Where security for costs is ordered in tranches tied to litigation milestones such as the 'close of discovery and inspection', that milestone is reached when verified lists of documents have been exchanged and inspection of those documents completed, even if there remain unresolved disputes about further and better discovery, provided no application for further discovery is pending. The existence of the ongoing obligation of continuing discovery does not prevent the milestone from being reached.
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