Court Filings

Complaint "to recover more than $170 million" in Vitaly Ivanovich Smagin, described as a "Russian citizen and businessman" residing in Moscow, Russia v. Natalia Nikolaevna Tsagolova, described as a resident of Russia, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Application by Petronas Azerbaijan (Shah Deniz) S.à.r.l and Petronas South Caucasus S.à.r.l, both of Luxembourg, to take discovery from Evergreen Parent GP LLC, Therium Capital Management (USA) Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Bank USA, Citibank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., The Bank of New York Mellon, UBS AG, UniCredit Bank GmbH, UniCredit S.p.A., Banco Santander, N.A., Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., CaixaBank, S.A., and Banco de Sabadell, S.A. "in aid of certain foreign civil and private criminal proceedings that Petitioners intend to file in Luxembourg and Spain relating to a rogue arbitration proceeding commenced in Spain against the Malaysian government", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Originating Application in the matter of Hwa Woei (Cayman) Laminate Corp. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Liu Ju regarding shares in PDD Holdings Inc. "believed to be registered in the name of (1) Walnut Street Investment, Ltd; and/or (2) Walnut Street Management, Ltd, or otherwise held through other corporate vehicles purportedly held and controlled by Mr. Huang Zheng", filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Winding Up Petition in Global Fidelity Bank Ltd. v. Natural Capital Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition in the matter of Guoen Holdings Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application by Oasis Core Investments Fund Ltd. to take discovery from Jonathan Jia Zhu for use in an "appraisal proceeding" in the Cayman Islands regarding "the fair value of the shares of the company Chindata Group Holdings Limited (now known as WinTrix DC Group)", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Dussan David Kipperband, Ivan Kipperband, and Mara Kipperband to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, Société Générale, New York Branch; HSBC Bank USA, N.A., BNP Paribas USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, UBS AG, Bank of America, N.A., Bank of China, New York Branch; Standard Chartered Bank US, Commerzbank AG, New York Branch; and The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C. for use in legal proceedings in Argentina, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Registration of a Foreign Judgment in Marsa Energy Trading DMCC, of Dubai, United Arab Emirates v. Sopexoil LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Oasis Core Investments Fund Ltd. to take discovery from Bain Capital Investors LLC, Bain Capital Credit Member, LLC, Bain Capital, LP, Bain Capital Private Equity (Asia), LLC, Bain Capital Distressed and Special Situations 2016 (A), L.P., Bain Capital Distressed and Special Situations 2016 (B Master), L.P., Bain Capital Credit Managed Account (Blanco), L.P., Bain Capital Distressed and Special Situations 2016 (F), L.P., Bain Capital Distressed and Special Situations 2016 Investors (A) L.P., Bain Capital Distressed and Special Situations 2016 Investors (B), L.P., Bain Capital Credit Managed Account Investors (Blanco), LLC, Bain Capital Distressed and Special Situations 2016 Investors (F), L.P., Citigroup Inc., and Morgan Stanley for use in an "appraisal proceeding" in the Cayman Islands involving "the shares of Chindata Group Holdings Limited (now known as WinTrix DC Group) held by Petitioner, and the process leading to the take-private merger", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Ruling, inter alia, dismissing applications for the identity of "the third party pure funder" and for security for costs in George Allen Cowan, individually and derivatively on behalf of Equis Special L.P., formerly known as Equis Asia Fund Special L.P. v. Equis Special L.P., acting by its General Partner, Equis Special GP; Equis Special GP, in its capacity as General Partner of Equis Special L.P.; David Charles Russell, Adam Bernhard Ballin, Lance Michael Comes, Joseph Thomas Carmody, Rajpal Singh Chaudhary, and Tony Gibson at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from TD Bank N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Citibank N.A., and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into a suspected 'online romance fraud' in which the victim allegedly lost €83,500.

Complaint alleging "Defendants - the operators of an international cryptocurrency platform - stole assets worth millions of dollars from Dr. Fagan, an occupational medicine specialist from a small town in Texas" in Peter Fagan v. Nexo Capital, Inc., of the Cayman Islands, and Antoni Trenchev, described as a resident of the United Arab Emirates, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Originating Application in the matter of SAM Capital Partners (Cayman) Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application in the matter of SAM Capital UK Equity Master Fund Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application in the matter of SAM Capital UK Equity Fund Ltd.: at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application in the matter of SAM Capital Delta Master Fund Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application in the matter of SAM Capital Delta Fund Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Writ of Summons in Technology Investment Consortium LLC and Position Mobile Ltd. SEZC v. East End Technologies Limited, of the Cayman Islands; EightPoint Technologies Ltd. SEZC, of the Cayman Islands; Spigot Inc., of Fort Myers, Florida, USA; Genimous Technology Co. Ltd., of Guangdong, China; Zhifeng Chen, of Beijing, China; John Lash, of Marianna, Pennsylvania, USA; Deeming He, of Beijing, China; Huang Ying, of Beijing, China, and Cody Miller, of the Cayman Islands, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Liquidation in the matter of PepperLime Health Acquisition Corporation (in Voluntary Liquidation) at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Complaint alleging "Defendants’ failure to pay for millions-of-dollars-worth of compressed natural gas equipment and parts delivered by Agira to them" in Agira, S.A., of Argentina, described as "a leading manufacturer and vendor of compression of natural gas technology and other equipment used in the oil and gas industry" v. Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A., a.k.a. PDVSA, described as "the Venezuelan state-owned oil and gas company"; Bariven, S.A., of Venezuela, described as "a wholly-owned subsidiary of PDVSA", and PDVSA Services, Inc., of Delaware, USA, described as "a directly or indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of PDVSA", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Complaint in Alto Tromen S.A., of Argentina v. Nodus International Bank Inc., Nodus Finance LLC, Nodus Financial Holdings Inc., Tomas Niembro Concha, and Juan Ramirez at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application by Oro Negro Primus Pte. Ltd., Oro Negro Laurus Pte. Ltd., Oro Negro Fortius Pte. Ltd., Oro Negro Decus Pte. Ltd., Oro Negro Impetus Pte. Ltd., and Oro Negro Drilling Pte. Ltd., all of Singapore, to take discovery from Gonzalo Gil White, Jose Antonio Cañedo White, Carlos Enrique Williamson Nasi, Miguel Angel Villegas Vargas, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, and Axis Capital Management, Inc. for use in "three criminal proceedings and one bankruptcy proceeding pending in Mexico" that "arise out of a failed business venture started by Gil White, Cañedo White, Williamson Nasi, and Villegas Vargas, among others, to operate five oil drilling rigs for Pemex, the Mexican state-owned oil company", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 11 Petition by Credivalores-Crediservicios S.A., of Colombia, which "was formed in 2003 for the primary purpose of providing payroll deduction loans", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Criminal Complaint alleging money laundering involving accounts at Bahamas-based Deltec Bank & Trust in USA v. Daren Li, described as a citizen of China and Saint Kitts and Nevis residing in Cambodia, China, and the United Arab Emirates, and Yicheng Zhang, described as a citizen of China residing in Los Angeles, California, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Order Denying Motion "for an emergency order pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65 declaring that an order issued on May 2, 2024 by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands is invalid and unenforceable" in One Thousand & One Voices Africa Fund I Investors, L.P., of the Cayman Islands; One Thousand & One Voices Africa Fund I Investors, Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, and One Thousand & One Voices Management, LLC, of Delaware, USA, all of which are “managed and controlled solely by Hendrik Jordaan”, a citizen of South Africa v. Africa Investments LLC and TIP Founders LLC, both of whose controlling person was identified as John Coors, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint "for breach of contract, conversion, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, tortious interference, and unjust enrichment" in Maxi Markets Ltd., Prometheus Ltd., and TLM Limited, all of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines v. EU Paymentz LLC, of Delaware, USA, and Albert Christopher Ortega, a.k.a. Chris Ortega, at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Liquidation in the matter of International Capital Allocation Ltd. (in Voluntary Liquidation) at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Liquidation in the matter of International Portfolio Allocation Ltd. (in Voluntary Liquidation) at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application in the matter of CF Investment Management Co. Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application in the matter of JNR Aviation Co. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application by Ibiuna Crédito Gestão de Recursos Ltda., Travessia Securitizadora de Créditos Financeiros XXXII S.A., and Travessia Securitizadora de Créditos Financeiros S.A. to take discovery from American Airlines Group, Inc., Bank of America Corp., and Amarillo National Bancorp, Inc. for use in "foreign civil and criminal proceedings pending in Brazil concerning the business operations of Starbucks and Subway in that country, held through the SouthRock Group, a group of U.S. and Brazilian companies controlled and owned by Kenneth Steven Pope", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Petition for the appointment of Receivers in Fenghua Multi-Strategies Fund SPC v. OCI Fenghua Selected Fixed Income SP2 and OCI Fenghua Special Opportunities Equity Investment SP4 at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application in the matter of Silk Road Southeast Asia Real Estate Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application in the matter of RCTIF General Partner Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Fifth Third Bank regarding an account in the name of Falcon Group Tech - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Greece - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for fraud".

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from unidentified banks - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from San Marino - for a criminal investigation into "the flow of funds tied to corruption, embezzlement, and money laundering by Ignacio De Jesus Galindo Molina and other Venezuelan, Italian, and San Marino citizens, including through Sammarinese and United States companies".

Application by Sempre Fideles, of Saint Luci, to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase & Co., The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, and U.S. Bancorp for use in legal proceedings in Saint Lucia against Reliant Group & Casualty Insurance ICC, Ltd., Outdoor Living Inc., Cosmo Import and Export LLC, and Geneva International Insurance Inc., filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Originating Application in the matter of BN Capital Management Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application in the matter of Titan Multi-Asset Fund SPC at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application by Cargill Financial Services International Inc. and CFSIT Inc. to take discovery from Doehler Juice Solutions Inc., Doehler North America Inc., and Doehler USA Inc. "for use in an ongoing cross-border multi-proceeding litigation brought by the Cargill Applicants to recover approximately $124 million in debts owed to the Cargill Applicants by Taras Barshchovskiy", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from First Citizens Bank and Trust Co. and PNC Bank, N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Serbia - for a criminal investigation into "Radisav Radović and others for drug trafficking offenses" involving "South America, Aruba, Greece, Western Europe and Serbia".

Complaint "to recover from China Construction Bank - one of the largest banks in the world - for enabling its personnel to perpetrate a colossal fraud [with employees of the now-bankrupt company Vesttoo Ltd., a self-described “insurance marketplace"] that has upended the reinsurance industry and imposed monumental losses on Plaintiffs" in Homeowners of America Insurance Company, Homeowners of America Holding Corporation, Porch.com Inc., and Porch Group Inc. v. China Construction Bank Corporation, of China; China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited, of Singapore, and China Construction Bank New York Branch at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Petition to determine the "fair value" of shares in Gracell Technologies Inc., described as "a global clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which is developing cell therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Complaint against the alleged "guarantor" for an office space lease for "tenants" 777 Partners LLC and 600 Partners LLC in 1 Madison Office Fee LLC v. Joshua Wander at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, USA.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Singapore by Chen Li shan, as the Foreign Representative of Deelish Brands Pte. Ltd., which "was in the business of managing cafés", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California.

Originating Application in the matter of Omnia Capital Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Motion "for an emergency order pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65 declaring that an order issued on May 2, 2024 by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands is invalid and unenforceable" in One Thousand & One Voices Africa Fund I Investors, L.P., of the Cayman Islands; One Thousand & One Voices Africa Fund I Investors, Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, and One Thousand & One Voices Management, LLC, of Delaware, USA, all of which are “managed and controlled solely by Hendrik Jordaan”, a citizen of South Africa v. Africa Investments LLC and TIP Founders LLC, both of whose controlling person was identified as John Coors, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Foreign Judgment Registration in the amount of BRL 7,540,709 in Banco Votorantim S.A., of São Paulo, Brazil v. Kenneth Steven Pope, Starbucks Brasil Comércio de Cafés Ltda., Brazil Airport Restaurante S.A., and SouthRock Capital Ltda., all of São Paulo, Brazil, at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.