Mewawalla

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RAHUL MEWAWALLA, Case No. 21-cv-09700-EMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION FOR ISSUANCE OF

LETTERS ROGATORY

STANLEY C. MIDDLEMAN, et al., Docket Nos. 65, 69 Defendants.

12 Defendants Stanley Middleman, et al. (“Defendants”) filed a Motion for Issuance of Letters Rogatory (Docket No. 65), including an attached Letter of Request for International Judicial Assistance Pursuant to Hague Convention (Docket No. 66 Exh. 1). Defendants also filed an Administrative Motion to Shorten Time to Hear Motion for Issuance of Request for International Judicial Assistance (Docket No. 69) to move the hearing date from April 20, 2023, to March 30, 2023. The Hague Convention governs the taking of evidence abroad, of which both US and the Germany are signatories. A deposition may be taken in a foreign country (1) under an applicable treaty or convention; (2) under a letter of request; (3) on notice, before a person…