Filed: Nov. 24, 2015
Latest Update: Nov. 24, 2015
Summary: ORDER (Mot Exp Disc — Dkt. #34) PEGGY A. LEEN , Magistrate Judge . Before the court is Plaintiff's Motion for Expedited Discovery Without Rule 26(f) Conference, for a Discovery Conference, and to Shorten Response Deadline (Dkt. #34) filed November 19, 2015. Having considered the Plaintiff's motion and supporting Memorandum of Points and Authorities (Dkt. #35), IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff, on and after the date of this order, is hereby authorized to take expedited document discovery from
Summary: ORDER (Mot Exp Disc — Dkt. #34) PEGGY A. LEEN , Magistrate Judge . Before the court is Plaintiff's Motion for Expedited Discovery Without Rule 26(f) Conference, for a Discovery Conference, and to Shorten Response Deadline (Dkt. #34) filed November 19, 2015. Having considered the Plaintiff's motion and supporting Memorandum of Points and Authorities (Dkt. #35), IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff, on and after the date of this order, is hereby authorized to take expedited document discovery from ..
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ORDER
(Mot Exp Disc — Dkt. #34)
PEGGY A. LEEN, Magistrate Judge.
Before the court is Plaintiff's Motion for Expedited Discovery Without Rule 26(f) Conference, for a Discovery Conference, and to Shorten Response Deadline (Dkt. #34) filed November 19, 2015. Having considered the Plaintiff's motion and supporting Memorandum of Points and Authorities (Dkt. #35),
IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff, on and after the date of this order, is hereby authorized to take expedited document discovery from financial institutions and other persons or parties that Plaintiff has reason to believe may hold, may have received, or may have knowledge of investor funds or Defendants' or Relief Defendants' assets.
The subpoenaed party is required to provide within five business days of service of Plaintiff's subpoena records showing:
(1) The identification name and number of each and every account or other asset owned, controlled, managed, or held by, on behalf of, or for the benefit of any of the persons or entities identified in Plaintiff's subpoena;
(2) The balance of each such account, or a description of the nature and value of such asset as of the close of business on the day on which the document subpoena was served, and, if the account or other asset has been closed or removed, the date closed or removed, the total funds removed in order to close the account, and the name of the person or entity to whom such account or other asset was remitted; and
(3) The identification of any safe deposit box that is owned, controlled, managed, or held by, on behalf of, or for the benefit of any of the persons or entities identified in Plaintiff's subpoena.
The subpoenaed party is further required to provide within ten business days of service of Plaintiff's subpoena copies of the account applications, account statements, and signature cards for each identified account. The subpoenaed party is also required to provide within 20 days of service of Plaintiff's subpoena copies of any requested checks, drafts, deposit tickets, transfers to and from the accounts, all other debit and credit instruments or slips, currency transaction reports, IRS 1099s, and safe deposit box logs.
Plaintiff may take deposition testimony from the subpoenaed party about the relevant transactions and documents.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any response to Plaintiff's Motion for Expedited Discovery without Rule 26(f) Conference and for a Discovery Conference shall be filed within eight days of the filing of the motion.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a Discovery Conference in this matter shall be held on December 4, 2015, at 9:30 a.m., in Courtroom 3B of the United States District Court, 333 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89101. Counsel may participate telephonically. Those appearing telephonically are instructed to call Jeff Miller, Courtroom Deputy, at (702) 464-5420 before 4:00 p.m. December 3, 2015, to indicate the name of the party participating and a telephone number where that party may be reached. The courtroom deputy will initiate the call for the hearing.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, in future orders submitted to this court, Plaintiff shall comply with LR 6-2(a) which states the A ... signature block shall not be on a separate page, but shall appear approximately one inch below the last typewritten matter on the right-hand side of the last page of the stipulation...."
