Vega Capital London Limited v. Glencore Ltd., 1:24-cv-02628

Vega Capital London Limited and Adrian Spires moved to compel Glencore LTD. to comply with a subpoena related to an ongoing antitrust and market manipulation lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois.
The subpoena was issued by the Illinois court and seeks documents from Glencore LTD. regarding crude oil futures contracts.
The motion was filed in the Southern District of New York, the district where compliance was required, after service of the subpoena on Glencore LTD.
Movants also sought transfer of the motion to the Northern District of Illinois; Glencore did not appear or oppose transfer.
The Illinois court, presided over by Judge Shah, is already managing complex discovery involving similar subpoenas and protective orders over confidential material.
Judge Failla considered efficiency, consistency in rulings, and absence of prejudice to Respondent in her decision.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether to transfer the motion to compel	The Illinois court is best situated and already managing the underlying action and related discovery.	No appearance or opposition from Glencore LTD.	Motion to transfer granted; case transferred to the N.D. Illinois.

Am. Plan Administrators v. S. Broward Hosp. Dist., 39 F.4th 59 (2d Cir. 2022) (explaining that Rule 45(f) aims to avoid piecemeal litigation over subpoena disputes)
Full Circle United, LLC v. Bay Tek Ent., Inc., 581 F. Supp. 3d 523 (S.D.N.Y. 2022) (noting that issuing court is best positioned to resolve discovery disputes involving complex, underlying litigation)