UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK □□ KX SCOTT CAWTHON, : Plaintiff, : : 22 Civ. 2895 (JPC) -V- : : ORDER JINSHENG ZENG, : Defendant. : wn KX JOHN P. CRONAN, United States District Judge: Because the validity of service via email on a defendant residing in China is currently pending before the Second Circuit on interlocutory appeal, see Notice of Interlocutory Appeal, Smart Study Co. Ltd. v. Acuteye-Us, No. 21 Civ. 5860 (GHW) (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 18, 2022), ECF. No. 2, Plaintiff should inform the Court by December 9, 2022 of his view as to whether default judgment proceedings in this case should be stayed pending a decision from the Second Circuit in Smart Study, see Allstar Marketing Group, LLC v. akrondh, No. 21 Civ. 3621 (JPO),

at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 29, 2022). SO ORDERED. Dated: December 8, 2022 —Vlbey es e 7B New York, New York JOHN P. CRONAN United States District Judge