Cargill, Incorporated v. Public Joint Stock Company National Bank Trust

A federal miscellaneous proceeding pits Cargill, Incorporated against Public Joint Stock Company National Bank Trust (NBT), a Russian state-linked bank, in a dispute that appears to center on third-party discovery — the kind of satellite litigation that follows a main action elsewhere and lives or dies on a motion to quash.

The docket, numbered 23-mc-00134, was opened as a miscellaneous case, which typically signals a subpoena enforcement fight or a request to take discovery for use in a foreign or domestic proceeding. No judge has been publicly assigned, and the original filing date is not confirmed in available records. The case has remained active into 2026.

The most recent docket entry, dated April 20, 2026, reflects an order on a motion to quash — docket entry 74. That entry number suggests the case has generated substantial motion practice for a miscellaneous proceeding. A ruling on a motion to quash at this stage either forces compliance with a subpoena or cuts off the discovery request entirely.

The substance of that ruling is not yet reflected in available case details.

The identity of the parties matters. Cargill is one of the largest privately held companies in the United States, with deep exposure to global commodity markets. NBT is a Russian bank operating under sanctions pressure following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Discovery disputes involving sanctioned Russian entities in U.S. courts carry added friction — counsel must handle Office of Foreign Assets Control licensing requirements, and courts have occasionally stayed or limited proceedings touching sanctioned parties.

Without a confirmed originating court or the underlying action this miscellaneous case supports, the precise stakes are hard to pin down. The volume of filings through entry 74 suggests neither side has backed down. Cargill presumably wants documents or testimony NBT does not want to produce.

The April 2026 order on the motion to quash is the pivot point — it will determine whether discovery proceeds, stalls, or ends here.