SEC v. DeAndre Cortez Way; and Justin Sun, No. 1:23-cv-02433, Southern District of New York (Mar. 5, 2026)
raw: claims alleged against DeAndre Cortez Way in this ac tion. The SEC’s
claims alleged against DeAndre Cortez Way in this ac tion. The SEC’s, No. 1:23-cv-02433 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 5, 2026)
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Securities and Exchange CommissionJustin SunBitTorrent Foundation Ltd.DeAndre Cortez WayTron Foundation LimitedAustin MahoneRainberry, Inc.
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Entities 6
- person Adam B. Gottlieb ×2
- person Deandre Cortez Way
- person Justin Sun
- agency Securities and Exchange Commission
- person this action against him
- organization United States District Court Southern District Of New York
Triples 3
- Securities and Exchange Commission voluntarily dismisses the claims alleged against DeAndre Cortez Way
- Securities and Exchange Commission may dismiss this action against him
- Adam B. Gottlieb submitted the notice of voluntary dismissal
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,
vs.
JUSTIN SUN, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 1:23-cv-2433 (ER)
NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL
Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) provides notice that it
voluntarily dismisses the claims alleged against DeAndre Cortez Way in this action. The SEC’s
decision to seek dismissal of this enforcement action is an exercise of its discretion and does not
necessarily reflect the SEC’s position on any other case. Defendant Way has not served “an
answer or a motion for summary judgment” so the SEC may dismiss this action against him
“without a court order by filing a notice of dismissal.” Fed R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i). Gugliano
v. Danbury Hospital, 396 F. Supp. 2d 220, 224 (D. Conn. 2005) (permitting dismissal of claims
against a defendant who had not served an answer while litigation continued against a second
defendant); see also Blaize-Sampeur v. McDowell, No. 05-CV-4275, 2007 WL 1958909, at *2
(E.D.N.Y. June 29, 2007) (collecting cases supporting the use of Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) to dismiss
single claims or specific defendants).
Dated: March 5, 2026 Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Adam B. Gottlieb
Adam B. Gottlieb
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street NE
Washington, DC 20549
Tel: (202) 551-8299
Email: [email protected]
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on March 5, 2026, I caused a copy of the foregoing document to be filed
through the Court’s ECF system, which will serve a copy on all counsel of record.
/s/ Adam B. Gottlieb
Adam B. GottliebOCR text (1,813c · textlayer · 95% conf)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,
vs.
JUSTIN SUN, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 1:23-cv-2433 (ER)
NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL
Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) provides notice that it
voluntarily dismisses the claims alleged against DeAndre Cortez Way in this action. The SEC’s
decision to seek dismissal of this enforcement action is an exercise of its discretion and does not
necessarily reflect the SEC’s position on any other case. Defendant Way has not served “an
answer or a motion for summary judgment” so the SEC may dismiss this action against him
“without a court order by filing a notice of dismissal.” Fed R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(i). Gugliano
v. Danbury Hospital, 396 F. Supp. 2d 220, 224 (D. Conn. 2005) (permitting dismissal of claims
against a defendant who had not served an answer while litigation continued against a second
defendant); see also Blaize-Sampeur v. McDowell, No. 05-CV-4275, 2007 WL 1958909, at *2
(E.D.N.Y. June 29, 2007) (collecting cases supporting the use of Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(i) to dismiss
single claims or specific defendants).
Dated: March 5, 2026 Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Adam B. Gottlieb
Adam B. Gottlieb
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street NE
Washington, DC 20549
Tel: (202) 551-8299
Email: [email protected]
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on March 5, 2026, I caused a copy of the foregoing document to be filed
through the Court’s ECF system, which will serve a copy on all counsel of record.
/s/ Adam B. Gottlieb
Adam B. Gottlieb
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