Case No. 3:26-cv-00705-ART-CSD · U.S. District Court, District of Nevada

Four-panel comic, updated October 27, 2026: patients searching for hope, a retail investor at a shareholder meeting, pancreatic cancer research, and a financing machine labeled Offerings + Warrants and Reverse Split that turns a retail investor's ownership into a smaller piece. Caption: Greed is good? Not when people are dying. Am I imagining this?
The case in four panels (updated October 27, 2026; not part of any court filing; an illustrative question, not a finding of intent). Original as filed

Listen to the complaint · October 19, 2026 version (ECF No. 41) · 1 hour 30 minutes

Computer-generated reading. The document filed with the Court is the official version. Read the October 19 PDF. The Court accepted the October 31, 2026 version: ECF No. 46, Exhibit A.

Latest NewsTheriva asks to file a sur-reply · we oppose and file the amended complaint, November 9, 2026 · click for a summary

Hear our side: the reply · filed November 7, 2026 (ECF No. 52) · about 50 minutes

Computer-generated reading, recorded just before the final wording changes, so a few words differ in places. The filed document is the official version. Read the reply (PDF)

Black-and-white drawing: two giant mouths labeled Warrants and Reverse Splits close in on Shareholder Value, while a whale labeled Good News lies beached and a small figure points at Filings Gibberish.
Warrants and reverse splits closing in on shareholder value, while the good news washes up. From the plaintiff’s Supplemental Exhibits SA–SP.

What is happening at Theriva? An opinion · November 2, 2026 · SYN-004 sold for $350,000 upfront; 500 million shares on the November 18 ballot; each fact linked to Theriva’s own filings.

Court order of November 2, 2026 (ECF No. 49): the Court granted leave to file the First Amended Verified Complaint (ECF No. 46) and will decide the emergency motion to postpone the November 18 meeting (ECF No. 42) on the claims in that complaint. Theriva’s response is due November 6, 2026. Mr. Nejmeh’s reply is due November 12, 2026. In the plaintiff’s words; the order itself is on PACER.

Court order of October 30, 2026 (text-only docket entry, as entered by the Court):

MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable District Judge Anne R. Traum on 10/30/2026. Before the Court is Plaintiff's "Proposed First Amended Verified Complaint." (ECF No. 41 ). The Court kindly directs Plaintiff to Local Rule 15-1 for the appropriate procedures required to file a motion for an amended pleading. The Court notes that the filing of an amended complaint would necessitate a finding that the pending motion for preliminary injunction (ECF No. 42 ) is moot and would need to be refiled, should the motion to amend be granted. See Ramirez v. Cnty. of San Bernadino, 806 F.3d 1002, 1008 (9th Cir. 2015) ("It is well-established in our circuit that an amended complaint supersedes the original, the latter being treated thereafter as non-existent.") (internal quotations omitted). (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - NHA) (Entered: 10/30/2026)
NOTICE: Court order of October 26, 2026 (ECF No. 44) · tap to read

On October 26, 2026, the Court granted Mr. Nejmeh free electronic access to the records in this case. It denied his request to post on this site the documents obtained through that access. Mr. Nejmeh respects the Court’s order. From that date on, this site posts only Mr. Nejmeh’s own filings.

Every filing by both sides, and every order of the Court, is public. Reporters and the public can read them:

  • On PACER (pacer.uscourts.gov): Nejmeh v. Theriva Biologics, Inc., No. 3:26-cv-00705-ART-CSD (D. Nev.). The first $30 each quarter is free.
  • Free at the public terminals in the federal courthouses in Reno and Las Vegas.

What’s next: Theriva filed its response to Mr. Nejmeh’s emergency motion to postpone its November 18 shareholder meeting in Spain on November 6, 2026 (ECF No. 50; see Latest News). On November 7 he filed a motion for leave to file excess pages (ECF No. 51) and his reply (ECF No. 52). On November 9 Theriva asked leave to file a sur-reply (ECF No. 53; see Latest News); the same evening Mr. Nejmeh opposed it (ECF No. 55) and filed the First Amended Verified Complaint as its own entry against Theriva and four directors (ECF No. 54). The meeting remains scheduled for November 18, 2026.

Press: [email protected] · 732-995-3914

Statement of Mark Nejmeh · October 27, 2026 · I will not trade Theriva while the case is pending · tap to read, with the price chart

I own shares of Theriva Biologics, Inc. (NYSE American: TOVX), and I have held them for more than four years. I have not bought or sold any Theriva shares since I filed this case on September 16, 2026. While my lawsuit, Nejmeh v. Theriva Biologics, Inc., No. 3:26-cv-00705 (D. Nev.), is pending, I will not buy or sell any Theriva shares, warrants or options, and I will not trade in any way that bets on the stock’s price, up or down. My press releases and my website are about the case, not about the stock. Nothing I publish is investment advice.

Mark Nejmeh · [email protected] · 732-995-3914

Market note: TOVX price and volume, August 3 – October 26, 2026, with case dates

$0.16$0.18$0.20$0.22$0.24$0.26Shares traded, max 1.6 million a dayAug 3 voteCase filedTRO deniedAmended complaintMotion + press releaseECF 44AugSepOct

Daily closing price (line) and shares traded (bars), from public market data (Yahoo Finance). These numbers show what happened, not why.

23days

Theriva first mentioned this lawsuit to its stockholders on October 9, 2026, 23 days after it was filed.

It did so in a preliminary proxy statement for a special stockholder meeting. The proxy says the lawsuit made the company aware that its 2026 annual-meeting proxy “contained errors,” and it asks stockholders to vote again on the warrant shares and to raise the company’s authorized shares to 500,000,000. The meeting is to be held in person in Parets del Vallès (Barcelona), Spain, on November 18, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. local time; only stockholders of record on October 9, 2026 may vote. (Read the preliminary proxy at the SEC · saved copy · definitive proxy of October 20, 2026 at the SEC · saved copy)

From Theriva’s SEC filings of October 9, 2026 (Schedule 14A, preliminary) and October 20, 2026 (Schedule 14A, definitive).

U.S. District Court · District of Nevada

Nejmeh v. Theriva Biologics, Inc.

A stockholder lawsuit about how Theriva Biologics (NYSE American: TOVX) sought and counted stockholder approval for 16,184,560 warrant shares.

  • Case number3:26-cv-00705-ART-CSD
  • FiledSeptember 16, 2026
  • District JudgeAnne R. Traum
  • Magistrate JudgeCraig S. Denney
  • PlaintiffMark Joseph Nejmeh (self-represented)
  • DefendantsTheriva Biologics, Inc.; Steven A. Shallcross; Jeffrey J. Kraws; Jeffrey Wolf; John Monahan (the four directors added by the First Amended Verified Complaint)
Entrance of the Bruce R. Thompson United States Courthouse and Federal Building, 400 South Virginia Street, Reno
Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse
Tree-lined sidewalk outside the courthouse on South Virginia Street in Reno, with a green wayfinding sign
Courthouse sidewalk, South Virginia Street

The case at a glance

  • The pattern. Theriva has raised money again and again by selling new shares and warrants, then doing reverse splits. On a split-adjusted basis, its share count grew from about 0.5 million (2021) to about 45.9 million (2026), so long-time holders own an ever smaller piece.
  • The vote. The complaint says the June 2026 proxy told stockholders both that the 16,184,560-share warrant proposal was "routine" and that it was "non-routine", and that the vote was counted under those conflicting instructions. It also says the December 2025 meeting did not follow Theriva's bylaws.
  • What the plaintiff asks. Hold the warrant shares in place while the Court reviews the case, and order Theriva to produce its voting records. Hold all reverse splits, reverse merger, and eliminate the poison pill immediately so companies can find reason to buy the company.
  • Why the poison pill matters. Theriva has 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized. Its own prospectus says the board can issue that preferred stock "without stockholder approval", with rights set "at the discretion of the board", and that it "could operate as a 'poison pill'… to prevent an acquisition that our board of directors does not approve" (424B5, December 3, 2025). Yet in its May 2025 financing, Theriva promised the funds buying its shares and warrants that no poison pill would be used against them (Securities Purchase Agreement, §4.5). In the plaintiff's view, that defense keeps real buyers away, which is how two valuable drugs can be had at this low price. The plaintiff believes this amounts to taking those drugs from the shareholders.

This is the plaintiff's side. No court has ruled on the merits.

Supplemental Exhibits SA–SP (PDF) Latest supplemental filing: SQ, SR, SS (PDF) Supplemental Memorandum (PDF)

Witnesses: come forward

If you saw or heard something yourself, the Court needs to hear it. We are looking for:

  • Anyone who attended a Theriva stockholder meeting — December 15, 2025 in Rockville, Maryland; February 11, April 9, June 5 or August 3, 2026 — in person or by phone
  • Stockholders who were told by their broker how their shares would be voted, or who never received proxy materials
  • Anyone who saw the October 2025 “low float” promotions of TOVX, or knows who started them
  • Former Theriva employees, including those let go on September 30, 2025, about what they saw themselves
  • Anyone with firsthand knowledge of Theriva’s financings, warrant deals or meetings

Tell us only what you saw or heard yourself. Please do not send documents you are not allowed to share. Nobody is paid or promised anything. What you send goes privately to the plaintiff and is not posted; it may be shared with the Court and with Theriva’s lawyers.

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Judge’s orders: what the Court has required

ECFDateWhat the Court orderedStatus
49Nov 2, 2026Minute order, in the plaintiff’s words: leave to amend granted (ECF No. 46); motion ECF No. 47 denied as moot; the Court will decide the emergency motion (ECF No. 42) on the claims in the First Amended Verified Complaint. The order is on PACER.Theriva’s response due November 6, 2026. Plaintiff’s reply due November 12, 2026.
—Oct 30, 2026MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable District Judge Anne R. Traum on 10/30/2026. Before the Court is Plaintiff's "Proposed First Amended Verified Complaint." (ECF No. 41 ). The Court kindly directs Plaintiff to Local Rule 15-1 for the appropriate procedures required to file a motion for an amended pleading. The Court notes that the filing of an amended complaint would necessitate a finding that the pending motion for preliminary injunction (ECF No. 42 ) is moot and would need to be refiled, should the motion to amend be granted. See Ramirez v. Cnty. of San Bernadino, 806 F.3d 1002, 1008 (9th Cir. 2015) ("It is well-established in our circuit that an amended complaint supersedes the original, the latter being treated thereafter as non-existent.") (internal quotations omitted). (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - NHA) (Entered: 10/30/2026)Motion for leave filed October 31, 2026 (ECF No. 46); granted November 2, 2026 (ECF No. 49).
40Oct 16, 2026Order (re ECF No. 37), signed by Magistrate Judge Craig S. Denney: “Good cause appearing, Defendant’s motion for an extension of time to respond to the complaint (ECF No. 37) is GRANTED. Defendant will have to and including December 1, 2026, to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint in this matter.” Read the order (PDF, 1 page)Granted. Theriva’s response due December 1, 2026.
34Oct 13, 2026Order Granting Motion for Pro Se Litigant to File Electronically (re ECF No. 26), signed by Magistrate Judge Craig S. Denney: Plaintiff’s motion is granted; Plaintiff is to register a CM/ECF account and complete the court’s tutorial; permission applies only to this case. Read the order (PDF, 1 page)Granted.
33Oct 13, 2026
(filed Oct 14)		Order on ECF Nos. 2, 10, 11, 22 and 27. The emergency motion for a TRO or preliminary injunction (ECF No. 2) is denied: the Court found Plaintiff “has not sufficiently demonstrated that he will suffer an irreparable injury” and did “not address the other factors.” The motions to file supplemental documents (ECF Nos. 10, 11, 22) are denied; the two motions within them may be refiled “in accordance with the procedures laid out in the local rules.” The motion to exceed the page limit (ECF No. 27) is granted. Read the order (PDF, 10 pages)The case continues. No ruling on the merits.
20Sep 30, 2026Plaintiff to file a complete copy of the complaint by October 2, 2026. If filed, Theriva may supplement its response (ECF No. 15) by October 7, 2026.Complete complaint filed October 1, 2026 (ECF No. 23). Theriva filed its supplement October 7, 2026 (ECF No. 32).
17–19Sep 30, 2026Orders approving Theriva’s three out-of-state attorneys (pro hac vice).Done.
9Sep 25, 2026The complaint at ECF No. 4 appeared incomplete; Plaintiff to file a complete copy by September 29, 2026.Replaced by ECF No. 20 (new date October 2); filed October 1 (ECF No. 23).
8Sep 23, 2026The motion warrants expedited consideration. Plaintiff to serve the order and motion by September 25 and file a Notice of Compliance; Theriva’s response due September 29, 2026.Theriva responded September 29 (ECF No. 15). Notice of Compliance filed October 2 (ECF No. 30).

Pending: ECF No. 25 (PACER fee exemption and sharing the case record with the public). Theriva responded October 15, 2026 (ECF No. 36) that it “takes no position” on either request; Plaintiff replied October 16, 2026 (ECF No. 39). ECF No. 37, Theriva’s motion to extend its time to respond to the complaint, was granted October 16, 2026 (ECF No. 40, entered October 19): Theriva’s response is due December 1, 2026. Plaintiff had opposed it (ECF No. 38). The court’s own docket controls if anything here differs.

All filings, side by side

Nejmeh (plaintiff) Theriva (defendant)
Sep 28, 2026Motion for Leave, Exhibits SQ–SS, Supplemental Statement, discovery motions73 pp · 3.5 MBSep 30, 2026Corrected Opposition (ECF 21-1)20 pp · with Notice of Errata (ECF 21, 2 pp)Sep 29, 2026Opposition to Emergency Motion (ECF 15)17 ppSep 29, 2026Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-1)8 ppExhibits 1–19 to the declaration
Sep 26, 2026StockTwits discovery motion, subpoena and proposed orderPDF
Sep 24, 2026Supplemental Exhibits SA–SP177 pp · 19.7 MB
Sep 19, 2026Addendum packet: complete Verified Complaint, Supplemental Memorandum, two Notices115 pp · 11.8 MB
Sep 16, 2026Verified Complaint, Emergency Motion for TRO, Declaration (ECF 2–4)47 pp · 0.5 MB
Sep 16, 2026Appendix Vol. 1: Exhibits A–M156 pp · 9.7 MB
Sep 16, 2026Appendix Vol. 2: Exhibits N–T151 pp · 12.6 MB

Each filing opens in a new tab, so this page keeps your place. Newest first. The court’s record on PACER is the official version.

Filings · Nejmeh (plaintiff)

Copies provided by the plaintiff. The court's own record on PACER is the official version.

  • Opposition to Theriva’s motion for leave to file a sur-reply (ECF No. 53), with Certificate of Service
    Filed November 9, 2026 · ECF No. 55 · plaintiff’s copy as submitted, unaltered. Theriva’s motion itself is summarized under Latest News (not posted here, ECF No. 44).
    Certificate of Service
    PDF
  • First Amended Verified Complaint, filed as its own entry, against Theriva Biologics, Inc., Steven A. Shallcross, Jeffrey J. Kraws, Jeffrey Wolf and John Monahan, with Exhibits 1–29, Declaration, Certificate of Service and four summonses
    Filed November 9, 2026 · ECF No. 54 · the complaint the Court accepted on November 2, 2026 (ECF No. 49), unchanged · plaintiff’s copies as submitted, unaltered. The complaint, its exhibits and declaration are the same files as ECF No. 46, Exhibit A, and open from there.
    Exhibits, declaration, certificate and summonses1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · Declaration and index · Certificate of Service · Summonses: Shallcross Kraws Wolf Monahan
    PDF
  • Reply in support of the emergency motion to postpone the November 18 meeting (ECF No. 42), with Declaration, Index of Exhibits, Exhibits 1-19 and Certificate of Service
    Filed November 7, 2026 · ECF No. 52 · plaintiff’s copy as submitted, unaltered.
    Declaration Index of Exhibits · Exhibits 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 · Certificate of Service
    Listen (about 50 minutes):
    Computer-generated reading, recorded just before the final wording changes, so a few words differ in places. The document filed with the Court is the official version.
    PDF
  • Motion for leave to exceed the page limit for the reply in support of ECF No. 42, with Declaration, Proposed Order and Certificate of Service
    Filed November 7, 2026 · ECF No. 51 · plaintiff’s copy as submitted, unaltered.
    Declaration · Proposed Order · Certificate of Service
    PDF
  • Motion to seal ECF Nos. 4-3 and 4-4 and file redacted copies (personal identifiers), with Proposed Order and Certificate of Service
    Filed October 31, 2026 · ECF No. 48 · plaintiff’s copy as submitted, unaltered.
    Proposed Order · Certificate of Service
    PDF
  • Motion for the Court to decide the emergency motion (ECF No. 42) before the motion for leave to amend, with Proposed Order and Certificate of Service
    Filed October 31, 2026 · ECF No. 47 · denied as moot November 2, 2026 (ECF No. 49) · plaintiff’s copy as submitted, unaltered.
    Proposed Order · Certificate of Service
    PDF
  • Motion for Leave to Amend, with Exhibit A: the First Amended Verified Complaint (128 paragraphs, Counts I–V, Exhibits A-1 to A-29, Declaration A-30), Exhibit B (redline), Proposed Order and Certificate of Service
    Filed October 31, 2026 · ECF No. 46 · leave granted November 2, 2026 (ECF No. 49) · plaintiff’s copies as submitted, unaltered. Home street addresses are blacked out under LR IC 6-1.
    Exhibit A: First Amended Verified Complaint
    Exhibits to the complaintA-1 · A-2 · A-3 · A-4 · A-5 · A-6 · A-7 · A-8 · A-9 · A-10 · A-11 · A-12 · A-13 · A-14 · A-15 · A-16 · A-17 · A-18 · A-19 · A-20 · A-21 · A-22 · A-23 · A-24 · A-25 · A-26 · A-27 · A-28 · A-29 · A-30 Declaration and index · Exhibit B redline · Proposed Order · Certificate of Service
    PDF
  • Corrected Certificate of Service for the emergency motion (ECF No. 42)
    Filed October 23, 2026 · ECF No. 43 · plaintiff’s copy as submitted, unaltered.
    PDF
  • Emergency Motion to postpone Theriva’s November 18, 2026 special meeting until after Theriva answers the complaint, with the Declaration of Mark Joseph Nejmeh (Exhibits 1–3), Proposed Order and Certificate of Service
    Filed October 22, 2026 · ECF No. 42 (attachments ECF Nos. 42-1 to 42-6) · the court’s copies from PACER, unaltered.
    42-1 Declaration (3 pp) · 42-2 Exhibit 1 (25 pp) · 42-3 Exhibit 2 (3 pp) · 42-4 Exhibit 3 (5 pp) · 42-5 Proposed Order (2 pp) · 42-6 Certificate of Service (2 pp)
    PDF
  • First Amended Verified Complaint, with the Declaration identifying Exhibits 1–25, the Notice of First Amended Verified Complaint and Alternative Motion for Leave, the Certificate of Service, and the four proposed summonses to the directors
    Filed October 19, 2026 · ECF No. 41 (proposed summonses ECF Nos. 41-1 to 41-4) · 269 pages · 16.9 MB · the court’s copy from PACER, unaltered. The Court treated this as a proposed amended complaint (order of October 30, 2026); the version it accepted is ECF No. 46, Exhibit A.
    Listen to the complaint (1 hour 30 minutes). Computer-generated reading. The document filed with the Court is the official version.
    PDF
  • Plaintiff’s Opposition to Defendant’s Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint (ECF No. 37)
    Filed October 16, 2026 · ECF No. 38 · 3 pages · Plaintiff’s copy as submitted; the court’s record on PACER is the official version.
    PDF
  • Plaintiff’s Reply in Support of Motion for Exemption from PACER Electronic Public Access Fees and Authorization to Share the Case Record with the Public (ECF No. 25)
    Filed October 16, 2026 · ECF No. 39 · 2 pages · Plaintiff’s copy as submitted; the court’s record on PACER is the official version.
    PDF
  • Plaintiff’s Notice of Corrections
    Filed October 13, 2026 · ECF No. 35 · 10 pages · Corrects statements in the plaintiff’s earlier filings; for each item the filed words are followed by the corrected words. Nothing already filed was altered.
    PDF
  • Notice of Compliance with Minute Order (ECF No. 8), with a copy of the Order
    Filed October 2, 2026 · ECF No. 30 · 3 pages · Reports that Theriva’s registered agent was served with the Emergency Motion on September 22, 2026.
    PDF
  • NEJMEH ANSWERS THERIVA — Reply in Support of the Emergency Motion, with Declaration, Motion to Exceed the Page Limit, and Exhibits R-1 (complete Verified Complaint) and R-2
    Filed October 2, 2026 · ECF Nos. 27 (page-limit motion), 28 (reply), 29 (declaration) · 47 pages · Answers Theriva’s Opposition (ECF Nos. 15, 21-1) part by part.
    PDF
  • Consent for Electronic Service; Motion for Exemption from PACER Electronic Public Access Fees and Authorization to Share the Case Record with the Public, with Declaration and Proposed Order; Motion for Pro Se Litigant to File Electronically, with Proposed Order
    Filed October 1, 2026 · ECF Nos. 24, 25, 26 · 10 pages · Plaintiff’s copy as submitted; the court’s record on PACER is the official version. ECF No. 26 was granted October 13, 2026 (ECF No. 34). Theriva took no position on ECF No. 25 (ECF No. 36).
    PDF
  • Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Summary in Support of Interim Relief, with Exhibits ST-1 (Theriva 424B5, Dec. 3, 2025) and ST-2 (Securities Purchase Agreement, May 2025)
    Filed September 30, 2026 · ECF No. 22 · 96 pages · Responses due October 14, 2026.
    PDF
  • Latest supplemental filing: Motion for Leave, Supplemental Exhibits SQ, SR and SS, Supplemental Statement in Support of Interim Relief, and the StockTwits and warrant-holder discovery motions
    Prepared September 27, 2026; submitted to the Court · 73 pages · Asks leave to add Exhibits SQ–SS and asks the Court to keep the status quo on the new warrant shares, any reverse split and any rights plan while the case is reviewed.
    PDF · 3.5 MB
  • Supplemental Exhibits SA–SP, with cover sheets and graphics
    September 24, 2026 · 177 pages · Share-count history, reverse splits, warrant and offering timeline, trading volume around company news, R&D spending, and the two graphics shown at the top of this page.
    PDF · 19.7 MB
  • Addendum packet: Motion for Leave, complete Verified Complaint, Proposed Supplemental Memorandum, and two Notices
    Signed September 18–19, 2026; filed and served on Theriva · 115 pages · The complaint as first received was missing pages 4–11; this packet supplies the complete 25-page complaint (Attachment A, pp. 10–38). Attachment B (pp. 39–110) is the Proposed Supplemental Memorandum (the addendum), submitted under LR 7-2(g); the Court has not yet ruled on the motion for leave. Pp. 112–115 are the Notice and Renewed Demand for Jury Trial (ECF No. 7) and the Notice of Administrative Case Classification Discrepancy (ECF No. 6).
    PDF · 11.8 MB
  • Case-opening papers: Verified Complaint, Emergency Motion for TRO, Plaintiff's Declaration, Proposed Order, Certificate of Interested Parties, Exhibit Index, Civil Cover Sheet
    Filed September 16, 2026 (ECF Nos. 2–4) · 47 pages · Unsigned copy as prepared for filing; the signed, file-stamped versions are on PACER. Complaint pp. 1–25, Motion pp. 26–33, Declaration pp. 34–36, Proposed Order pp. 37–40.
    PDF · 0.5 MB
  • Appendix, Volume 1: Exhibits A–M
    156 pages · Theriva's bylaws, proxy statements, Forms 8-K and 10-Q, and the October 2025 warrant agreement, all from SEC EDGAR. The three signed affidavits (Exhibits A–C) were filed on paper and appear here as cover sheets only.
    PDF · 9.7 MB
  • Appendix, Volume 2: Exhibits N–T
    151 pages · May 2025 offering documents, investor presentation, quarterly reports and prospectus supplements, from SEC EDGAR. Exhibits N–R (correspondence, phone and brokerage records, transcript) were filed on paper and appear here as cover sheets only.
    PDF · 12.6 MB

Filings · Theriva (defendant)

Theriva’s filings, posted exactly as filed (as downloaded from PACER on October 1, 2026). The court’s record on PACER is the official version.

  • Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint (First Request) (ECF 37)
    Filed October 16, 2026 · 6 pages · Theriva asks to extend its deadline to answer or otherwise respond to the Verified Complaint (ECF No. 23) to December 1, 2026. Plaintiff opposed (ECF No. 38).
    PDF
  • Response to Plaintiff’s Motion for Exemption from PACER Electronic Public Access Fees and Authorization to Share the Case Record with the Public (ECF 36)
    Filed October 15, 2026 · 2 pages · Theriva “takes no position” on the fee exemption or on posting the documents; it asks that any authorization not extend to material later filed under seal or designated confidential.
    PDF
  • Preliminary Proxy Statement for a Special Meeting of Stockholders (SEC Schedule 14A, not a court filing)
    Filed with the SEC October 9, 2026 · the first Theriva filing to mention this lawsuit · at the SEC
    PDF
  • Supplemental Brief in Support of Its Opposition to Plaintiff’s Emergency Motion for TRO and/or Preliminary Injunction and Response to Plaintiff’s Requests to File Supplemental Exhibits (ECF 32)
    Filed October 7, 2026 · 9 pages · downloaded from PACER October 10, 2026
    PDF
  • Supplemental Certificate of Service of ECF Nos. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 21 (ECF 31)
    Filed October 6, 2026 · 4 pages · downloaded from PACER October 7, 2026
    PDF
  • Notice of Errata (ECF 21)
    Filed September 30, 2026 · 2 pages · States that “a portion of the filing was unintentionally omitted” from the Opposition and attaches a Corrected Opposition.
    PDF
  • Corrected Opposition to Emergency Motion for TRO and/or Preliminary Injunction (ECF 21-1)
    Filed September 30, 2026 · 20 pages
    PDF
  • Opposition to Emergency Motion for TRO and/or Preliminary Injunction (ECF 15)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 17 pages
    PDF
  • Declaration of Steven Shallcross in Support of the Opposition (ECF 15-1)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 8 pages
    PDF
  • Exhibit 1 to Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-2)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 38 pages
    PDF
  • Exhibit 2 to Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-3)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 15 pages
    PDF
  • Exhibit 3 to Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-4)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 13 pages
    PDF
  • Exhibit 4 to Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-5)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 3 pages
    PDF
  • Exhibit 5 to Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-6)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 16 pages
    PDF
  • Exhibit 6 to Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-7)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 16 pages
    PDF
  • Exhibit 7 to Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-8)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 15 pages
    PDF
  • Exhibit 8 to Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-9)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 3 pages
    PDF
  • Exhibit 9 to Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-10)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 3 pages
    PDF
  • Exhibit 10 to Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-11)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 3 pages
    PDF
  • Exhibit 11 to Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-12)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 4 pages
    PDF
  • Exhibit 12 to Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-13)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 4 pages
    PDF
  • Exhibit 13 to Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-14)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 4 pages
    PDF
  • Exhibit 14 to Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-15)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 4 pages
    PDF
  • Exhibit 15 to Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-16)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 56 pages
    PDF
  • Exhibit 16 to Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-17)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 4 pages
    PDF
  • Exhibit 17 to Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-18)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 5 pages
    PDF
  • Exhibit 18 to Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-19)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 12 pages
    PDF
  • Exhibit 19 to Declaration of Steven Shallcross (ECF 15-20)
    Filed September 29, 2026 · 3 pages
    PDF

Cases Theriva cites in its Opposition (ECF Nos. 15, 21-1)

Listed as cited in Theriva’s brief. The plaintiff answers them in his Reply of October 2, 2026.

  • Winter v. Nat. Res. Def. Council, Inc., 555 U.S. 7 (2008)
  • Mazurek v. Armstrong, 520 U.S. 968 (1997)
  • Granny Goose Foods, Inc. v. Bhd. of Teamsters, 415 U.S. 423 (1974)
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Discovery requests

The records Plaintiff intends to request from Theriva, and from StockTwits by subpoena, once discovery opens. Working list; it changes as the case proceeds.

  • Discovery requests: Theriva Biologics and StockTwits
    Requests to Theriva (the SYN-020 licence, directors’ firms, financing, promotion), a proposed subpoena to StockTwits, and a cross-reference to the requests already made in Supplemental Exhibits SA–SP.
    PDF
  • StockTwits: motion for limited expedited nonparty discovery, declaration, subpoena schedules and proposed order
    Dated September 26, 2026. Attachment A: 20 document requests, including “Official” badge accounts and posts linking to this case; Attachment B: 12 Rule 30(b)(6) topics.
    PDF

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What this case is, and is not

  • A stockholder case, not a civil-rights case. The First Amended Verified Complaint (October 31, 2026; leave granted November 2, 2026) brings five counts: the federal proxy rules (Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9); control-person liability (Section 20(a)); Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5, on a statement of October 2, 2023; fiduciary duty under Nevada law (NRS 78.138); and a declaration under Nevada corporate law and Theriva’s bylaws. Some docket websites file the case under the court’s “Other Civil Rights” code (440) and repeat a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 label; AI answers have copied that. The plaintiff filed a Notice of Administrative Case Classification Discrepancy with the Court on September 22, 2026 (ECF No. 6).
  • The parties. Plaintiff: Mark Joseph Nejmeh, a Theriva stockholder of about four years, representing himself. Defendants: Theriva Biologics, Inc. (NYSE American: TOVX) and its directors Steven A. Shallcross, Jeffrey J. Kraws, Jeffrey Wolf and John Monahan.
  • Not the football club. This case has nothing to do with Nejmeh SC, the Lebanese football club.
  • Where it stands. On November 2, 2026 the Court granted leave to file the First Amended Verified Complaint (ECF No. 46) and said it will decide the emergency motion to postpone the November 18 meeting (ECF No. 42) on those claims. On October 13, 2026 the Court denied the emergency motion for a TRO or preliminary injunction because it found no irreparable harm shown; it did not decide the merits (ECF No. 33). The case continues. These are the plaintiff’s allegations. No court has ruled on the merits. Theriva has filed an opposition to the emergency motion (see Filings · Theriva). Describe them as “the plaintiff alleges”, not as findings.
  • The source. The filings on this page are posted exactly as submitted. The court’s record on PACER controls.
People named in the filings (52)

Each person is listed with the role the filing itself states, and where. Named in the plaintiff's filings. No court has made any finding about any person.

  • Mark Joseph Nejmeh — Plaintiff, self-represented; Theriva stockholder (all filings)
  • Steven A. Shallcross — Theriva "Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer" (Complaint filing set, Sept 16, 2026 p.2; Appendix Vol. 1 Ex. D)
  • Jeffrey J. Kraws — Theriva director; "independent, non-executive Chairman since May 2012" (Supplemental filing, Sept 28, 2026 p.58; Supplemental Exhibits SA-SP, Sept 24, 2026 p.12)
  • Jeffrey Wolf — Theriva director "since 2006"; "Heat's founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer" (Supplemental filing, Sept 28, 2026 p.6; Supplemental Exhibits SA-SP, Sept 24, 2026 p.12)
  • John Monahan — Theriva director, "became a director on November 11, 2020"; "a Heat director from November 2009 until April 21, 2026" (Discovery requests p.3-4; Supplemental filing, Sept 28, 2026 p.6)
  • Scott Tarriff — former Theriva director, "resigned on November 11, 2020" (Supplemental filing, Sept 28, 2026 p.59)
  • Sheila Connelly — "identified as Defendant's Vice President of Research in its Form 8-K of April 22, 2024"; named inventor (Supplemental filing, Sept 28, 2026 p.13; Supplemental Exhibits SA-SP, Sept 24, 2026 p.117)
  • Michael Kaleko — "identified as a co-author of Defendant's scientific presentations"; named inventor (Supplemental filing, Sept 28, 2026 p.13; Supplemental Exhibits SA-SP, Sept 24, 2026 p.117)
  • Manel Cascallo — "the former sole director of VCN Biosciences, S.L. and a named inventor on its patent application" (Supplemental filing, Sept 28, 2026 p.13)
  • MaryAnn Shallcross — Theriva employee; "the Chief Executive Officer's wife"; "disclosed as a related party" (Supplemental filing, Sept 28, 2026 p.59; Discovery requests p.4; Addendum packet, Sept 19, 2026 p.51)
  • Vidisha Mohad — "founder and CEO" of Rasayana "as named in Theriva's February 18, 2026 press release"; Rasayana's "only listed officer, President" (Supplemental filing, Sept 28, 2026 p.14)
  • William Ostrander — "Heat's Chief Financial Officer" (Supplemental filing, Sept 28, 2026 p.7)
  • Howard Lindzon — "Stocktwits co-founder and chief executive officer" (StockTwits discovery motion p.1)
  • Leslie Marlow — attorney "acting for Theriva"; "Leslie Marlow at Blank Rome" (Complaint filing set, Sept 16, 2026 p.2; Addendum packet, Sept 19, 2026 p.12)
  • Andrew T. Hambelton — "Blank Rome partner" who sent a June 24, 2026 letter "on Theriva's behalf" (Complaint filing set, Sept 16, 2026 p.10)
  • Ryan Lane — named as an investment manager of Empery Asset Management (Supplemental filing, Sept 28, 2026 p.61)
  • Martin Hoe — named as an investment manager of Empery Asset Management (Supplemental filing, Sept 28, 2026 p.61)
  • Sander Gerber — "Hudson Bay Capital Management (managing member Sander Gerber)" (Supplemental filing, Sept 28, 2026 p.62)
  • Robert Forster — listed as a "Holder" of the New Warrants (150,000) (Supplemental filing, Sept 28, 2026 p.19)
  • Marcello Liguori — "signed as Managing Director for the purchaser" (MSD Credit Opportunity Master Fund, L.P.) (Addendum packet, Sept 19, 2026 p.47; Supplemental Exhibits SA-SP, Sept 24, 2026 p.37)
  • Michael Dell — named; the filing states the documents "do not establish that Michael Dell personally selected or managed the investment" and that "the document does not identify Michael Dell as a signatory" (Addendum packet, Sept 19, 2026 p.47; Supplemental Exhibits SA-SP, Sept 24, 2026 p.37)
  • Byron Trott — named as an "unresolved lead"; the filing states "no finding concerning Byron Trott's participation is requested" (Addendum packet, Sept 19, 2026 p.51)
  • Thomas Higgins — "Managing Director", A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners; signed the Placement Agency Agreement (Appendix Vol. 2 Ex. S p.71)
  • Kevin Gardner — investor-relations contact, LifeSci Advisors, LLC, in Theriva press releases (Appendix Vol. 1 Ex. M p.156)
  • Gary Pitoniak — "a nonparty Theriva shareholder witness"; affiant (Exhibit B) (Complaint filing set, Sept 16, 2026 p.2)
  • Paul Bernhardt — "a nonparty Theriva shareholder witness"; affiant (Exhibit C) (Complaint filing set, Sept 16, 2026 p.3)
  • "TJ" (name not yet known) — "an individual in the room" at the December 15, 2025 meeting who "controlled the meeting computer"; "full name, title, and role are among the records sought" (Complaint filing set, Sept 16, 2026 p.7)
  • Guhan Subramanian — author cited (Harvard Law Review, "Deal Process Design in Management Buyouts") (Supplemental Exhibits SA-SP, Sept 24, 2026 p.101)
  • Manuel Hidalgo Medina, MD, PhD — speaker listed in a Theriva investor webinar (Appendix Vol. 2 Ex. S p.15)
  • Mike Pishvaian, MD, PhD — speaker listed in a Theriva investor webinar (Appendix Vol. 2 Ex. S p.15)
  • Named as inventors on patents reproduced in Supplemental Exhibit SP (pp. 117–122): Christian Furlan Freguia, Vincent John Wacher, J. Blair West, Andrew Bristol, Ray Stapleton, Steven Hubert, Cristina Freire, James Gubbins, Joseph Sliman, Mark Pimentel, Ruchi Mathur, Steve Kanzer, Jennifer Maynard, Annalee Nguyen, Eduardo Padlan, Ellen Wagner, Pertti Koski, Ulla Airaksinen, Katja Valimaki, Ramon Alemany, Raul Gil, Miriam Bazan.

Court: District Judge Anne R. Traum and Magistrate Judge Craig S. Denney (court docket).

What happens when you ask Google’s AI (Gemini) about this case

Searching “nejmeh vs theriva” in Google’s AI Mode, which runs on Google’s Gemini models, gave the answer below shortly after midnight on October 1, 2026. Its main description of the case was wrong. Here is what it said, and what the record says.

Phone screenshot of a Google AI Mode answer to the search nejmeh vs theriva, timed 12:16 AM, describing the case as an active civil rights lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, nature of suit Civil Rights - Other, and mentioning the Lebanese football club Nejmeh SC.
Google AI Mode, search “nejmeh vs theriva”, answer timed 12:16 a.m., October 1, 2026. Plaintiff’s phone screenshot, unaltered.
The AI answer saidThe record says
“an active civil rights lawsuit”; “Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983”; “Nature of Suit: Civil Rights – Other” A stockholder case. The First Amended Verified Complaint’s five counts arise under the federal securities laws (Sections 14(a), 20(a) and 10(b)) and Nevada corporate law and Theriva’s bylaws. The “Civil Rights – Other” label is the docket code (440) shown on docket websites; the plaintiff filed a Notice of Administrative Case Classification Discrepancy (ECF No. 6, September 22, 2026).
The dispute “follows a series of highly critical ‘Shareholder Investigative Reports’ published online” The complaint rests on Theriva’s own proxy statements, Forms 8-K and 10-Q and bylaws, attached as Exhibits A–T (Appendix, Volumes 1 and 2), and on sworn statements of stockholders who attended the December 15, 2025 meeting.
A note about “a football match involving the Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh SC” Unrelated. This case has nothing to do with the football club.

What it took: the plaintiff spent much of that night, from about midnight, pointing AI search tools to the court record before their answers reflected it.

How this happens: AI answers are assembled from whatever pages a search engine finds first, often docket websites that show only the court’s category code, not the claims. If the case’s own record is not read, the code becomes the story. Reporters: read the filings on this page, or the court’s record on PACER.

Latest news · September 30, 2026

Theriva’s pancreatic-cancer drug VCN-01: Phase 2b results published in Nature Medicine

Today Nature Medicine published the randomized Phase 2b “VIRAGE” trial of VCN-01 (zabilugene almadenorepvec) given with chemotherapy, compared with chemotherapy alone, as first treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer. Theriva sponsored the trial; several authors are Theriva employees or shareholders. Read the article at Nature Medicine (the summary is free; the full text is by subscription). ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05673811.

Reported resultVCN-01 + chemoChemo alone
Median survival, main analysis group (48 per arm)10.8 months8.6 months
Alive at 15 months35.5%12.8%
Alive at 18 months31.1%8.5%
Time before the cancer grew, main analysis group7.0 months4.6 months
How long responses lasted11.2 months5.4 months

As reported by the authors: the primary survival endpoint was met in the main analysis group (hazard ratio 0.57); in all randomized patients (53 vs. 48) median survival was 10.6 vs. 8.6 months, a difference that was not statistically significant. Patients who received two VCN-01 doses did better. Serious side effects occurred in 22.6% of VCN-01 patients. The authors conclude the results warrant a blinded Phase 3 trial.

The plaintiff’s position: why this makes the case urgent

In the plaintiff’s view, this publication makes VCN-01 more valuable and far more visible. It is exactly the kind of drug an outside buyer would pay stockholders a fair price for, and exactly the kind of value the plaintiff contends the poison pill, the warrants, the reverse splits and a possible reverse merger are positioned to take away from the stockholders who own it. The pattern the plaintiff has laid out in his filings begins with good news, followed by new financing and dilution. That is why the plaintiff asks the Court to hold the status quo now: no new warrant shares, no reverse split, no reverse merger, no preferred-stock “poison pill,” and advance notice before any deal involving VCN-01 or SYN-004.

These are the plaintiff’s contentions. No court has ruled on the merits. Nothing here is investment advice.

Could this case be predatory capitalism?

Gautam Mukunda, who teaches leadership at the Yale School of Management, writing in Bloomberg Opinion on September 28, 2026, describes predatory capitalism as profiting by “deliberately or negligently harming customers in deals that cost them more than you gain.” His examples include a sports-betting company that modeled which customers would lose the most, and memecoins built like pump-and-dumps.

Kudos, and bravo, to Gautam Mukunda for putting a name to it.

Could the same be happening to Theriva’s own shareholders? The plaintiff believes it is. The record: Theriva has raised money again and again by selling new shares and warrants, then doing reverse splits. On a split-adjusted basis, its share count grew from about 0.5 million (2021) to about 45.9 million (2026). It has 10,000,000 preferred shares authorized that its own prospectus says “could operate as a ‘poison pill.’” Each round leaves long-time holders with a smaller piece of the same company, while the good news (VCN-01, SYN-004) is positioned to go to someone else.

Mr. Mukunda does not write about Theriva. Applying his idea to Theriva is the plaintiff’s opinion; the facts are in the filings linked on this page.

These are allegations. The complaint and motion state the plaintiff's side of a pending case. No court has ruled on the merits. Theriva has filed an opposition to the emergency motion; Theriva's filings will be posted here exactly as filed.

What the case is about

The plaintiff is a Theriva stockholder of about four years. The First Amended Verified Complaint (ECF No. 46, Exhibit A) brings five counts against Theriva and its four directors. Two of its allegations:

  1. Federal proxy rules (Section 14(a) and Rule 14a-9). The complaint alleges that Theriva's June 29, 2026 proxy statement told stockholders in one place that Proposal 5, approval to issue up to 16,184,560 warrant shares, was "routine" and that brokers could vote it without instructions, and in another place that it was "non-routine" and that brokers could not. Theriva reported that Proposal 5 passed with 3,665,312 votes for, 2,267,592 against and 10,823,826 broker non-votes.
  2. Nevada corporate law and Theriva's bylaws. The complaint alleges that the December 2025 proxy stated a 34% quorum although the bylaws set one-third, and that at the December 15, 2025 special meeting in Rockville, Maryland, a continuation date of December 22 was announced, which the company did not hold. Three stockholders who attended have given sworn statements about the meeting. Later sessions were held in Spain.

The plaintiff asks the court above all for a fair vote, for Theriva’s voting and tabulation records, and for damages in an amount a jury determines. The full requests are in the complaint’s Prayer for Relief (A to L). These are the plaintiff’s allegations; no court has ruled on them.

Chronology of submissions (docket)

Every paper filed in the case, newest first. From October 26, 2026 (ECF No. 44), orders and Theriva’s papers are noted in the plaintiff’s words, except the October 30 order; the court’s own text is on PACER.

ECFDateEntry
55Nov 9, 2026Plaintiff’s opposition to Theriva’s motion for leave to file a sur-reply (ECF No. 53) (PDFs)
54Nov 9, 2026First Amended Verified Complaint, filed as its own entry, against Theriva and four directors, with exhibits and four summonses; proof of service on the directors due February 7, 2027 (PDFs)
53Nov 9, 2026Theriva’s motion for leave to file a sur-reply on ECF No. 42, with the proposed sur-reply. Not posted here (ECF No. 44); a summary is under Latest News. On PACER.
52Nov 7, 2026Plaintiff’s reply in support of ECF No. 42, with declaration, index and Exhibits 1-19 (PDFs)
51Nov 7, 2026Plaintiff’s motion for leave to file excess pages for his reply in support of ECF No. 42 (PDFs)
50Nov 6, 2026Theriva’s response to ECF No. 42, with a declaration and its October 20 proxy statement. Not posted here (ECF No. 44); a summary is under Latest News. On PACER.
49Nov 2, 2026Minute order, in the plaintiff’s words: leave to amend granted (ECF No. 46); ECF No. 47 denied as moot; ECF No. 42 to be decided on the First Amended Verified Complaint; Theriva’s response due November 6; reply due November 12.
48Oct 31, 2026Plaintiff’s motion to seal ECF Nos. 4-3 and 4-4 and file redacted copies (PDFs)
47Oct 31, 2026Plaintiff’s motion to decide ECF No. 42 before the motion for leave (PDFs)
46Oct 31, 2026Plaintiff’s motion for leave to amend, with the First Amended Verified Complaint as Exhibit A (PDFs)
45Oct 30, 2026Minute order (see Judge’s orders)
44Oct 26, 2026Order, in the plaintiff’s words: PACER fee exemption granted; posting of documents obtained through it denied (see notice)
43Oct 23, 2026CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE for 42 Motion for Preliminary Injunction, by Plaintiff Mark Joseph Nejmeh (PDF)
42Oct 22, 2026Emergency MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by Plaintiff Mark Joseph Nejmeh. Responses are due by 11/5/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Declaration of Mark Nejmeh, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit exhibit 3, # 5 Proposed Order Pr0posed order, # 6 Certificate of Service Certificate of service)(Nejmeh, Mark) (Entered: 10/22/2026) (PDFs)
41Oct 19, 2026Proposed First AMENDED verified complaint with Jury Demand against All Defendants by Mark Joseph Nejmeh. Adds new parties. Proof of service is due by 1/17/2027. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Summons as to Jeffrey Wolf, # 2 Proposed Summons as to Jeffrey J Kraws, # 3 Proposed Summons as to John Monahan, # 4 Proposed Summons as to Steven A. Shallcross) (BLE) (Entered: 10/20/2026) (PDF · listen)
40Oct 16, 2026ORDER Granting 37 Motion to Extend Time re: 4 Complaint. Response/Answer due 12/1/2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge Craig S. Denney on 10/16/2026. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - GA) (Entered: 10/19/2026) (PDF)
39Oct 16, 2026Plaintiff's REPLY in Support of Motion for Exemption from Pacer Electronic Public Access Fees and Authorization to Share the Case Record with the Public ECF No. 25 by Plaintiff Mark Joseph Nejmeh. (BLE) (Entered: 10/16/2026) (PDF)
38Oct 16, 2026Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendant's Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to complaint ECF 37 by Plaintiff Mark Joseph Nejmeh. (BLE) (Entered: 10/16/2026) (PDF)
37Oct 16, 2026MOTION to Extend Time (First Request) to Respond to Complaint re 23 Notice (Other) by Defendant Theriva Biologics, Inc.. Responses are due by 10/30/2026. (Hosmer-Henner, Adam) (answer) (Entered: 10/16/2026) (PDF)
36Oct 15, 2026RESPONSE to 25 Motion, by Defendant Theriva Biologics, Inc.. Replies are due by 10/22/2026. (Hosmer-Henner, Adam) (Entered: 10/15/2026) (PDF)
33Oct 14, 2026ORDER - It is therefore ordered that Plaintiff's motion for a temporary restraining order, or in the alternative, motion for a preliminary injunction (ECF No. 2) is DENIED. It is therefore ordered that Plaintiff's motions (ECF Nos. 10, 11, 22) to file supplemental documents in support of ECF No. 2 are DENIED. It is therefore ordered that Plaintiffs motion for leave to file excess pages in his reply (ECF No. 27) is GRANTED. Signed by District Judge Anne R. Traum on 10/13/2026. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - DLL) (Entered: 10/14/2026) (PDF)
35Oct 13, 2026Notice of Corrections by Mark Joseph Nejmeh. (DLS) (Entered: 10/14/2026) (PDF)
34Oct 13, 2026ORDER Granting 26 Motion for Pro Se Litigant to File Electronically. (See Order for details). Signed by Magistrate Judge Craig S. Denney on 10/13/2026. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - GA) (Entered: 10/14/2026) (PDF)
32Oct 7, 2026SUPPLEMENT to 22 Motion, 15 Response, 21 Errata, 11 Motion, 10 Motion Supplemental Brief in Support of Its Opposition to Plaintiffs Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction and Response to Plaintiffs Requests to File Supplemental Exhibits by Defendant Theriva Biologics, Inc. (Hosmer-Henner, Adam) (PDF)
31Oct 6, 2026CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE for 14 Motion for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice - Verified Petition, 15 Response, 16 Certificate of Interested Parties, 21 Errata, 13 Motion for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice - Verified Petition, 12 Motion for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice - Verified Petition, by Defendant Theriva Biologics, Inc.. (Hosmer-Henner, Adam) (PDF)
30Oct 2, 2026Plaintiff NOTICE of Compliance with Minute Orde (ECF No. 8) by Mark Joseph Nejmeh. (Attachments: # 1 Copy of Minute Order) (PDF)
29Oct 2, 2026DECLARATION of Mark Joseph Nejmeh In Support of Reply by Plaintiff Mark Joseph Nejmeh. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit) (PDF, in the reply set)
28Oct 2, 2026Plaintiff’s REPLY in Support of Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and / or Preliminary Injunction ECF 2 by Plaintiff Mark Joseph Nejmeh. (PDF, in the reply set)
27Oct 2, 2026Plaintiff’s MOTION For Leave to Exceed the pages Limit for his Reply by Plaintiff Mark Joseph Nejmeh. Responses are due by 10/16/2026. (PDF, in the reply set)
26Oct 1, 2026MOTION for Pro Se Litigant to File Electronically by Plaintiff Mark Joseph Nejmeh. Responses are due by 10/15/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)
25Oct 1, 2026MOTION for Exemption from Pacer Electronic Public access fees in this case and authorization to share the case record with the public by Plaintiff Mark Joseph Nejmeh. Responses are due by 10/15/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)
24Oct 1, 2026Consent for Electronic Service of Documents by Plaintiff Mark Joseph Nejmeh.
23Oct 1, 2026Plaintiff’s Notice of Filing Complete copy of Verified Complaint (all 25 pages).
22Sep 30, 2026Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Summary in Support of Interim Relief, with Exhibits ST-1 and ST-2. Responses due October 14, 2026.
21Sep 30, 2026Theriva’s Notice of Errata to ECF No. 15, attaching a Corrected Opposition (notice, corrected opposition).
20Sep 30, 2026Minute Order (Judge Traum): Plaintiff to file a complete copy of the complaint by October 2, 2026; if filed, Defendant may supplement its response (ECF No. 15) by October 7, 2026. Complied with by ECF No. 23 on October 1, 2026.
17–19Sep 30, 2026Orders on the three Verified Petitions for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice (ECF Nos. 12–14).
16Sep 29, 2026Theriva’s Certificate of Interested Parties.
15Sep 29, 2026Theriva’s Response (Opposition) to the Emergency Motion for TRO and/or Preliminary Injunction (ECF No. 2), with the Declaration of Steven Shallcross and Exhibits 1–19, filed by local counsel Adam Hosmer-Henner. Replies due October 6, 2026. (PDF)
14Sep 29, 2026Theriva: Verified Petition for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice by Andrew T. Hambelton; designation of local counsel Adam Hosmer-Henner.
13Sep 29, 2026Theriva: Verified Petition for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice by Michael McQueeney; designation of local counsel Adam Hosmer-Henner.
12Sep 29, 2026Theriva: Verified Petition for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice by Elizabeth V. Young; designation of local counsel Adam Hosmer-Henner.
11Sep 28, 2026Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Exhibits SQ, SR and SS and a Supplemental Statement in Support of Interim Relief (LR 7-2(g)), with the discovery motions. Responses due October 12, 2026.
—Sep 26, 2026Plaintiff's Notice of Compliance with Minute Order (ECF No. 8).
9Sep 25, 2026Minute Order (Judge Traum): the complaint at ECF No. 4 appeared incomplete; Plaintiff to file a complete copy by September 29, 2026.
10Sep 24, 2026Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File Supplemental to the Addendum and Supplemental Exhibit Appendix. Responses due October 8, 2026.
8Sep 23, 2026Minute Order (Judge Traum). The motion warrants expedited consideration. Plaintiff to serve the order and motion by Sept 25 and file a Notice of Compliance; Theriva's response due Sept 29, 2026.
7Sep 22, 2026Plaintiff's Notice and Renewed Demand for Jury Trial under Rule 38.
6Sep 22, 2026Plaintiff's Notice of Administrative Case Classification Discrepancy.
5Sep 17, 2026Summons issued as to Theriva Biologics, Inc.
—Sep 17, 2026Case assigned to District Judge Anne R. Traum and Magistrate Judge Craig S. Denney.
4Sep 16, 2026Verified Complaint, with civil cover sheet and exhibits.
3Sep 16, 2026Certificate of Interested Parties.
2Sep 16, 2026Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and/or Preliminary Injunction.

The official docket is on PACER / CM-ECF for the District of Nevada. If anything here differs from the court's record, the court's record controls.

Public SEC filings cited

Theriva's own filings on the SEC's EDGAR system, which anyone can read for free:

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