The Court granted in part an application for further and better discovery but declined leave to administer interrogatories, holding that interrogatories were premature until the defendant provided adequate supplementary discovery. The Court found ample reason to believe the defendant's discovery was incomplete regarding documents relating to a key advisor's employment negotiations and potential conflict of interest, noting that four documents attached to the defendant's responsive affidavit had not been discovered in 2019 or 2021 without satisfactory explanation. The Court held that paragraph 1 of the proposed notice was too broad and lacked clarity but indicated willingness to consider a narrower reformulation, while paragraphs 2 to 5 were appropriate for further discovery orders subject to amendment removing interrogatory elements.
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