Magistrate Refuses To Compel Discovery For Use In Dutch Case Related To $50B Award

Mealey's (February 21, 2019, 12:41 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal magistrate judge on Feb. 19 denied a petition filed by investors who sought discovery from a law firm to be used in their appeal of a Hague court’s decision overturning arbitral awards of more than $50 billion, holding that a delay in seeking the documents and a lack of clarity under Russian law as to the treatment of discovery sought through a subpoena favored denial of the petition (In re: Application of Hulley Enterprises, Ltd., et al., No. 18-MC-435, S.D. N.Y., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26332)....