Discovery

Application by Bio Energias Comercializadora de Energia Ltda. to take discovery from Romeu de Aguiar Pradines Junior and Amadeu Cruz Barbosa Filho for use in an arbitration against Vega Comercializadora de Energia Ltda in São Paulo, Brazil, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Ex Parte Application by PJSC Uralkali, of Russia, to take discovery from Lawrence Stroll, a citizen of Canada apparently residing in Switzerland, and Silas Chou, of Hong Kong, during their expected attendance at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas, for use in legal proceedings in the United Kingdom involving Geoffrey Rowley and Jason Baker, as administrators of the Force India Formula One Team Limited, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Application by Link Life Co., Ltd., d.b.a. Broad WiMAX, a telecommunications company domiciled in Japan, to take discovery from Google LLC for use in legal proceedings in Japan, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

The BVI operator of Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange, which was sued 12 days earlier for allegedly perpetrating a multi-billion dollar fraud, has applied to take discovery in California for a purported attempt to recover $880 million of client funds that its Swiss payments processor has allegedly failed to remit.

Ex Parte Application by Tiberius Group AG, of Switzerland, to take discovery from Citibank NA, Deutsche Bank Trust Company, HSBC Bank USA NA, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Bank of NY Mellon, UBS AG, and Bank of America for use in legal proceedings in Nigeria, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by iFinex Inc., a British Virgin Islands-domiciled, Hong Kong-based company that operates the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange from Rondell Clyde Monroe, a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, for use in legal proceedings in Poland, Portugal, and the United Kingdom regarding an attempt to recover $880 million, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Application by iFinex Inc., a British Virgin Islands-domiciled, Hong Kong-based company that operates the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange from Citibank NA for use in legal proceedings in Poland, Portugal, and the United Kingdom regarding an attempt to recover $880 million, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Amended Application by Nicholas James Poulton, James Alexander Poulton, and Michelle Poulton to take discovery from Fifth Third Bank, JP Morgan Chase, NA, Citigroup, Inc., American Express Company, Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Jackson National Life Insurance Company, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc., Brooks Rehabilitation Clinical Research Center, Inc., Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Marsh Landing Management Company, Inc., Marsh Landing at Sawgrass Homeowners Association I., Inc., First Coast Security Services, Inc., and First Coast Security Solutions, Inc. for use in legal proceedings in the Cayman Islands, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Application by InterGlobe Enterprises Private Limited and Rahul Bhatia to take discovery from Rakesh Gangwal, the Chinkerpoo Family Trust, and Shobha Gangwal for use in arbitration proceedings in India involving Rakesh Gangwal, the Chinkerpoo Family Trust, Shobha Gangwal, and InterGlobe Aviation Limited, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application by InterGlobe Enterprises Private Limited, of India, and Rahul Bhatia to take discovery from Dr. Anupam Khanna, described as a "Maryland resident", for use in arbitration proceedings in India involving Rakesh Gangwal, the Chinkerpoo Family Trust, Shobha Gangwal, and InterGlobe Aviation Limited, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

Application by the Republic of Kazakhstan to take discovery from William Scott Lawler for use in a "pending international investor-state arbitration" involving Nevada-domiciled Big Sky Energy Corporation, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Application by Broadcom Corporation and Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited to take discovery from Harman International Industries Inc. and Harman Becker Automotive Systems Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Germany involving Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz Leasing GmbH, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Application by ED&F Man Capital Markets Limited, of England and Wales, to take discovery from William Silverstein and Steven Springer for use in legal proceedings in England and Wales regarding an alleged fraud "by individuals and entities located in Hong Kong and California", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Eleanor de Leon to take discovery from The Procter & Gamble Company for use in legal proceedings in Saudi Arabia regarding the Estate of Sheikh Osama Abudawood, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

Application by Inmobiliaria Tova SA and Mini Depositos Denpar to take discovery from Revlon Consumer Products Corporation, of Delaware, for use in legal proceedings in Venezuela against Revlon Overseas Corporation, CA, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Application by the Attorney General of the British Virgin Islands to take discovery from Lester S. Hyman, a Washington, DC-based lawyer "who represented the BVI Government in an attorney-client capacity from 1987 to July 30, 2017, as of which date the BVIG terminated Mr. Hyman", for use in contemplated legal proceedings in the BVI against Hyman for suspected "fraud at equity, breach of fiduciary care and loyalty, and negligence" regarding a "failed airline venture" to operate direct flights between the BVI and Miami, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Application by Enka Insaat ve Sanavi AS, of Turkey, to take discovery from Chubb Group Holdings Inc., based in New York, and Juan Luis Ortega, Executive Vice President, Chubb Group, for use in legal proceedings in England in which Enka Insaat is seeking an anti-suit injunction restraining OOO Insurance Company Chubb, of Russia, from pursuing claims at a Russian Court that "are subject to an arbitration agreements which selects London, England, as the seat of arbitration", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ex Parte Application by Participações Morro Vermelho SA, of São Paulo, Brazil, and PMV International Inc., a British Virgin Islands company based in São Paulo, Brazil, to take discovery from Santander Private Banking International and Banco do Brasil Miami for use in legal proceedings in Brazil, the British Virgin Islands, and Portugal, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application from the 8th Civil and Business Court of the State Capital Superior Court in Pará, Brazil to take discovery from Lloyds Bank for use in legal proceedings involving the Estate of José Thomé, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ex Parte Application by Participações Morro Vermelho SA, of São Paulo, Brazil, and PMV International Inc., a British Virgin Islands company based in São Paulo, Brazil, to take discovery from Citibank, NA and Morgan Stanley for use in legal proceedings in Brazil, the British Virgin Islands, and Portugal, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application on behalf of the Argentine Special Tax Court, Buenos Aires, Argentina to take discovery from Glencore Ltd. for use in proceedings involving Axion Energy Argentina v. AFIP-DGI, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ex Parte Application by Illumina Cambridge Ltd., "a United Kingdom subsidiary of Illumina Inc., which is a California based, NASDAQ listed company", to take discovery from Complete Genomics, Inc., BGI Americas Corp., and MGI Americas Inc. . which are "owned by or affiliated with the BGI Group, a competitor of Illumina Cambridge based in the People's Republic of China", for use in patent infringement proceedings in Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, and Turkey, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Application by the Fund for Protection of Investor Rights in Foreign States, of Russia, as "assignee of claims brought by Mr. Vladimir Antonov", to take discovery from AlixPartners LLP and its CEO, Simon Freakley, "in connection with Mr. Freakley's appointment as temporary receiver and investigation of Bankas Snoras AG", of Lithuania, for use in "a pending arbitration pursuant to the Lithuania-Russia Bilateral Investment Treaty of 2004", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Storag Etzel GmbH to take discovery from Baker Hughes, a GE Company, for use in an arbitration proceeding in Germany involving Baker Hughes (Deutschland) GmbH, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Ex Parte Application by Golden Root Investments Pte. Ltd., of Singapore, to take discovery from Trek Bicycle Corporation, a.k.a. TrekUSA, for use in arbitration proceedings in Singapore, filed at the U. S. District Curt for the Central District of California.

Ex Parte Application by Empresa Pública de Hidrocarburos del Ecuador - EP PetroEcuador to take discovery from WorleyParsons International Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Ecuador "related to a complex, cross-border illegal bribery and corruption scheme perpetrated against Petroecuador" using "a complex web of offshore shell entities" and accounts, including those in the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Panama, and Switzerland, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Application by Nicholas Carter, as Receiver for Sutton Ltd. and Wembley Ltd., both of the British Virgin Islands, to take discovery from Webster Bank NA and Elizabeth Wyckoff, for use in legal proceedings in the British Virgin Islands involving The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company (Bahamas) Limited, as Trustee of the Southampton Trust, Portsmouth Trust, and Battersea Trust, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Ex Parte Application by the USA, on behalf of Copenhagen City Court, in Denmark, to take discovery from Google LLC for use in legal proceedings in M. Goldschmidt Holding A/S et al v. Mads Buhl in Denmark, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Application by Nicholas Carter, as Receiver for Sutton Ltd. and Wembley Ltd., to take discovery from Citi Private Bank, of New York, NY, for use in legal proceedings in the British Virgin Islands involving The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company (Bahamas) Limited, as Trustee of the Southampton Trust, Portsmouth Trust, and Battersea Trust, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Geophysical Service Inc., of Canada, to take discovery from Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and Anadarko US Offshore Corporation, both of Delaware, for use in legal proceedings in Alberta, Canada against Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Anadarko US Offshore Corporation, formerly Kerr McGee Oil & Gas Corporation; and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Application by California State Teachers' Retirement System to take discovery from Novo Nordisk, Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Denmark against Novo Nordisk A/S, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Application by Shervin Pishevar, described as the "co-founder of Sherpa Capital, a leading venture capital firm", which is based in San Francisco, CA, to take discovery from Fast Company, a monthly business magazine based in New York, NY, and its publisher, Mansueto Ventures LLC, domiciled in Delaware, based in New York, NY, for use in "contemplated civil and criminal proceedings" in England against the unknown alleged "Forger" of a British police report, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by ED&F Man Capital Markets Limited, of England, described as "the victim of a large fraud arising out of its purported purchase of nickel for trading purposes", to take discovery from Matthew Ryan Olivo and Ian McGuinn for legal proceedings in England against Come Harvest Holdings Limited, of Hong Kong; Mega Wealth International Trading Limited, of Hong Kong; Steven Kai Shing Kao, of California; Genesis Resources Inc., of California; Genesis Properties Holding LLC, of California; Genesis KingHwa LLC, of California; Transcendent Global Finance, Inc., of California; Transcendent (SG) Pte Ltd., of Singapore; Sampo International Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, and Straits (Singapore) Pte Ltd., of Singapore, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Ex Parte Application by Hideto Tomabechi, of Japan, to take discovery from Google LLC for use in legal proceedings in Japan against person(s) unknown for defamation, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Application by Maigualida Naranjo Barrios, of Venezuela, to take discovery from Banesco USA, of Coral Gables, Florida; SunTrust Bank, of Miami; SunTrust Banks, Inc., of Miami; Miura Investment Advisors, Inc., formerly Multiplicas Investment Advisors, Inc., of Miami; MWM Investments Ltd., of Barbados; Multiplicas Investments Ltd., of Barbados; Italo D'Alfonso, Mario V. D'Alfonso, Hugo Ortega, and Marlo G. Ovalles, all of Miami, for use in legal proceedings in Venezuela against Manuel Salvador Torruella Seijas, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Ex Parte Application by Reiko Aso to take discovery from Charles Schwab & Co., of San Francisco, for use in divorce proceedings in Japan involving Takeo Aso, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Application by Maria Fernanda Rigail Pons to take discovery from UBS Financial Services Inc., UBS AG, CA Indosuez Wealth, Amke Registered Agents LLC, and Philippe Larmier regarding individuals and legal entities in several jurisdictions, including the British Virgin Islands, Isle of Man, Nevis, and the United States, for use in legal proceedings in Ecuador against Carlos Alberto Avellán Areta, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application by LIC Telecommunications Sarl, of Luxembourg, and Empreno Ventures Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, which are both owned by Dmitry Kosarev, of Russia, to take take discovery from Michael Tennenbaum, Tennenbaum Capital Partners LLC, and Tennenbaum Opportunities Partners V LP for use in legal proceedings in the United Kingdom against VTB Capital Plc, of the United Kingdom; Spas Rusev, of Bulgaria; Delta Capital International AD, of Luxembourg; Maze Sarl, of Luxembourg; Milen Veltchev, a former Minister of Finance of Bulgaria; Viva Telecom (Luxembourg) SA, of Luxembourg; V Telecom Investment SCA, of Luxembourg, and V2 Investment Sarl, of Luxembourg, "for allegedly orchestrating a sham "auction" as a means to obtain ownership and control of the "Vivacom Group"", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Application by Beacon Sales Acquisition Inc. to take discovery from Sam Youn for use in legal proceedings in South Korea captioned S-Energy America, Inc. v. Allied Building Products, Inc., filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Nevada.

Application by Ras Al Khamah Investment Authority, of the United Arab Emirates to take discovery from Apple Inc. for use in legal proceedings involving Farhad Azima in England, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Ex Parte Application by Laura Zuniga Caceres, Bertha Zuniga Caceres, and Salvador Zuniga Caceres to take discovery from Hancock Whitney Bank for use in criminal proceedings in Honduras against Roberto David Castillo Mejia for suspected murder, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.

Application by FMS Inc. to take discovery from Namecheap, Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Hong Kong against HK Bingran Trade Limited for alleged fraud involving email spoofing, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of Arizona.

Ex Parte Application by Frontier Co. Ltd. to take discovery from Cloudflare Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Japan, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Application by Chuah Bee Nah, of Malaysia, to take discovery from Google LLC for use in legal proceedings in Malaysia involving Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, of Hong Kong, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Application on behalf of the People's Court of Da Nang, in Vietnam, to take discovery from Dinh Linh Tran and Thi Thu Thuy Tran for use in legal proceedings in Vietnam involving Tran Thi Muoi and Tran Thi Boi, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Ex Parte Application by Mark McDonald and David Holukoff, as the Joint Official Liquidators of REDS Caribbean Ltd., of Trinidad and Tobago, to take discovery from Robert Holloway, REDS Americas Inc., Lavelle Holdings Inc., BBVA Compass, and Frost Bank regarding REDS Caribbean Ltd., REDS Caribbean (BVI) Ltd., Reds Americas Inc., Michael Robert Charbonne, Tricia Charbonne-Downes, Randall Harford, Dayne Harford, Ryan Harford, Daynco Ltd., Robert Holloway, JUKES Group, Raymond Mark McMillan, Global Insurance Services Ltd., Goliath Offshore Services Ltd., Goliath Offshore Holdings Pte Ltd., Goliath Offshore Pte Ltd., Avant Garde Insurance Services Ltd., Penelope Belmontes, a.k.a. Penelope Rahim; Lavelle Holdings Inc., Sherron Harford, and Hayden Borrell for an investigation into suspected fraud involving companies in the British Virgin Islands, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, and USA, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Application by Mario Mena Marqua to take discovery from Banco Santander International for use in legal proceedings in Guatemala, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application by Evison Holdings Limited, a Cyprus company owned by Baring Vostok private equity funds, to take discovery from Deutsche Bank AG for use in arbitration proceedings in London involving Finvision Holdings Limited, of Cyprus, and Finvision Holdings LLC, of Russia, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by ZyXEL Communications UK Limited, of the United Kingdom, and ZyXEL Communications A/S, of Denmark, to take discovery from Broadcom Corp. for use in legal proceedings in England and Wales brought by TQ Delta LLC, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Application to take discovery from Google Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Turkey regarding Cezmi Kardas v. Astas Holdings AS, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California.