Legal Opinion
Gadsby & Hannah v. Socialist Republic of Romania
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 19, 1988No. 87 Civ. 6564 (CSH)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HAIGHT, District Judge:
Plaintiff Gadsby & Hannah (“G & H”), a law firm, commenced this action against defendant Socialist Republic of Romania (“Romania”) to recover for unpaid legal fees. Having recovered a judgment in the amount of $233,103.75, 1 plaintiff undertook the steps which give rise to the motions addressed by this Opinion.
Background
On September 1, 1988, G & H served an “information subpoena” 2 on Romania, 3 upon the Romanian Bank for Foreign Trade (“Romanian Bank”) as well as on all of the major New York banks. The subpoena was intended to provide…
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