By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell Book
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SDNY COURTHOUSE, Jan 24 – Banco Santander (Brasil) has asked U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Andrew L. Carter for an order empowering it to conduct discovery for a case in Brazil.
There in the 2nd Civil Court of Sao Paolo, Banco Santander has sued Ducoco Produtos Alimenticios S/A, Nelson Nogueira Pinhiero and others.
Now, in a filing uncovered in the SDNY dockets on January 24 by Inner City Press, Banco Santander wants discovery against Citibank, BONY Melon, SocGen, HSBC, BNP Paribas, JPMorgan Chase, Barclays, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and The Clearing House Payments Company.
The proposed order was approved as to form.
The case is In re Application of Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A., for an Order Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1782 to Conduct Discovery for Use in Foreign Proceedings, 22-mc-22 (Carter)
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