A. Blumenfeld

The court issued a costs endorsement following a 2002 order that stayed the plaintiffs' first action and awarded costs to the defendants.

The costs submissions were misplaced and only brought to the court's attention years later by a Master.

Applying the principles from Boucher, the court found the amounts claimed by the defendants to be excessive.

The court fixed costs at $6,800 for one defendant and $2,500 for the remaining defendants, payable by the plaintiffs.

In bankruptcy proceedings involving the debtor, the court addressed two issues: post‑judgment interest on a foreign judgment and the proposed terms of a Mareva injunction in aid of execution.

The parties agreed that simple interest on the foreign judgment would run from April 20, 1998 to September 28, 1998 at 10% per annum, which the court ordered.

The moving party sought a broad Mareva injunction restricting the debtor’s dealings with assets and requiring extensive disclosure.

Given emerging concerns about the adequacy of disclosure by the moving party in earlier proceedings and the fact that the trial judge would be hearing additional evidence on sanctions, the court declined to rule on the Mareva relief and left the issue to the trial judge.

The case management judge issued directions regarding the scheduling and sequencing of outstanding issues in a complex bankruptcy proceeding.

The court ordered written submissions for issues concerning the disclosure of the Trustee's report and the release of funds, while deferring other matters, including examinations and discharge hearings, until the trial judge releases supplementary reasons and determines contempt sentencing.