In re: Application of Bejamin Steinmetz

Filing 58

ORDER GRANTING MOTION OF VALE S.A. AND VALE AMERICAS INC. FOR LEAVE (I) TO FILE A REDACTED VERSION OF VALE'S MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION TO THE APPLICATION OF BENJAMIN STEINMETZ FOR AN ORDER TO TAKE DISCOVERY PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1782 AND (II) TO FILE UNDER SEAL THE DECLARATION OF SAMUEL L. LEVANDER. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. The Motion is granted as set forth herein. 2. Vale is authorized to publicly file a redacted version of the Vale MOL and the unredacted ver sion under seal. To the extent such unredacted version has already been filed under seal in the ECF system, it shall remain sealed. Such unredacted version of the Vale MOL shall be made available only to Vale, Steinmetz, their respective counsel an d the Court. 3. Vale is authorized to file the Levander Declaration under seal. To the extent the Levander Declaration has already been filed under seal in the ECF system, it shall remain sealed. The Levander Declaration shall be made available only to Vale, Steinmetz, their respective counsel and the Court. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 1/19/2022) (vfr)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
1/19/22
In re Application of Benjamin Steinmetz for
an Order to Take Discovery from Vale S.A.,
Vale Americas Inc., Rio Tinto plc, and Rio
Tinto Limited pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782

Case No. 20-mc-212-AJN

PROPOSED ORDER GRANTING MOTION OF VALE S.A. AND VALE AMERICAS
INC. FOR LEAVE (I) TO FILE A REDACTED VERSION OF VALE’S
MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN OPPOSITION TO THE APPLICATION OF BENJAMIN
STEINMETZ FOR AN ORDER TO TAKE DISCOVERY PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C.
§ 1782 AND (II) TO FILE UNDER SEAL THE
DECLARATION OF SAMUEL L. LEVANDER
Upon the letter motion, dated June 26, 2020 (the “Motion”) of Vale S.A. and Vale
Americas Inc. (collectively, “Vale”) for entry of an order authorizing Vale to file a redacted
version of Vale’s Memorandum of Law in Opposition to the Application of Benjamin Steinmetz
(“Steinmetz”) for an Order to Take Discovery Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (the “Vale MOL”)
and to file the Declaration of Samuel L. Levander in Support of the Vale MOL (the “Levander
Declaration”) under seal; and the Court having determined that the legal and factual bases set
forth in the Motion establish just cause for the relief granted herein,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1.

The Motion is granted as set forth herein.

2.

Vale is authorized to publicly file a redacted version of the Vale MOL and the

unredacted version under seal. To the extent such unredacted version has already been filed
under seal in the ECF system, it shall remain sealed. Such unredacted version of the Vale MOL
shall be made available only to Vale, Steinmetz, their respective counsel and the Court.
3.

Vale is authorized to file the Levander Declaration under seal. To the extent the

Levander Declaration has already been filed under seal in the ECF system, it shall remain sealed.
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The Levander Declaration shall be made available only to Vale, Steinmetz, their respective
counsel and the Court.
January 19
Dated: ____________, 2020
New York, New York 2022
THE HONORABLE ALISON J. NATHAN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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