Griesa’s ruling threatened to hold the Bank of New York Mellon, the Argentine government’s agent, in contempt if it paid other bondholders without also paying the vultures. Effectively barred from servicing its debt on the renegotiated terms, Argentina had little choice but to default again.
葛里萨的裁决意味着，如果阿根廷政府代理人纽约梅隆银行（Bank of New York Mellon）偿还其他债券持有者而不偿还兀鹫基金，就要承担藐视法庭的责任。事实上，阿根廷已被禁止按谈成条件偿付债务，除了再次违约之外基本别无选择。