United States v. Wells Fargo

Filing 3

ORDER granting 1 Application Pursuant to 28 USC 1782. Signed by US Magistrate Judge Susan C. Rodriguez on 4/17/2024. (mek)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE DIVISION
CASE NO. 3:24-MC-00049-MOC-SCR
IN RE: REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL
ASSISTANCE FROM THE ROYAL
COURTS OF JUSTICE IN STRAND,
UNITED KINGDOM IN THE MATTER
OF SOPHIE GRIFFITHS PENNETTA V.
GIOVANNI PENNETTA
ORDER
WHEREAS, the United States, by its counsel, on behalf of the Royal Courts of Justice in
Strand, United Kingdom, in Sophie Griffiths Pennetta v. Giovanni Pennetta, Foreign Reference
Number FD23F00011, through its Application pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782, is seeking to obtain
certain information from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., for use in connection with a judicial proceeding
in the Royal Courts of Justice in Strand, United Kingdom; and
WHEREAS upon review of the Letter of Request issued by the Royal Courts of Justice in
Strand, United Kingdom in Sophie Griffiths Pennetta v. Giovanni Pennetta, seeking evidence from
an entity that may be found within the jurisdiction of this Court for use in said judicial proceedings
in the United Kingdom, and the Court being fully informed in the premises.
NOW THEREFORE, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED, pursuant to the authority
contained in Title 28, United States Code Section 1782(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
that Gill P. Beck, Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina,
hereby is appointed Commissioner of this Court, to obtain by subpoena the requested evidence
from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. for transmission to the Office of International Judicial Assistance,
United States Department of Justice, for transmission to the Royal Courts of Justice in Strand,

United Kingdom in Sophie Griffiths Pennetta v. Giovanni Pennetta; and to do all else that may be
necessary for the accomplishment of the purpose of this Order.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the United States Attorney’s Office shall provide Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A. in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a copy of this Order and the accompanying
documents.

Signed: April 17, 2024

SO ORDERED.

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