Savan Magic Ltd.
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ORDER re 32 Response to Motion. Respondent's "opposition" is DENIED without prejudice. To the extent Respondent believes grounds exist such that § 1782 discovery should not be allowed, he shall make those arguments in responding to any motion to compel that is filed. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 9/20/2017. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF NEVADA
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IN RE APPLICATION OF SAVAN
MAGIC LTD. TO TAKE
DISCOVERY PURSUANT TO
28 U.S.C. § 1782
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Case No. 2:17-cv-01689-JCM-NJK
ORDER (Docket No. 32)
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This Court has broad discretion in controlling its docket. E.g., N.M. v. Lafayette School Dist.,
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681 F.3d 1082, 1091 (9th Cir. 2012). The Court exercised that discretion in this case to streamline
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proceedings and avoid duplicative briefing by the parties. In particular, the Court ordered that, to the
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extent it cannot be resolved without Court intervention, the dispute between the parties shall be
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presented to the Court through Petitioner’s filing of a motion to compel, Respondent’s response thereto,
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and a reply. Docket No. 31 at 2 & n.2 (“All relevant arguments shall be included in briefing the motion
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to compel”). The Court further advised that it would enter appropriate relief to Respondent in the event
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it denied that motion to compel. Id. at 2 n.2 (“To the extent the Court finds any or all of the discovery
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sought to be improper, it will issue sua sponte an order protecting Respondent from that discovery”).
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Now pending before the Court is Respondent’s opposition to the Petitioner’s initial application
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that has already been granted, which also appears to be a motion for the Court to reconsider the order
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granting the initial application. Docket No. 32. Especially in light of the Court’s previous order, it is
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unclear why Respondent has chosen to address the propriety of § 1782 discovery separately from raising
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those arguments in opposing any motion to compel that is filed by Petitioner. See, e.g., In re Judicial
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Assistance Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1782 by Macquarie Bank Ltd., 2015 WL 3439103 (D. Nev. May 28,
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2015) (after having granted ex parte application to propound § 1782 discovery, denying motion to
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compel and sua sponte quashing subpoena based on arguments that § 1782 discovery should not be
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allowed), objections overruled, 2015 WL 7258483 (D. Nev. Nov. 17, 2015). Nor does the Court find
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that there is any need for Respondent to request “reconsideration” of the prior order granting the
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application to propound that discovery, as that order was entered with the express caveat that “nothing
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herein prevents Respondent from challenging the discovery once it is served both with respect to
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whether it should be allowed under § 1782 and the scope of discovery that should be allowed.”
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Docket No. 8 at 2 (emphasis added). In short, at this stage, the response to any motion to compel is the
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proper vehicle for Respondent to raise arguments that the requirements for § 1782 discovery are not
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satisfied in this case.
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As it presents arguments that should be raised in responding to any motion to compel pursuant
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to the Court’s previous order, Respondent’s “opposition” is DENIED without prejudice. To the extent
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Respondent believes grounds exist such that § 1782 discovery should not be allowed, he shall make
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those arguments in responding to any motion to compel that is filed. If the Court is persuaded by such
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arguments presented in opposing any motion to compel, it will quash the subpoenas issued. See, e.g.,
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Macquarie Bank, 2015 WL 3439103, at *11.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DATED: September 20, 2017
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NANCY J. KOPPE
United States Magistrate Judge
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