Anwar et al v. Fairfield Greenwich Limited et al

Filing 1087

MEMO ENDORSEMENT ON PLAINTIFFS' RENEWAL OF MOTION FOR ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA TO LAWRENCE D. (LONNIE) HOWELL terminating 217 Motion for PLAINTIFFS' RENEWAL OF MOTION FOR ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA TO LAWRENCE D. (LONNIE) HOWELL re: 217 MOTION renewal of motion for issuance of subpoena to Lawrence D. (Lonnie) Howell re: (203 in 1:11-cv-00813-VM) Objection (non-motion), Objection (non-motion), (196 in 1:11-cv-00813-VM) Response in Support of Motion, (191 in 1:11-cv-00813-VM) MOTION Fo MOTION renewal of motion for issuance of subpoena to Lawrence D. (Lonnie) Howell re: (203 in 1:11-cv-00813-VM) Objection (non-motion), Objection (non-motion), (196 in 1:11-cv-00813-VM) Response in Support of Motion, (191 in 1:11-cv-00813-VM) MOTION Fo MOTION renewal of motion for issuance of subpoena to Lawrence D. (Lonnie) Howell re: (203 in 1:11-cv-00813-VM) Objection (non-motion), Objection (non-motion), (196 in 1:11-cv-00813-VM) Response in Support of Motion, (191 in 1:11-cv-00813-VM) MOTION Fo. ENDORSEMENT: SO ORDERED. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motion under 11cv813 (Docket No. 217) as moot in view of the resolution of the case (Docket No. 262). (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 3/14/2013) (mt)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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FAIRFIELD GREENWICH LIMITED, et aI.,

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Defendants.
This Document Relates to:
Da Silva Ferreira v. EFG Capital International
Corp., et al., ll-CV-813(VM)

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PLAINTIFFS' RENEWAL OF MOTION FOR ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA
TO LAWRENCE D. (LONNIE) HOWELL
Pursuant to Magistrate Judge Katz's July 15, 2011 Memo Endorsed Order [D.E. 684],
Plaintiffs, Lorrene Da Silva Ferreira and Arlete Da Silva Ferreira, individually and on behalf of
all others similarly situated, renew their Motion for Issuance of Subpoena to Lawrence D.
(Lonnie) Howell, and state:
On May 2, 2011, Plaintiffs filed a motion pursuant to the Walsh Act, 28 U .S.C. § 1783,
asking the Court to issue a subpoena for the deposition of Lawrence D. Howell ("Howell"), who
is the chief e}(ecutive officer of the parent company of Defendant, EFG Capital International,
Inc. ("EFG Capital"). (A copy of the Motion is attached as Ex. 1). The Walsh Act allows
federal courts to order the issuance of a subpoena to an American citizen living abroad (such as
Howell) where (i) his testimony is "necessary in the interest ofjustice," and (ii) "it is not possible
to obtain his testimony in admissible form without his personal appearance." 28 U.S.C. §
1783(a).

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Da Silva Ferreira v. EFG Capital International Corp., et aI., ll-CV-813(VM)
Master File No. 09-CV-11S (VM)

In its response filed May 23, 2011, EFG Capital did not dispute the detailed factual
recitation set forth in Plaintiffs' Motion showing that Howell has relevant knowledge about the
merits- and class-related issues in this case. (A copy of the Response is attached as Ex. 2). EFG
Capital even agreed to produce Mr. Howell for deposition "at a reasonable time and place that is
convenient for all parties ...." Plaintiffs highlighted these facts in their reply filed June 3, 2011.
(A copy of the Reply is attached as Ex. 3).
On July 15, 2011, the Magistrate Judge issued his Order denying Plaintiffs' motion
without prejudice. (The handwritten Order is found at page 6 of Ex. 3). The Magistrate Judge
found that "[i]n light of the fact that there remains ample time to complete discovery, a motion to
dismiss is pending, and a class has not yet been certified, and given Defendants' representation
that Mr. Howell will be made available at a later time, Plaintiffs' motion for issuance of a
subpoena is denied without prejudice to renew. Should the status of the case remain unchanged
by October 3, 2011, Plaintiffs may revisit the issue." (emphasis added).
The status of the case remains unchanged.

[D.E. 727].

Given the fact (i) that the

March 12, 2012, discovery deadline is less than six months away; (ii) that Mr. Howell must
come from Switzerland for the deposition; and (iii) that Howell's testimony may require
Plaintiffs to conduct significant follow-up discovery, Plaintiffs renew the attached Motion for,
and Reply in Support of, the Issuance of Subpoena to Lawrence D. Howell, and ask this Court to
issue a subpoena directing Mr. Howell to appear in the United States for a deposition on or
before December 9, 2011.

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Da Silva Ferreira v. EFG Capital International Corp., et al., ll-CV-813(VM)
Master File No. 09-CV-118 (VM)

Dated: October 13, 2011.

Respectfully submitted,

COHEN KINNE VALICENTI & COOK LLP
Co-counsel for Plaintiffs
28 North Street, 3rd Floor
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
KEVIN M. KINNE
Massachusetts Bar No. 559004
Kkinnc(Cl!cohenkinne.com

LEVINE KELLOGG LEHMAN
SCHNEIDER + GROSSMAN LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
201 So. Biscayne Boulevard
Miami Center, 34th Floor
Miami, FL 33131
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
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LAWRENCE A. KELLOGG, P.A.
Florida Bar No. 328601
lak(w,lkllaw.com
JASON KELLOGG, ESQ.
Florida Bar No. 0578401
[e-mail]

DANIEL R. SOLIN, ESQ.
Co-counsel for Plaintiffs
401 Broadway, Ste. 306
New York, N.Y. 10013-3005
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
New York Bar No. 8675
dansolincw,yahoo.com

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on October 13, 2011, I served a true and correct copy of the
foregoing via the CMlECF system on all counselor parties of record on the Service List below.
I also served a copy of the foregoing document via facsimile and U.S. Mail on counsel for EFG
Bank, clo Tracy Nichols, Esq., Holland & Knight LLP, 701 Brickell Avenue, Miami, Florida
33131.
By lsi Jason Kellogg
JASON KELLOGG
SERVICE LIST
Joseph C. Coates, Ill, Esq.
CoatesJ(a),gtlaw.com
Jon A. Jacobson, Esq.
Jacobson.l ({t)gtlaw.com
Lauren Whetstone, Esq.
[e-mail]
GREENBERG TRAURIG, P.A.
Counsel for Defendant EFG Capital
International Corp.
777 South Flagler Drive
Third Floor East
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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