U.S. again backs Argentina in YPF case, urging halt to “intrusive” discovery

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The U.S. government has filed a new legal brief before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals supporting Argentina's request to suspend post-judgment discovery in the long-running YPF expropriation case. The filing backs Argentina's emergency motion to pause document production, sanctions requests, and an evidentiary hearing.

The U.S. government has filed a new memorandum before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York backing Argentina’s request to suspend post-judgment discovery in the YPF expropriation case. Argentina’s Treasury Solicitor’s Office said the filing supports the emergency motion submitted on March 6 seeking to pause document production, a sanctions request and an evidentiary hearing scheduled for April.