In Re Contents in Citibank Account No. Held by Rouz USA, Inc.

OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN G. KOELTL, District Judge:

Before the Court is the application of the movants, Yury and Madina Stepanchenko (“the Stepanchenkos”), to dissolve a restraining order entered on April 9, 2010. The restraining order was entered upon the Government’s ex parte application, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2467(d)(3)(A) and (d)(3)(B)(ii), to enforce five Russian seizure orders.

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Yury Stepanchenko is a Russian businessman and former politician. (Grover Decl. ¶¶ 5-6.) On or about December 27, 2007, Mr. Stepanchenko was named as a defendant in a Russian indictment alleging an illegal scheme…