UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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RUDERSDAL, EOOD, et al., : 

: 18-cv-11072 (GHW) (RWL)

: 19-cv-01762 (GHW) (RWL)

Plaintiffs, : 

: ORDER

- against - : 

: 

PHILIP ROBERT HARRIS, et al., : 

: 

Defendants. : 

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Gregory H. Woods, United States District Judge. 

This order resolves the letter motions made by certain Defendants at Dkts. 108, 109, 110, 111 

and 112 for their claims in Case No. 19-CV-1762 to be severed and dismissed. 

On September 30, 2020, the Court issued its Memorandum and Opinion and Order in Case 

No. 18-CV-11072 (Rudersdal I) dismissing certain defendants for lack of personal jurisdiction. (No. 

18-CV-11072, Dkt. 356.) Those defendants are: Eaton Vance Management; Eaton Vance Structured

Emerging Markets Equity Funds, LLC; Bulgarian National Bank (together, the “No Jurisdiction 

Defendants”).

On January 28, 2022, the Court issued its Memorandum Opinion and Order in Rudersdal I 

severing and dismissing without prejudice, on the basis of forum non conveniens, the claims of certain

remaining defendants. (No. 18-CV-11072, Dkt. 422.) Those defendants are: First Investment Bank, 

AD; Tseka Todorov Minev; Ivailo Dimitrov Mutafchiev; Tabak Market, AD, a/k/a Lafka Market AD; 

Cibole Services Incorporated, Bulgaria, EOOD; Asteria BG, EOOD a/k/a Droslian Bulgaria, 

EOOD; Vili Vist, EAD; Promishleno Stroitelstvo Holding, EA; Delyan Peevski; NSN Investment, 

EEOD, now known as Intrust PLC; Bank for Foreign Trade of the Russian Federation a/k/a VTB 

Bank; and Bulgartabac Holding AD (together, the “Severed Defendants”). 

5/16/2022 USDC SDNY

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In February 2022, the No Jurisdiction Defendants and the Severed Defendants filed letter 

motions requesting that their claims be dismissed or severed and dismissed in No. 19-CV-1762 

(“Rudersdal II”) because the parties and claims are virtually identical to the parties and claims 

in Rudersdal I. (See Dkts. 99-103.) Plaintiffs filed a letter in response stating that they “do not 

assert that Judge Woods’s two rulings in 18-CV-11072 (ECF 356 and 422) are inapplicable to ... 

[case no.] 19-CV-1762.” (Dkt. 104.) The No Jurisdiction Defendants and the Severed 

Defendants have renewed their requests for the claims against them to be dismissed or severed 

and dismissed as the case may be. (See Dkts. 108-112.) In response, Plaintiff filed a letter 

reiterating that they “do not assert that Judge Woods’s two rulings in 18-CV-11072 (ECF 356 and 

422) are inapplicable to ... [case no.] 19-CV-1762.” (Dkt. 113.) 

Accordingly, for the same reasons set forth in the Court’s decisions in Rudersdal I: (1) the 

Court grants the No Jurisdiction Defendants’ letter motions, and the claims against each of the No 

Jurisdiction Defendants in Case No. 19-CV-1762 are dismissed without prejudice; (2) the Court grants 

the Severed Defendants’ letter motions, and, the claims against each of the Severed Defendants in 

Case No. 19-CV-1762 are hereby severed and dismissed without prejudice for forum non conveniens. 

May 16, 2022

SO ORDERED.

Dated:

New York, New York _____________________________________

 GREGORY H. WOODS

 United States District Judge

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