DraftKings will meet Friday’s deadline'to file a motion to dismiss a'federal lawsuit centered on allegations that several employees leaked personal data of an anonymous bettor in connection with an unconfirmed extortion plot.
U.S. District Court Judge Natasha C. Merle, a federal judge for the Eastern District of New York, imposed the deadline earlier this month while granting a joint-request from the parties for an extension on several submissions.
The motion will be served pursuant to the judges’ local rules, has learned, even if it is not posted on the court’s website on Friday. A spokesman for the court did not immediately respond to a request from .
The filing is expected days after reports surfaced on a bizarre extortion scheme allegedly involving one of the nation's most recognizable sports bettors. The plaintiff, according to the suit, received perilous alerts in March 2023 that included threats on his life unless he paid a six-figure sum to Gadoon “Spanky” Kyrollos, a popular gambler.