Application of Alberto Safra for an Order to take Discovery for use in foreign proceedings pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1782

Filing 23

ORDER granting 18 Motion to Intervene. Considering these factors, the Court has reviewed Vicky Safra's motion to intervene and concludes that she is entitled to intervention as of right. Accordingly, the motion to intervene is GRANTED. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motion pending at Dkt. No. 18. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 9/6/2021) (rro)

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US D C S D N Y
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1: 2 1 -m c -6 4 0 -G H W
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O n A u g ust 3 1, 2 0 2 1, Vi c k y S afr a , as t h e e x e c ut or a n d a d mi nistr at or of t h e Estat e of J os e p h
Y a c o u b Safr a, m o v e d t o i nt er v e n e i n t his cas e. D kt. N os . 1 8– 1 9. O n S e pt e m b er 3, 2 0 2 1, P etiti o n er
fil e d a r es p o ns e t o t h e m oti o n a n d c o ns e nt e d t o Vi c k y S afr a’s i nt er v e nti o n. D kt. N o . 2 2.
A distri ct c o urt
m ust gr a nt a n a p pli c a nt’s m oti o n t o i nt er v e n e u n d er [ F e d er al R ul e of Ci vil
Pr o c e d ur e] 2 4( a)( 2) if ( 1) t h e m oti o n is ti m el y; ( 2) t h e a p pli ca nt ass erts a n i nt er est
r el ati n g t o t h e pr o p ert y or tr a ns a cti o n t h at is t h e s u bj e ct of t h e a cti o n; ( 3) t h e
a p pli c a nt is s o sit u at e d t h at wit h o ut i nt er v e nti o n, dis p ositi o n of t h e a cti o n m a y, as a
pr a cti c al m att er, i m pair or i m p e d e t h e a p pli c a nt’s a bilit y t o pr ot e ct its i nt er est; a n d
( 4) t h e a p pli c a nt’s i nt er est is n ot a d e q uat el y r e pr es e nt e d b y t h e ot h er p arti es.
L aroe Ests., I nc. v. To w n of C hester , 8 2 8 F. 3 d 6 0, 6 6 ( 2 d Cir. 2 0 1 6), v ac ate d a n d re m a nde d o n ot her gro u n ds
s u b no m. To w n of C hester, N. Y. v. L aroe Ests., I nc., 1 3 7 S. Ct. 1 6 4 5 ( 2 0 1 7) (i nt er n al q u ot ati o n m ar ks
o mitt e d) ; see also FE D . R. C

I V . P.

2 4( a) . “[ F] ail ur e t o satisf y a ny o ne of t h es e f o ur r e q uir e m e nts is a

s uffi ci e nt gr o u n d t o d e n y t h e a p pli c ati o n. ” Floy d v. City of Ne w Yor k , 7 7 0 F. 3 d 1 0 5 1, 1 0 5 7 ( 2 d Cir.
2 0 1 4). “I n s e e ki n g i nt er v e nti o n u n d er t his R ul e, t h e pr o p os e d i nt er v e n or b e ars t h e b ur d e n of
d e m o nstr ati n g t h at it m e ets t h e r e q uir e m e nts f or i nt er v e nti o n. ” K a mde m -O uaffo v. Pe psi Co, I nc. , 3 1 4
F. R. D. 1 3 0, 1 3 4 ( S. D. N. Y. 2 0 1 6) .
C o nsi d eri n g t h es e f a ct ors, th e C o urt h as r e vi e w e d Vi c k y S afr a’s

m oti o n t o i nt er v e n e a n d

c o n cl u d es t h at s h e is e ntitl e d t o i nt er v e nti o n as of ri g ht. A c c or di n gl y, t h e m oti o n t o i nt er v e n e is
G R A N T E D.

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T h e Cl er k of C o urt is dir e ct e d t o t er mi n at e t h e m oti o n p e n di n g at D kt. N o. 1 8.
S O O R D E R E D.
D at e d: S e pt e m b er 6, 2 0 2 1
N e w Y or k, N e w Y or k

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