Dodora bankrupt and Directi acquires customer base.

[Banned User]

http://www.dodora.com/

Dodora had some legal and financial woes and Directi.com has acquired the rights to manage all domains/customers of defunct dodora as they were selected by court appointed officials.

I for one think this was a great decision by the courts so far nobody provides better support then directi.

 

[bluehost]

I cut and past this from http://www.dodora.com website.

December 13, 2004

Dear Customer:

The purpose of this letter is to inform you that the Default Judgement against Dodora previously rendered in Cause No. CC-03-3182-E in County Court at Law Number Five, Dallas Texas is hereby VACATED. The Honorable Judge Greenberg signed an Order closing the receivership and denied the receivership's motion to approve Direct Information Pvt. Ltd. (directi.com) contracts. WHEREFORE, Dodora reserves its rights to assert any and all claims against Directi.com, including, without limitation, claims for the recovery of Dodora's residual income paid by Dodora's customers for the renewal of their domain names, and for the recovery of all other Dodora assets and property.

A week ago we wrote to Bhavin Turakhia with copies of the Texas Court Orders advising him for a return of the income he has collected on behalf of Dodora. What was his response, if any? Obviously, if he was willing to refund the monies, then there was little basis for a lawsuit. As indicated in that letter, Dodora filed a lawsuit in U.S. Federal Court to take any necessary action against Direct Information Pvt. Ltd. (directi.com), LogicBoxes, Webhosting.info, Answerable, Inc., ResellerSRS, Inc., and Transecute, Inc.

We still are in the early stages of taking full control of Dodora Registrar System (DRS). To assist you in setting up your registrar API Access account, we will be sending you a copy of this letter via email along with instructions for setting up your account.

In the event that you experience any difficulties, or if you have any questions or concerns regarding your domain names at Directi.com, we have a team of support professionals ready to assist you. To speak to an Dodora Support Representative, please contact our Dodora Customer Support Center at: 1-781-823-4770 or e-mail [email protected]. The Support Center is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please print or save this e-mail so that you may have access to this number for future reference.

Again, I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. We appreciate your understanding of this difficult situation and look forward to providing you with the best registrar API Access solution in the near future.

Sincerely,

Ron Garraud
CEO
Dodora Unified Communications, Inc.
"An ICANN Accredited Registrar"

 

[Anthony]

So, I guess that means Dodora's customers aren't being transferred to Directi?

 

[bluehost]

So, I guess that means Dodora's customers aren't being transferred to Directi?

I cut and paste this from http://www.dodora.net website.

January 6, 2005

Dear Customer:

Please note that enclosed is an order specifically prohibiting both Direct Information Pvt. Ltd. and Transecute (I) Pvt. Ltd. from, inter alia, accessing, transferring or encumbering Dodora’s assets that Mr. Bhavin Turakhia has received since June 15, 2004, including residual fees and domain names/registrant databases. This Order was entered by Judge Gorton at 4:00 p.m. on January 5, 2005.

The order also provides notice for Direct Information Pvt. Ltd. and Transecute (I) Pvt. Ltd. to appear in Court on a Motion for Preliminary Injunction in this case on Wednesday January 12, 2005 at 3:30 p.m. in Courtroom 4 of the Moakley U.S. Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts.

We still are in the early stages of taking full control of Dodora Registrar System (DRS). To assist you in setting up your registrar API Access account, we will be sending you a copy of this letter via email along with instructions for setting up your account.

In the event that you experience any difficulties, or if you have any questions or concerns regarding your domain names at Directi.com, we have a team of support professionals ready to assist you. To speak to an Dodora Support Representative, please contact our Dodora Customer Support Center at: 1-781-823-4770 or e-mail [email protected]. The Support Center is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please print or save this e-mail so that you may have access to this number for future reference.

Again, I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. We appreciate your understanding of this difficult situation and look forward to providing you with the best registrar API Access solution in the near future.

Sincerely,

Ron Garraud
CEO
Dodora Unified Communications, Inc.
"An ICANN Accredited Registrar"

 

[QBert]

saw it the first time, i beleve he was asking if his understanding was right.

 

[Dave_Z]

Just thought I'd post an update on this rather sorry episode:

http://www.webhosting.info/news/1/0614059035

DirectI Wins Lawsuit Against Dodora
14th June 2005

The 10 member jury panel unanimously ruled in DirectI's favor and acknowledged Dodora's claims as baseless.

DirectI.com, one of the fastest growing ICANN accredited registrars and leading Web Services Company, today announced that it has won the lawsuit brought against it, by Dodora Unified Communications Inc, in the Federal court of Massachusetts. The 10 member jury panel unanimously ruled in DirectI's favor and acknowledged Dodora's claims as baseless.

"Dodora had made 3 claims against DirectI and the jury ruled for DirectI on all 3 counts," said Bhavin Turakhia, CEO & Chairman, DirectI. "We have always practiced firm business ethics and values. We were disappointed when our fellow registrar filed a lawsuit against us without any foundation or foothold to the charges. We respect the jury and the court for taking a fair and just decision."

The CEO and Owner of Dodora, Mr. Ron Garraud, had filed lawsuit against DirectI, seeking damages by falsely claiming that DirectI had taken illegitimate control over its domain names, during the time Dodora was under receivership due to a prior litigation filed against it in Texas. As defendants, DirectI asserted that it was simply working as a contractor of Mr. Michael Bernstein, the receiver appointed in the Texas litigation. The judge and the jury upheld DirectI's claims and pronounced a verdict in favor of DirectI.

"Dodora claimed that we harmed their business by assisting the court receiver," said Divyank Turakhia, President & Director, DirectI. "They had their facts completely wrong. If anything, we actually helped Dodora during the receivership by assisting in the management of its business and supporting its Customers and Resellers. It is only due to our support and service that a majority of those customers remained with Dodora. If it were not for us - there would not be a Dodora today."

DirectI essentially provides a complete ICANN Accredited Registrar Management software solution to various organizations through its consulting arm called LogicBoxes. LogicBoxes software powers the business of several Registrars worldwide. DirectI provided this software and additional support services to Mr. Bernstein who was in control of Dodora from June 2004 to Dec 2004. In Dec 2004, Mr. Ron Garraud, the CEO of Dodora regained control of his company by settling the previous litigation. As part of the settlement he released Mr. Bernstein and the Texas plaintiff from all liability. Mr. Garraud then turned around to file a lawsuit against DirectI for damages.

"It was clear to us that Dodora had no claim against DirectI," said Mr. Dustin Hecker, a Partner at Posternak Blankenstein & Lund, the firm that represented DirectI in this case. "However the case involved several technical concepts and our only challenge was being able to present the entire picture to the jury in a matter of 3 days."

 

[Badger]

Haha, good, damn con artists....

Banned from this site and others and hijackers of legit domains...

May their business remain defunct, devoid and nay to return...