Democratic National Committee v. The Russian Federation et al

Filing 64

MOTION for Leave to Serve Three Foreign Defendants Through the Secretary of State under 28 U.S.C. 1608(a)(4) . Document filed by Democratic National Committee. (Attachments: #1 Complaint - English, #2 Complaint - Russian, #3 ECF Instructions - Eng., #4 ECF Instructions - Russian, #5 FSIA English, #6 FSIA Russian, #7 GRU Summons English, #8 GRU Summons Russian, #9 Guccifer Summons English, #10 Guccifer Summons Russian, #11 Koetl Practices English, #12 Koetl Practices - Russian, #13 Notice of Suit Russian, #14 Notice of Suit, #15 Russian Fed. Summons English, #16 Russian Fed. Summons Russian, #17 Translation Certificate, #18 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Sellers, Joseph)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE,
Plaintiff,
v.
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION et al.,
Defendants.

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) Civil Action No. 1:18-cv-03501-JGK
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) PROPOSED ORDER
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Having reviewed Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Serve Three Foreign Defendants
Through the Secretary of State Under 28 U.S.C. § 1608(a)(4), and good cause appearing
therefore, it is hereby
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Serve Three Foreign Defendants
Through the Secretary of State Under 28 U.S.C. § 1608(a)(4) is GRANTED, and it is further
ORDERED that for each Defendant to be served pursuant to this Order, Plaintiff shall
send two copies of the summons and complaint, a notice of suit, a copy of the Electronic Case
Filing Rules and Instructions, and this Court’s individual practices, together with a translation of
each into Russian, by any form of mail requiring a signed receipt to the Clerk, and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall address and dispatch these documents to the
Secretary of State in Washington, District of Columbia, to the attention of the Director of Special
Consular Services, and it is further
ORDERED that the Secretary shall transmit one copy of the papers through diplomatic
channels to the Russian Federation and shall send to the clerk of the court a certified copy of the
diplomatic note indicating when the papers were transmitted.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 18, 2018

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Judge John G. Koeltl
United States District Judge