Evenstar Master Fund SPC et al

Filing 8

ORDER granting 1 Motion. Accordingly, the application is GRANTED. Applicants' U.S. counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, is authorized to serve the subpoenas attached as Exhibits 2 through 6 to the Declaration of Eva Y. Chan , (Doc. 4), on the respective Respondents named therein, together with a copy of this Order, no later than December 30, 2020. No later than December 30, 2020, and before serving the subpoenas on Respondents, Applicants shall provide actual notice and courtesy copies of the subpoenas, application, and suppo1ting documents, together with a copy of this Order to the parties against whom the requested discovery is likely to be used through any such party's counsel, or if the identity of such party's counsel is unknown, by service on that party directly. See In re Application of Sarria, SA., 119 F.3d 143, 148 (2d Cir. 1997) ("[T]he ultimate targets of a § 1782 discovery order issued to third parties have standing to challenge the district court's power to issue a subpoena under the terms of an authorizing statute.") (internal quotation marks omitted). Applicants shall promptly file proof of such service on ECF. Any further proceedings shall be govern ed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Court's Local Rules, and this Court's Individual Practices. If the parties believe that a protective order is appropriate or necessary, they shall file a joint proposed protective order on ECF, mindful that the Court will strike or modify any provision that purports to authorize the parties to file documents under seal without Court approval. See generally Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110, 119-20 (2d Cir. 2006). In t he event of any dispute concerning any subpoena or any proposed protective order, the parties shall meet and confer before raising the dispute with the Court. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate Docket No. 1 and to close the case. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Cathy Seibel on 11/30/2020) (mml)

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E v e nst ar M ast er F u n d S P C, f or a n d o n b e h alf of E v e nst ar M ast er S u b -F u n d I S e gr e g at e d
P ortf o li o, a n d E v e nst ar S p e ci al S it u ati o n L i mit e d ( “A p pli c a nt s”) bri n g t his a p pli c ati o n p urs u a nt t o
2 8 U. S. C. § 1 7 8 2 f or a n or d er a ut h ori zi n g dis c o v er y fr o m Ms. Ji n g C a o, t h e R es e ar c h C e nt er o n
N at ur al C o ns er v ati o n , t h e N e w Y or k Milit ar y A c a d e m y , t h e W all Str e et Gl o b al Tr ai ni n g C e nt er
a n d B est W or k H ol di n gs L L C ( c oll e cti v el y, t h e “ R es p o n d e nts ” ) b y m e a ns of s u b p o e n as s er v e d
p urs u a nt t o R ul e 4 5 of t h e F e d er al R ul es of Ci vil Pr o c e d ur e. H a vi n g c o nsi d er e d A p pli c a nt s’
s u b missi o ns, t h e C o urt c o n cl u d es – w it h o ut pr ej u di c e t o t h e ti m el y fili n g of a m oti o n t o q u as h a n y
of t h e s u b p o e n as a n d , i n t h e e v e nt s u c h a m oti o n is fil e d, s u bj e ct t o r e c o nsi d er ati o n – t h at S e cti o n
1 7 8 2’s st at ut or y r e q uir e m e nts ar e m et a n d t h at t h e s o-c all e d I nt el f a ct ors f a v or gr a nti n g t h e
a p pli c ati o n. S e e , e. g., M e es v. B uit er , 7 9 3 F. 3 d 2 9 1, 2 9 8 ( 2 d Cir. 2 0 1 5) ( citi n g I nt el C or p. v.
A d v a n c e d Mi cr o D e vi c es, I n c. , 5 4 2 U. S. 2 4 1, 2 6 4 -6 5 ( 2 0 0 4)).
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Sl at e, M e a g h er & Fl o m L L P , is a ut h ori z e d t o s er v e t h e s u b p o e n as att a c h e d as E x hi bit s 2 t hr o u g h 6
t o t h e D e cl ar ati o n of E v a Y. C h a n, ( D o c. 4) , o n t h e r es p e cti v e R es p o n d e nts n a m e d t h er ei n, t o g et h er
wit h a c o p y of t his Or d er, n o l at er t h a n D e c e m b er 3 0, 2 0 2 0. N o l at er t h a n D e c e m b er 3 0, 2 0 2 0 , a n d
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t o t h e p arti es a g ai nst w h o m t h e r e q u est e d dis c o v er y is li k el y t o b e us e d t hr o u g h a n y s u c h part y’s
c o u ns el, or if t h e i d e ntit y of s u c h p art y’s c o u ns el is u n k n o w n, b y s er vi c e o n t h at p art y dir e ctl y . S e e
I n r e A p pli c ati o n of S arri o, S. A. , 1 1 9 F. 3 d 1 4 3, 1 4 8 ( 2 d Cir. 1 9 9 7) ( “[ T] h e ulti m at e t ar g ets of a
§ 1 7 8 2 dis c o v er y or d er iss u e d t o t hir d p arti es h a v e st a n di n g t o c h all e n g e t h e distri ct c o urt’s p o w er
t o iss u e a s u b p o e n a u n d er t h e t er ms of a n a ut h ori zi n g st at ut e. ”) (i nt er n al q u ot ati o n m ar ks o mitt e d).
A p pli c a nt s s h all pr o m ptl y fil e pr o of of s u c h s er vi c e o n E C F.
A n y f urt h er pr o c e e di n gs s h all b e g o v er n e d b y t h e F e d er al R ul es of Ci vil Pr o c e d ur e, t h e
C o urt’s L o c al R ul es , a n d t his C o urt’s I n di vi d u al Pr a cti c e s. If t he p arti es b eli e v e t h at a p r ot e cti v e
or d er is a p pr o pri at e or n e c ess ar y, t h e y s h all fil e a j oi nt pr o p os e d pr ot e cti v e or d er o n E C F, mi n df ul
t h at t h e C o urt will stri k e or m o dif y a n y pr o visi o n t h at p ur p orts t o a ut h ori z e t h e p arti es t o fil e
d o c u m e nts u n d er s e al wit h o ut C o urt a p pr o v al . S e e g e n er all y L u g os c h v. P yr a mi d C o. of O n o n d a g a ,
4 3 5 F. 3 d 1 1 0, 1 1 9 -2 0 ( 2 d Cir. 2 0 0 6). I n t h e e v e nt of a n y dis p ut e c o n c er ni n g a n y s u b p o e n a or a n y
pr o p os e d pr ot e cti v e or d er, t h e p arti es s h all m e et a n d c o nf er b ef or e r aisi n g t h e dis p ut e wit h t h e
C o urt .
T h e Cl er k of C o urt is dir e ct e d t o t er mi n at e D o c k et N o. 1 a n d t o cl os e t h e c as e.
S O O R D E R E D.
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