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Allianz Global Investors GmbH et al.,
1:18-cv-10364 (LGS) (SDA)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER
-against-
Bank of America Corporation et al.,
Defendants.
STEWART D. AARON, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE:
Following a Telephone Conference with the parties today regarding the issues raised in
their joint letter, dated November 5, 2020 (11/5/20 Joint Ltr., ECF No. 641), and for the reasons
stated on the record, it is hereby ORDERED, as follows:
1. District Judge Schofield already has found plausible allegations of a conspiracy in this
case and stated that “[t]he conspiracy operated largely through the use of numerous
multi-bank chatrooms, which was facilitated in part because many of the traders had
previously worked together and formed social ties.” Allianz Glob. Inv’rs GmbH v. Bank
of Am. Corp., 457 F. Supp. 3d 401, 409-10 (S.D.N.Y. May 19, 2020). Within 30 days of
the date of this Order, for all the chatrooms listed in Appendix A to the 11/5/20 Joint
Letter that are not highlighted in yellow (i.e., the ones where a date range is listed),
Defendants shall access and produce the transcripts of such chatrooms for the dates
in which their participant(s) were in the chatrooms. The Court finds that production
of such chatroom transcripts is proportional to the needs of the case given the central
role of the chatrooms in this case.
2. Defendants’ request for the Court to compel Plaintiffs to produce their
communications with third parties about this litigation is denied.
3. No later than December 10, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. EST, the parties shall file a joint letter
regarding the status of discovery and any existing disputes.
4. The parties are directed to appear for a Telephone Conference in this action on
December 17, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. EST. At the scheduled time, the parties shall each
separately call (888) 278-0296 (or (214) 765-0479) and enter access code 6489745.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: New York, New York
November 10, 2020
List A.
STEWART D. AARON
United States Magistrate Judge