IN RE APPLICATION OF CARATUBE INT'L OIL CO., LLP

Misc. Action No. 10-0285 (JDB).

730 F.Supp.2d 101 (2010)

In re APPLICATION OF CARATUBE INTERNATIONAL OIL COMPANY, LLP.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

August 11, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart H. Newberger , Michael L. Martinez , Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Warren Anthony Fitch , David I. Ackerman , Bingham McCutchen LLP, Morton S. Taubman , Leser, Hunter, Taubman & Taubman, Edward B. MacMahon, Jr. , Law Offices of Edward B. MacMahon, Jr., Washington, DC, Mark David Hunter , Leser Hunter Taubman & Taubman, PLLC, Coral Gables, FL, for Respondent.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOHN D. BATES, District Judge.

Caratube International Oil Company, LLP is currently engaged in international arbitration against the Republic of Kazakhstan. Caratube has filed a petition in this Court seeking discovery "for use in a proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal" pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782. For the reasons explained below, the Court will deny the petition.

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