Republic of Kazakhstan v. Lawler
Petitioner: Republic of Kazakhstan
Respondent: William Scott Lawler
In Re: Application Pursuant to 28 USC Section 1782
Case Number: 2:2019mc00035
Filed: October 8, 2019
Court: US District Court for the District of Arizona
Presiding Judge: Dominic W Lanza
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes: Other Statutory Actions
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER: IT IS ORDERED that the parties' stipulation (Doc. #22 ) is granted. Petitioner The Republic of Kazakhstan ("RoK") shall file and serve its response to Respondent William Scott Lawler's ("Lawler") Motion to Quash (Doc. #19 ) on or before December 9, 2019, and Lawler shall file and serve his reply to the RoK's response on or before December 16, 2019. Ordered by Judge Dominic W Lanza on 11/27/19. This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no PDF document associated with this entry. (MAW)
November 27, 2019 Filing 22 STIPULATION Extending Time to Respond to Motion to Quash (First Request) by Republic of Kazakhstan. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order Extending Time to Respond to Motion to Quash)(Vitale, Christina)
November 22, 2019 Filing 21 SEALED LODGED Proposed UNDER SEAL Respondent's Motion to Quash Subpoena and Exhibits to Declaration of Kimberly Friday re: #20 MOTION to Seal Document Respondent's Motion to Quash Subpoena and Exhibits to Declaration of Kimberly Friday. Document to be filed by Clerk if Motion or Stipulation to Seal is granted. Filed by William Scott Lawler. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7)(Friday, Kimberly)
November 22, 2019 Filing 20 MOTION to Seal Document Respondent's Motion to Quash Subpoena and Exhibits to Declaration of Kimberly Friday by William Scott Lawler. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Friday, Kimberly)
November 22, 2019 Filing 19 MOTION to Quash Subpoena by William Scott Lawler. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of Kimberly Friday, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Text of Proposed Order)(Friday, Kimberly)
November 1, 2019 Filing 18 SERVICE EXECUTED filed by Republic of Kazakhstan: Proof of Service re: ORDER CLARIFYING INITIAL GRANT; ORDER GRANTING KAZAKHSTAN'S APPLICATION; EXHIBITS; SEALING MOTION; SEALING MOTION MOL; RENEWED 1782 APPLICATION; UNREDACTED 1782 APPLICATION; UNREDACTED BRIEF ISO 1782 APPLICATION; SUPPLEMENT TO APPLICATION upon William Scott Lawler on 10/30/2019. (Vitale, Christina)
October 28, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER: Following the issuance of the order granting Kazakhstan's application under 28 U.S.C. 1782 (Doc. #16 ), counsel for Kazakhstan informed the Court that the application was not filed on an ex parte basis. Although the Court appreciates this clarification, it does not change the analysis or outcome of the order: it is within a district court's discretion to grant a 1782 application on an ex parte basis. With this clarification, the previous order stands as written [see attached Order for details]. Signed by Judge Dominic W Lanza on 10/28/19. (MAW)
October 28, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER: IT IS ORDERED that the ex parte application under 28 U.S.C. 1782 (Doc. #7 ) is granted [see attached Order for details]. Signed by Judge Dominic W Lanza on 10/28/19. (MAW)
October 25, 2019 Filing 15 SUPPLEMENT to Application Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1782 For Discovery (Doc. 7) by Petitioner Republic of Kazakhstan. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit E)(Vitale, Christina)
October 24, 2019 Filing 14 Sealed Exhibits to #7 -4 Declaration of James P Duffy - Exhibit A by Republic of Kazakhstan. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit B, #2 Exhibit C)(LAD)
October 24, 2019 Filing 13 Sealed Memorandum of Law in Support of #12 Motion (Application) Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1782 by Republic of Kazakhstan. (LAD)
October 24, 2019 Filing 12 SEALED MOTION (APPLICATION) Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1782 by Republic of Kazakhstan. (LAD)
October 24, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER granting in part and denying in part #8 Motion to Seal. The Clerk of Court shall filed under seal the unredacted application (Doc. #9 -1) and the exhibits at Doc. #9 -2, #9 -3, #9 -4, and #9 -5. In contrast, the documents lodged at Doc. #9 and #9 -6 will not be filed. (See document for further details). Signed by Judge Dominic W Lanza on 10/23/19. (LAD)
October 22, 2019 Filing 10 MEMORANDUM in Support of Renewed Motion to File Documents Under Seal #8 MOTION to Seal Document by Petitioner Republic of Kazakhstan. (Vitale, Christina)
October 22, 2019 Filing 9 * (Application filed at #12 , Memorandum filed at #13 , Exhibits A, B, and C filed at #14 . 9 and 9-6 not filed per #11 Order) SEALED LODGED Proposed MOTION to Seal Document re: #8 MOTION to Seal Document . Document to be filed by Clerk if Motion or Stipulation to Seal is granted. Filed by Republic of Kazakhstan. (Attachments: #1 Supplement "UNDER SEAL" Application, #2 Supplement "UNDER SEAL" Motion In Support of Application, #3 Exhibit "UNDER SEAL" A, #4 Exhibit "UNDER SEAL" B, #5 Exhibit "UNDER SEAL" C, #6 Exhibit "UNDER SEAL" E)(Vitale, Christina) Modified on 10/24/2019 (LAD).
October 22, 2019 Filing 8 MOTION to Seal Document by Republic of Kazakhstan. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Vitale, Christina)
October 22, 2019 Filing 7 *MOTION for Order Pursuant to 28 USC 1782, Defendant: William Scott Lawler by Petitioner Republic of Kazakhstan. (Attachments: #1 Supplement Motion in Support of Application, #2 Supplement Subpoena, #3 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order, #4 Affidavit Declaration of J. Duffy, #5 Exhibit A, #6 Exhibit B, #7 Exhibit C, #8 Exhibit D, #9 Exhibit E)(Vitale, Christina) *Modified to correct event; attorney noticed on 10/22/2019 (SLQ).
October 17, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER: On October 9, 2019, the Court denied without prejudice the Republic of Kazakhstan's Motion for Leave to File Documents Under Seal. (Doc. 5.) Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that by October 31, 2019, the Republic of Kazakhstan shall file (1) an unredacted version of the application, or (2) another motion to seal that attempts to meet the Kamakana standard detailed in the Court's October 9, 2019 order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if the Republic of Kazakhstan fails to file an unredacted application or a second motion to seal by October 31, 2019, the Clerk of Court shall dismiss this case without prejudice and terminate the action. Signed by Judge Dominic W Lanza on 10/17/19. (MAW)
October 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER: IT IS ORDERED denying without prejudice the Republic of Kazakhstan's Motion for Leave to File Documents Under Seal (Doc. #4 ). (See attached Order).Signed by Judge Dominic W Lanza on 10/9/19. (JAMA)
October 10, 2019 Remark: Pro hac vice motion(s) granted for James P Duffy, IV and Philip W Danziger on behalf of Petitioner Republic of Kazakhstan. This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no PDF document associated with this entry. (BAS)
October 9, 2019 Filing 4 * MOTION to Seal Document #3 Sealed Lodged Proposed Document Application, Affidavit and Corresponding Exhibits UNDER SEAL by Republic of Kazakhstan. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Vitale, Christina) *Modified to remove Ex Parte designation on 10/10/2019 (SCH).
October 9, 2019 Filing 3 *NOT FILED per order #5 * SEALED LODGED Proposed Application and Corresponding Documents UNDER SEAL. Document to be filed by Clerk if #4 Motion or Stipulation to Seal is granted. Filed by Republic of Kazakhstan. (Attachments: #1 Supplement, #2 Affidavit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Exhibit, #9 Exhibit, #10 Exhibit, #11 Exhibit, #12 Exhibit, #13 Exhibit, #14 Exhibit)(Vitale, Christina) *Modified to link to Motion to Seal on 10/10/2019 (SCH). Modified on 10/10/2019 (SLQ).
October 8, 2019 Filing 2 Filing fee paid, receipt number 0970-17494555. This case has been assigned to the Honorable Dominic W Lanza. All future pleadings or documents should bear the correct case number: MC-19-00035-PHX-DWL. This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no PDF document associated with this entry. (DLC)
October 8, 2019 Filing 1 Miscellaneous Case Opening Regarding: Letter of Rogatory/Request - 28 U.S.C. 1782. Case Opening Fee Received: $ 47.00 receipt number 0970-17494555 filed by Republic of Kazakhstan. (Vitale, Christina) (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law in Support, #2 Declaration, #3 Subpoena, #4 Placeholder, #5 Text of Proposed Order)(DLC)

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Respondent: William Scott Lawler
Represented By: Kimberly Irene Friday
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In re: Application Pursuant to 28 USC Section 1782
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Petitioner: Republic of Kazakhstan
Represented By: Philip W Danziger
Represented By: James P Duffy, IV
Represented By: Christina Marie Vitale
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