Opinion
20 Misc. 175 (LGS)
06-11-2021
EX PARTE ORDER
LORNA G. SCHOFIELD, District Judge:
WHEREAS, on March 30, 2020, Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York filed an application for an ex parte order pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782(a), appointing Jacob M. Bergman, Assistant United States Attorney, as Commissioner for the purpose of obtaining information as requested by a letter rogatory for International Judicial Assistance from the First Instance National Civil Court No. 100, Buenos Aires, Argentina, seeking information from the Bank of New York Mellon, in connection with a proceeding pending in that court. Dkt. No. 1.
WHEREAS, on April 13, 2020, the Court issued an Order appointing Mr. Bergman as Commissioner and directing him to obtain information from the Bank of New York Mellon and to submit said information to the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York for transmission to the United States Department of Justice or its designee. Dkt. No. 4.
WHEREAS, there are no pending motions in this case. It is hereby
ORDERED that by June 16, 2021, Mr. Bergman shall file a status letter.