] in support of the motion to amend.

On December 23, 2020, this Court granted the United States’ motion to strike Mr. 

Lazarenko’s claim to all assets held in the Liechtenstein Accounts. United States v. All Assets 

Held at Bank Julius Baer & Company, Ltd., Civil Action No. 04-0798, 2020 WL 7640213, at *1 

(D.D.C. Dec. 23, 2020). The Court concluded that Mr. Lazarenko lacked constitutional and 

statutory standing to contest forfeiture of the Liechtenstein Accounts. Id. at *10, *13. The Court 

also denied as futile Mr. Lazarenko’s motion to amend his claim. Id. at *14. 

“[S]tanding . . . is jurisdictional.” Lewis v. Casey, 518 U.S. 343, 349 n.1 (1996). 

“It is well established, [therefore], that before a federal court can consider the merits of a legal 

claim, the person seeking to invoke the jurisdiction of the court must establish the requisite 

standing to sue.” Whitmore v. Arkansas, 495 U.S. 149, 154 (1990). Because this Court has 

concluded that Mr. Lazarenko lacks constitutional and statutory standing to assert a claim to the 

Liechtenstein Accounts, including the Ylorex Establishments account, the Court does not have 

jurisdiction to consider the merits of Mr. Lazarenko’s motion for summary judgment on the 

Ylorex Establishments account.
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Accordingly, it is hereby

ORDERED that Mr. Lazarenko’s motion for summary judgment [Dkt. No. 1263] 

on the United States’ allegations related to the Ylorex Establishments account in Liechtenstein is 

DENIED.

SO ORDERED.

 PAUL L. FRIEDMAN

 United States District Judge

DATE: February 1, 2021 

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