Opinion
C22-1549JLR
01-06-2023
IN RE: Application of CATERPILLAR CREDITO, SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, SOCIEDAD FINANCIERA DE OBJECTO MULTIPLE, ENTITAD REGULADA for an Order Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782 Granting Leave to Obtain Discovery for Use in a Foreign Proceeding, Applicant. v. CATERPILLAR CREDITO, SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE CAPITAL VARIABLE, SOCIEDAD FINANCIERA DE OBJECTO MULTIPLE, ENTIDAD REGULADA, Applicant. CAROLINA ELIZABETH VARADY DE BELLOSTA, et al., Intervenors,
MINUTE ORDER
The following minute order is made by the direction of the court, the Honorable James L. Robart:
This matter was opened as an ex parte application by Applicant Caterpillar Credito (“Caterpillar”) for leave to obtain discovery for use in a foreign proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782. (See Disc. App. (Dkt. # 1).) The court granted Caterpillar's application for a subpoena for Carolina Elizabeth Varady de Bellosta and Carlos Mercelino Jose Bellosta Pallares's (collectively, the “Bellostas”) phone records from non-party T-Mobile US, Inc. (10/3/22 Order (Dkt. # 2).) The Bellostas subsequently intervened (see 11/6/22 Order (Dkt. # 9)), and the court entered a protective order regarding Caterpillar's use of the phone records (see 11/16/22 Order (Dkt. # 16); 11/16/22 Protective Order (Dkt. # 17)).
On December 30, 2022, the court ordered the parties to show cause by January 6, 2023 why this matter should not be closed, since the motions regarding the subpoena had been adjudicated and the protective order entered. (12/30/22 OSC (Dkt. # 21).) Both parties responded that they do not object to closing the matter. (See Caterpillar Resp. (Dkt. # 22); Bellosta Resp. (Dkt. # 23) (explaining that they have no objection to closing the matter but will reopen it if necessary to enforce the protective order).) Accordingly, the court DIRECTS the clerk to close this matter.