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Former Met Endy Chavez Sues MLBer Melvin Mora in $1.2M Investment Fraud
Former Met Endy Chavez Sues MLBer Melvin Mora in $1.2M Investment Fraud
Plaintiff,
MELVIN MORA,
Defendants.
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear in this
action by serving a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff's attorney, at the address set forth below,
within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days
after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of
New York).
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT should you fail to answer to appear, a judgment
will be entered against you by default for the relief demanded below.
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This is a copy of a pleading filed electronically pursuant to New York State court rules (22 NYCRR §202.5-b(d)(3)(i))
which, at the time of its printout from the court system's electronic website, had not yet been reviewed and
approved by the County Clerk. Because court rules (22 NYCRR §202.5[d]) authorize the County Clerk to reject
filings for various reasons, readers should be aware that documents bearing this legend may not have been
accepted for filing by the County Clerk. 1 of 2
CAUTION: THIS DOCUMENT HAS NOT YET BEEN REVIEWED BY THE COUNTY CLERK. (See below.) INDEX NO. UNASSIGNED
NYSCEF DOC. NO. 1 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 05/24/2024
To:
Notice: The nature of this action is breach of contract, fraud, conversion, promissory
Defendant caused plaintiff to provide significant monies to defendant under the promise
and fraudulent misrepresentation that defendant would repay plaintiff in installments a total of
approximately no less than $1.2 million beginning as of approximately 2019, with payments of the
balance of the promised funds continuing up to present. By providing said monies to defendant,
fraudulent misrepresentations, defendant has failed and continues to fail to pay plaintiff and, at
present, has only paid plaintiff a small fraction of the promised $1.2 million payment. The relief
sought is monetary and compensatory damages; an award of punitive damages; pre-judgment and
post-judgment interest; and, an award of Plaintiff’s reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and
disbursements.
Should Defendants fail to appear herein, judgment will be entered by default for the sum
of $5,000,000 with interest, and the fees and costs of this action.
Venue: Plaintiff designates New York County as the place of trial. The basis of this
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This is a copy of a pleading filed electronically pursuant to New York State court rules (22 NYCRR §202.5-b(d)(3)(i))
which, at the time of its printout from the court system's electronic website, had not yet been reviewed and
approved by the County Clerk. Because court rules (22 NYCRR §202.5[d]) authorize the County Clerk to reject
filings for various reasons, readers should be aware that documents bearing this legend may not have been
accepted for filing by the County Clerk. 2 of 2