OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Daniel Jung moves for the entry of default judgment against defendant William McFarland, and to certify a world-wide class of “[a]ll persons who purchased tickets to and/or made travel arrangements in connection with Fyre Festival” pursuant to Rule 23, Fed. R. Civ. P. Jung asserts that he and the members of the putative class were injured by fraudulent statements of Fyre Media, Inc. (“Fyre Media”) promoting the Fyre Festival as a luxurious event with premium accommodations, fine cuisine, amenities, and performing artists. He further asserts that McFarland directed and caused these statements to be made. For the reasons explained herein, the motion for the entry of default judgment will be denied but the Court will conduct an inquest into certain matters pertaining to the fraud claims. The motion for class certification will be denied. BACKGROUND The allegations in this case are well described in this Court’s Opinion and Order of July 10, 2019 (Doc 90 (“MTD Opinion”))1 granting the motions of Grant Margolin and Jeffrey Atkins to dismiss the Second Consolidated Amended Complaint (“SCAC”), and in its Opinion and Order of November 7, 2019 (Doc 105) denying plaintiffs’ motions for reconsideration of the dismissal of Margolin and for leave to further amend their complaint.2 For this reason, only a brief description of the facts follows. The SCAC purported to allege against McFarland, Atkins and Margolin claims of fraud, negligent misrepresentation, negligence, gross negligence, inducement of breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and state statutory claims under the laws of New York, N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law §349, California, Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§17200 et seq., 17500 et seq., Cal. Civil Code §1750 et seq., Colorado, Col. Rev. Stat. §6-1-102(6) et seq., and Illinois, Ill. Comp. Stat. §§505 et seq., 510/2 et seq. The seven named plaintiffs are ticket buyers and/or attendees of the Fyre Festival who allege that McFarland was the founder, owner, director, and CEO of Fyre Media, Inc., the company planning and overseeing Fyre Festival since December 2016. (SCAC
3-6.) The crux of Plaintiffs’ allegations is that McFarland directed the promotion and marketing of Fyre Festival as a luxury music festival through social media accounts, promoters, and websites, claiming that attendees would be provided with amenities such as “morning yoga and guided meditation on the beach” or “local seafood, Bahamian-style sushi and even a pig roast” when in reality he knew that the Festival would be a “colossal failure that would place the lives of attendees in danger for weeks if not months in advance.” (Id.
