MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER The movant, Dr. Jean-Michel Paul, seeks reconsideration of this Court’s Memorandum Opinion and Order dated July 12, 2018, which granted discovery from twelve banks located in New York County pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1782 for use against the movant in a contemplated criminal proceeding in Luxembourg. In re Furstenberg Fin. SAS, No. 18mc44, 2018 WL 3392882 (S.D.N.Y. July 12, 2018). The movant contends that reconsideration is warranted, and alleges that the Court misapplied the legal standard to determine whether a foreign proceeding is “within reasonable contemplation.” The movant also contends that the Court ignored the movant’s request for reciprocal discovery, and therefore renews that request here.1I.The original applicants for discovery were at one time or currently are investors in Acheron Portfolio Corporation Luxembourg S.A. (“Acheron”). The applicants allege that the movant, Dr. Jean-Michel Paul, a director of Acheron, failed to disclose properly his ownership interest in Litai, a company with which Acheron did business. The applicants sought discovery under 28 U.S.C. §1782 to aid them in pursuing a case in Luxembourg against Paul on the basis of this alleged conflict of interest.The applicants first sought discovery from Litai pursuant to §1782 in the Southern District of Florida. The district court granted that petition. In re Furstenberg Fin. SAS, No. 16mc60266, 2016 WL 10707012 (S.D. Fla. July 26, 2016). That decision was affirmed by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. In re Application of Furstenberg Fin. SAS, 877 F. 3d 1031 (11th Cir. 2017). In July 2017, due to some apparent difficulty enforcing the subpoena against Litai to obtain the requested discovery, the applicants filed a second motion to compel. The motion was granted by the district court. In re Furstenberg Fin. SAS, No. 16mc60266, 2017 WL 6560357 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 31, 2017). The Court also awarded the applicants attorneys’ fees. Id. At *9. In December 2017, the applicants filed a third motion to compel and a motion for sanctions. That motion was also granted by the district court. In re Furstenberg Fin. SAS, No. 16mc60266, 2018 WL 735676 (S.D. Fla. Jan. 30, 2018). By order dated June 8, 2018, the District Court denied Litai’s motion for reconsideration. Dkt. No. 42. Also on June 8, the applicants filed their fourth motion to compel and for contempt against Litai in the Florida proceeding. Litai asserts that they have produced all documents responsive to the Florida subpoenas and fully complied with all of their obligations thereunder. Dkt. No. 38
