FIREFIGHTERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM v. CITCO GROUP LIMITED

Civil Action No. 13-373-SDD-EWD.

FIREFIGHTERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, ET AL. v. CITCO GROUP LIMITED, ET AL.

United States District Court, M.D. Louisiana.

March 9, 2018.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversitytice of Removal
Nature of Suit: 380 Personal Property: Other
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Firefighters' Retirement System & Municipal Employees Retirement System of Louisiana, Plaintiffs, represented by Phillip W. Preis , Preis Gordon, Caroline Dana Preis , Preis Gordon, Charles Malcolm Gordon , Preis Gordon & Crystal DiBenedetto Burkhalter , Preis Gordon.

New Orleans Firefighters' Pension & Relief Fund, Plaintiff, represented by Phillip W. Preis , Preis Gordon, Caroline Dana Preis , Preis Gordon, Charles Malcolm Gordon , Preis Gordon, Crystal DiBenedetto Burkhalter , Preis Gordon & Louis L. Robein , Robein, Urann, Spencer, Picard & Cangemi, APLC.

Citco Group Limited, Citco Fund Services (Cayman Islands), Limited & Citco Banking Corporation, N.V., Defendants, represented by Michael R. Allweiss , Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver, Alicia M. Bendana , Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver, Gregory Frederick Laufer , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice, Jacob Joseph Taber , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice, Joseph Phillip Kolatch , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice & Julia Tarver Mason Wood , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice.

Citco Fund Services (Suisse) S.A., Defendant, represented by Michael R. Allweiss , Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver.

Citco Fund Services (Europe) BV, Citco Bank Nederland, N.V. Dublin Branch & Citco Global Custody N.V., Defendants, represented by Michael R. Allweiss , Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver, Alicia M. Bendana , Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver & Gregory Frederick Laufer , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice.

Citco (Canada), Inc. & Citco Fund Services (Bermuda) Limited, Defendants, represented by Alicia M. Bendana , Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver, Amy J. Beaux , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice, Andrew G. Gordon , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice, Gregory Frederick Laufer , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice, Kelley A. Cornish , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice, Michael R. Allweiss , Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver & Robert N. Kravitz , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice.

Citco Technology Management, Inc., Defendant, represented by Michael R. Allweiss , Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver, Alicia M. Bendana , Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver, Amy J. Beaux , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice, Andrew G. Gordon , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice, Gregory Frederick Laufer , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice, Jacob Joseph Taber , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice, Joseph Phillip Kolatch , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice, Julia Tarver Mason Wood , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice, Kelley A. Cornish , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice & Robert N. Kravitz , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice.

Fletcher Asset Management, Inc., Defendant, pro se.

Alphonse Fletcher, Jr., also known as Buddy, Defendant, pro se.

Denis Kiely & Duhallow Financial Services, LLC, Defendants, represented by James Conner Percy , Jones, Walker, David P. Borghardt , Jones, Walker, David Matthew Kerth , Jones Walker LLP & Robert B. Bieck, Jr. , Jones Walker LLP.

Peter M. Zayfert, Defendant, represented by Thomas M. Flanagan , Flanagan Partners LLP, Anders F. Holmgren , Flanagan Partners LLP, Andy J. Dupre , Flanagan Partners, LLP, John Re , Aronauer, Re & Yudell LLP, pro hac vice, Joseph Aronauer , Aronauer, Re & Yudell LLP, pro hac vice & Kenneth S. Yudell , Aronauer & Yudell, LLC.

Consulting Services Group, LLC & Joe Meals, Defendants, represented by Nicholas John Wehlen , Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC, Bryant Stanier York , Stone Pigman Walther Wittman LLC, Justin P. Lemaire , Stone Pigman Walther Wittman, L.L.C., Michael Q. Walshe, Jr. , Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC, Paul James Masinter , Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC & Richard M. Nummi , Nummi & Assocates, P.A., pro hac vice.

Grant Thornton International Ltd, Defendant, represented by Craig Isenberg , Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver LLC, David M. Cheifetz , Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP, pro hac vice, James L. Bernard , Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP, pro hac vice & Stephen L. Miles , Barrasso Usdin Kupperman Freeman & Sarver LLC.

City of New Orleans, Honorable Mitchell J Landrieu, Norman S Foster, Timothy McConnell, Stacy Head, Jason Rogers Williams, Susan G Guidry, LaToya Cantrell, Nadine M Ramsey, Jared C Brossett & James Austin Gray, II, Intervenors, represented by James M. Garner , Sher, Garner, Cahil, Richter, Klein & Hilbert, LLC.

Joe Meals & Consulting Services Group, LLC, Counter Claimants, represented by Nicholas John Wehlen , Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC, Bryant Stanier York , Stone Pigman Walther Wittman LLC, Justin P. Lemaire , Stone Pigman Walther Wittman, L.L.C., Michael Q. Walshe, Jr. , Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC, Paul James Masinter , Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC & Richard M. Nummi , Nummi & Assocates, P.A.

Firefighters' Retirement System & Municipal Employees Retirement System of Louisiana, Counter Defendants, represented by Phillip W. Preis , Preis Gordon, Caroline Dana Preis , Preis Gordon, Charles Malcolm Gordon , Preis Gordon & Crystal DiBenedetto Burkhalter , Preis Gordon.

Firefighters' Retirement System & Municipal Employees Retirement System of Louisiana, Counter Claimants, represented by Phillip W. Preis , Preis Gordon, Caroline Dana Preis , Preis Gordon, Charles Malcolm Gordon , Preis Gordon & Crystal DiBenedetto Burkhalter , Preis Gordon.

New Orleans Firefighters' Pension & Relief Fund, Counter Claimant, represented by Phillip W. Preis , Preis Gordon, Caroline Dana Preis , Preis Gordon, Charles Malcolm Gordon , Preis Gordon, Crystal DiBenedetto Burkhalter , Preis Gordon & Louis L. Robein , Robein, Urann, Spencer, Picard & Cangemi, APLC.

Consulting Services Group, LLC, Counter Defendant, represented by Nicholas John Wehlen , Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC, Bryant Stanier York , Stone Pigman Walther Wittman LLC, Justin P. Lemaire , Stone Pigman Walther Wittman, L.L.C., Michael Q. Walshe, Jr. , Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC, Paul James Masinter , Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittmann, LLC & Richard M. Nummi , Nummi & Assocates, P.A.

Citco Group Limited, Citco Fund Services (Cayman Islands), Limited & Citco Banking Corporation, N.V., Counter Claimants, represented by Michael R. Allweiss , Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver, Alicia M. Bendana , Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver, Gregory Frederick Laufer , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP & Julia Tarver Mason Wood , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice.

Citco Technology Management, Inc., Counter Claimant, represented by Michael R. Allweiss , Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver, Alicia M. Bendana , Lowe, Stein, Hoffman, Allweiss & Hauver, Amy J. Beaux , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Andrew G. Gordon , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Gregory Frederick Laufer , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Julia Tarver Mason Wood , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, & Garrison LLP, pro hac vice, Kelley A. Cornish , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP & Robert N. Kravitz , Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.

New Orleans Firefighters' Pension & Relief Fund, Counter Defendant, represented by Phillip W. Preis , Preis Gordon, Caroline Dana Preis , Preis Gordon, Charles Malcolm Gordon , Preis Gordon, Crystal DiBenedetto Burkhalter , Preis Gordon & Louis L. Robein , Robein, Urann, Spencer, Picard & Cangemi, APLC.


RULING AND ORDER ON MOTION TO COMPEL

Before the court is a Motion to Compel Discovery from Citco Fund Services (Cayman Islands) Limited Regarding Ernst & Young (the "Motion to Compel")1 filed by plaintiffs, Firefighters' Retirement System ("FRS...

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