INTL FCStone Markets, LLC v. Agro Santino OOD

Background

The parties jointly asked the court to extend the fact-discovery deadline from March 25, 2022, to April 15, 2022, and to postpone the March 31, 2022, pretrial conference until after discovery ended. The letter identified INTL FCStone Markets, LLC as the plaintiff and counterclaim defendant and Agro Santino OOD as the defendant and counterclaim plaintiff.

Reasons for the Request

The parties said they needed additional time to respond to and produce documents related to a new request by Agro, including a request concerning an additional custodian. They also needed to schedule depositions of foreign-party and non-party witnesses. The parties reported that some witnesses needed translators, that numerous documents required translation, that Agro's Rule 30(b)(6) witness was unavailable because of a medical issue, and that a seven-hour time difference between New York and Bulgaria created scheduling difficulties. They also said additional documents needed to be reviewed and produced before certain depositions.

Ruling

Judge Jesse M. Furman granted the application. The court extended the deadline for completing fact discovery to April 15, 2022, and adjourned the pretrial conference from March 31 to April 21, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. The court stated that further requests to extend those deadlines were unlikely to be granted and directed the Clerk of Court to terminate ECF No. 74. This order addressed case scheduling and discovery; the text does not decide the parties' underlying claims or counterclaims.