[New York Judge Temporarily Halts Lawsuit Claiming Ownership of Nearly 40,000 Bitcoin Wallets] BlockBeats reports that on June 8, a judge in the New York Supreme Court paused all proceedings in a lawsuit attempting to claim ownership of 39,069 dormant Bitcoin wallets, thereby preventing any default judgment from moving forward before a hearing scheduled for July 14. Judge Kathy J. King signed the 'Order to Show Cause,' which was publicly filed in the case docket on June 5. According to court records, oral arguments are set for July 14 at 10:30 AM in Trial Part 6 of the New York court. The order stipulates that, prior to the hearing, 'all further proceedings on the plaintiff's request for declaratory judgment in this case, including any applications for discovery or default judgment, are stayed.' The judge removed the phrase 'and final adjudication' from the standard template language, indicating that the order pauses the case only until the July 14 hearing, rather than until a subsequent final ruling. In a separate ruling filed the same day, Kathy J. King determined that a prior motion seeking injunctive relief was no longer relevant, referencing the plaintiff's 'Amended Complaint' filed on May 1 and another record in the case docket. [Original Link]