Opinion
22-MC-133 (VSB)
05-16-2022
In Re Request of Susan Devine for Judicial Assistance pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782 for the Liechtenstein Princely Court.
ORDER
VERNON S. BRODERICK, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
This is a request for judicial assistance pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782. Before me are (1) Petitioner Susan Devine's (“Devine”) motion for judicial assistance, (Doc. 1); (2) Devine's motion to expedite consideration of her motion, (Doc. 8); (3) Respondent Spears & Imes LLP's (“Spears & Imes”) letter motion for a continuance until such time as current counsel for the Absolute Activist Value Master Fund Limited and multiple affiliates (“the Funds”) seeks leave for the Funds to intervene in this proceeding, (Doc. 9); and (4) Devine's request that I “enter[] a temporary stay and/or order[] Spears & Imes LLP to preserve the documents at issue pending the outcome of these proceedings, ” (Doc. 10). I will issue a detailed written opinion shortly. In the meantime, it is hereby
ORDERED that Spears & Imes preserve the documents at issue pending the outcome of these proceedings. This order should not be viewed as any indication concerning what the ultimate decision will be.
SO ORDERED. 1