Harvey v. Greenwich et al
Filing
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ORDER denying 108 Kordick's motion to dismiss; denying 113 Kordick's motion to dismiss; denying as moot 115 Kordick's motion for a modification of the current scheduling order. Signed by Judge Stefan R. Underhill on 08/23/2021. (Rosenberg, J.)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
RUSSEL HARVEY,
Plaintiff,
No. 3:17-cv-1417 (SRU)
v.
TOWN OF GREENWICH, et al.,
Defendants.
ORDER
In this case, Russel Harvey asserts several claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the
Town of Greenwich, Steven G. Weiss, and Mark Kordick regarding an incident that occurred in
August 1996. See Am. Compl., Doc. No. 11. In July 2018, I dismissed several of Harvey’s
claims. See Order, Doc. No. 38. And in March 2019, I dismissed several more. See Order, Doc.
No. 61. Since March 2019, the only claim left in the case has been Harvey’s malicious
prosecution claim against Kordick. See id. at 22. In the over two years since then, discovery has
ground to a halt. This Order deals with several issues that have arisen in discovery, clarifies the
parties’ respective discovery burdens moving forward, and attempts to chart a path for the just
and efficient resolution of this litigation.
I.
Background
In March 2019, I denied Kordick’s motion to dismiss Harvey’s malicious prosecution
claim. See Order, Doc. No. 61, at 16–20. I explained that to prevail on his claim for malicious
prosecution, Harvey needed to establish that he “suffered a post-arraignment liberty restraint
sufficient to implicate his Fourth Amendment rights.” Turner v. Boyle, 116 F. Supp. 3d 58, 85
(D. Conn. 2015); see also Rohman v. New York City Transit Auth., 215 F.3d 208, 215 (2d Cir.
2000) (“In order to allege a cause of action for malicious prosecution under § 1983, [plaintiff]
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must assert . . . that there was [] a sufficient post-arraignment liberty restraint to implicate the
plaintiff’s Fourth Amendment rights.”) (cleaned up). Liberally construing Harvey’s complaint, I
held that Harvey had “sufficiently alleged a seizure for purposes of his malicious prosecution
claim” based on his allegations that:
(1) A Connecticut state court judge increased Harvey’s bond in Connecticut to $5,000
and issued a capias to compel Harvey’s appearance at a subsequent court date; and
(2) Greenwich Police contacted authorities in Santa Monica, California and asked that
Harvey be held for extradition, at which point Harvey was jailed for 36 hours and
held on $5,000 bail.
See Order, Doc. No. 61, at 18–20; see also Am. Compl., Doc. No. 11, at ¶¶ 86–87.
Over the past year, I have held several telephonic status conferences to address discovery
issues. 1 Status conferences in December 2020 and March 2021 were precipitated by motions to
compel filed by Kordick. See Mots. to Compel, Doc. Nos. 82, 88. Kordick raised several
purported deficiencies with Harvey’s production, including that Harvey refused to respond to
interrogatories and requests for production regarding the nature of his 1996 detention in
California. See Conf. Mems. and Orders, Doc. No. 86, 98. In general, Harvey claimed that that
information was private. See Harvey’s Opp’n, Doc. No. 95.
Following the March 2021 status conference, I issued several relevant discovery orders.
First, I ordered that, by May 31, 2021, Harvey needed to produce “all relevant documents within
his possession, custody, or control regarding the case or cases brought against him in California
that are described in his amended complaint (¶¶ 87–92).” Conf. Mem. and Order, Doc. No. 98,
at 1. I also ordered that, by July 1, 2021, Harvey needed to produce:
•
“relevant documents regarding those California case(s) that are not currently within
his possession, custody, or control because they are sealed court records. Harvey
See Min. Entry, Doc. No. 71 (June 15, 2020); Min. Entry, Doc. No. 85 (December 2, 2020); Min. Entry,
Doc. No. 97 (March 30, 2021).
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must request that the records be unsealed by the California courts so that he can
produce them in this litigation.”;
•
“all relevant recordings of Mark Kordick within his possession, custody, or
control.”;
•
“all relevant recordings of incidents involving police officers at his home in 1996
and any and all transcripts of such recordings within his possession, custody, or
control.”;
•
“the photographs in his possession, custody, or control that are referenced in
paragraph 56 of the amended complaint, which apparently depict his injuries.”; and
•
“any relevant record or tangible item that he claims supports his claim for damages
in this action.”
Id. at 1–2.
On June 3, Kordick made a motion to compel Harvey to comply with my abovereferenced orders because Harvey had “failed to produce any of the items . . . by the deadline of
May 31, 2021.” Mot. to Compel, Doc. No. 100, at 1. (Apparently, Kordick wrongly believed
that the deadline for all those productions was May 31.) On June 8, I granted Kordick’s motion
with respect to the production that was due by May 31 and ordered Harvey, by June 29, to
produce “all relevant documents within his possession, custody, or control regarding the case or
cases brought against him in California that are described in his amended complaint.” Order,
Doc. No. 102. I warned that if Harvey did not comply with my order, I would “dismiss this case
with prejudice.” Id.
June 29 came and went with no filings by either party. So, I instructed the parties to file
status reports by July 13 regarding whether Harvey had complied with my order. See Order,
Doc. No. 105. On July 13, both parties filed status reports. See Kordick’s Status Reports, Doc.
Nos. 106 and 107 (sealed); Harvey’s Status Report, Doc. No. 110. Those status reports indicate
that, on June 29, Harvey produced 1,400 pages of electronic discovery regarding “the case or
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cases brought against him in California that are described in his amended complaint (¶¶ 87–92).”
Still, according to Kordick, Harvey’s production of those records was deficient for several
reasons (discussed below). In addition, the parties’ status reports indicate that Harvey has not
produced several of the other items that I ordered him to produce. The parties’ status reports also
outline a dispute regarding the manner of Harvey’s deposition. 2 I address each issue in turn.
II.
Discussion
The following discussion addresses and resolves the discovery issues currently pending
in this action. To the extent that the following discovery orders differ in any respect from the
discovery orders I have already entered, the following discovery orders govern.
A.
California Court Records
Following the March 2021 status conference, I ordered Harvey to produce two different
classes of documents regarding California court records relating to him. The first class of
documents was “all relevant documents within his possession, custody, or control regarding the
case or cases brought against him in California that are described in his amended complaint (¶¶
87–92).” Conf. Mem. and Order, Doc. No. 98, at 1. The second class of documents was
“relevant documents regarding those California case(s) that are not currently within his
possession, custody, or control because they are sealed court records.” Id. I discuss those two
obligations separately.
1.
Documents within Harvey’s Possession, Custody, or Control
The parties also submitted two filings after their status reports. On July 15, Kordick filed an objection to
Harvey’s status report insofar as it was actually a “motion to censure” defense counsel, Attorney McPherson. See
Obj., Doc. No. 111. Attorney McPherson claims that he has “at all times acted professionally toward [Harvey] even
in many instances when [Harvey] was not acting professionally.” Id. at 3. Attorney McPherson attached numerous
communications between him and Harvey to substantiate his claim. See Emails, Exs. A–E, Doc. No. 111, at 7–29.
On July 19, Harvey filed an “addendum” to his status report. See Harvey’s Addendum, Doc. No. 112. In
that addendum, Harvey reiterates that he has complied with my order directing him to produce “all relevant
documents within his possession, custody, or control regarding the case or cases brought against him in California
that are described in his amended complaint (¶¶ 87–92).” Conf. Mem. and Order, Doc. No. 98, at 1.
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The parties do not dispute that Harvey produced 1,400 pages of “relevant documents
within his possession, custody, or control regarding the case or cases brought against him in
California that are described in his amended complaint (¶¶ 87–92).” Conf. Mem. and Order,
Doc. No. 98, at 1; see also Kordick’s Status Report, Doc. No. 106, at 1; Harvey’s Status Report,
Doc. No. 110, at 2. According to Harvey, he has thus fully complied with my relevant order.
See Harvey’s Addendum, Doc. No. 112. According to Kordick, Harvey’s production was
inadequate because (1) Harvey “appears to have only produced documents that have been in his
possession for many years if not decades,” and (2) the documents “include transcripts of court
proceedings which are missing pages and appear to have been altered by deleting lines of
transcripts and making certain lines of transcripts illegible.” Kordick’s Status Report, Doc. No.
106, at 1.
I largely agree with Harvey. Kordick’s first complaint is irrelevant. Even if the
documents that Harvey produced have been in Harvey’s possession for a long time, so long as
Harvey has produced “all relevant documents within his possession, custody, or control
regarding the case or cases brought against him in California that are described in his amended
complaint (¶¶ 87–92),” he has complied with my order. However, Harvey is reminded that he is
under a continuing obligation to produce those documents. That means that if Harvey discovers
or finds any other relevant documents regarding the case or cases brought against him in
California that are described in his amended complaint—at any point during the pendency of this
case—he must produce them.
Kordick’s second complaint also appears meritless. I have reviewed the example
transcripts that Kordick submitted under seal. See Transcripts, Ex. A to Kordick’s Status Report,
Doc. No. 107-1 (sealed). Although some lines are largely illegible, in my view the illegibility
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likely owes to scanning or faxing failures rather than Harvey’s intentional manipulation. See
Harvey’s Status Report, Doc. No. 110, at 5. However, if Harvey has manipulated the transcripts
in any way, he is ordered immediately to produce the non-manipulated transcripts.
With the above caveats, Harvey has complied with my order to produce “all relevant
documents within his possession, custody, or control regarding the case or cases brought against
him in California that are described in his amended complaint (¶¶ 87–92).”
2.
Sealed Records
As described above, following the March 2021 status conference, I ordered Harvey to
“produce relevant documents regarding” the California cases referenced in his amended
complaint “that are not currently within his possession, custody, or control because they are
sealed court records.” Conf. Mem. and Order, Doc. No. 98, at 1. I further wrote that “Harvey
must request that the records be unsealed by the California courts so that he can produce them in
this litigation.” Id.
Although Harvey claims that he has complied with my order, see Harvey’s Status Report,
Doc. No. 110, at 2, it appears to me that he has not. In fact, the parties’ recent status reports
make clear that Harvey actively sought to seal relevant records in fall 2020, which was during
the pendency of this litigation. Indeed, Harvey admits that, in fall 2020, he made two requests to
seal his arrest and related records in two separate cases in the Superior Court of California
County of Los Angeles. See Mots. to Seal, Ex. B to Kordick’s Status Report, Doc. No. 107-2
(sealed); see also Harvey’s Status Report, Doc. No. 110, at 5–6 (confirming the requests). Those
motions to seal were subsequently granted.
In California, “[a] person who has suffered an arrest that did not result in a conviction
may petition the court to have his or her arrest and related records sealed.” Cal. Penal Code §
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851.91(a). Once “the court grants a petition pursuant to this section, the court shall . . . [i]ssue a
written ruling . . . that states,” in relevant part, “[t]he record of arrest has been sealed as to
petitioner, the arrest is deemed not to have occurred, the petitioner may answer any question
relating to the sealed arrest accordingly, and the petitioner is released from all penalties and
disabilities resulting from the arrest, except as provided in Section 851.92. . . .” Id. § 851.91(e).
Pursuant to Section 851.92, “[a]rrest records, police investigative reports, and court records that
are sealed under this section shall not be disclosed to any person or entity except the person
whose arrest was sealed or a criminal justice agency.” Id. § 851.92(b)(5). Thus, an individual
who petitioned the court to have his arrest and related records sealed under Section 851.91 is one
of only two entities that may obtain those now-sealed court records (the other being a “criminal
justice agency”). Because Kordick is not a “criminal justice agency,” as defined by the statute,
see id. § 851.92(d)(4), Kordick cannot obtain the records that were sealed at Harvey’s request.
Harvey must obtain and then produce the court records that were sealed at his
request. California state law allows him to do so. And he must do so in this case. Although
Harvey has repeatedly resisted producing those records based on his view that they are private, 3 I
have explained that, in the context of this case, they are not private because he has put them at
issue. As described above, one of the ways in which Harvey might prove the “post-arraignment
deprivation of liberty” element of his malicious prosecution claim against Kordick regards his
1996 detention in California. If Harvey intends to rely on that detention to satisfy an element of
his malicious prosecution claim, fairness dictates that Kordick be allowed to challenge Harvey’s
See, e.g., Harvey’s Opp’n, Doc. No. 95, at 5–6 (“Considering the consequences to me and my privacy
rights . . . protected by California’s explicitly clear sealing statute, this issue should not be treated cavalierly.”);
Harvey’s Status Report, Doc. No. 110, at 2 (Harvey claiming that he “do[es] not understand how sealed records
from any events which by statute . . . were legally ‘deemed not to have occured’ [sic] could be considered
‘relevant’”).
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claim. Courts in analogous circumstances frequently hold that, where a party puts at issue
records that may otherwise be protected from dissemination by law, that party waives those
protections. See, e.g., Taylor v. City of New York, 2020 WL 6559412, at *4 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 9,
2020) (“[C]ourts in this District regularly order the production of criminal records sealed
pursuant to [New York law] in Section 1983 false arrest cases, reasoning that prior sealed arrests
may be relevant to emotional damages because a person who has previously been incarcerated
may suffer less damage as a result of subsequent wrongful incarceration than a person
incarcerated for the first time.”) (cleaned up); Barajas v. Abbott Labs., Inc., 2018 WL 4231937,
at *2 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 6, 2018) (noting that although California law protected patient’s
confidential medical records, those protections “may be waived, however, where a particular
physical or mental injury has been put at issue in litigation”); Green v. Montgomery, 43 F. Supp.
2d 239, 244 (E.D.N.Y. 1999) (holding that, although New York law provides for “the mandatory
sealing of records relating to the arrest and prosecution of an individual upon the termination of a
criminal proceeding in favor of the accused,” “where a party puts into issue in a civil action
elements common both to the civil action and to a criminal prosecution, that party waives the
privilege”) (cleaned up).
Thus, with respect to the California court records that were sealed at Harvey’s request, I
order that Harvey must obtain those records and produce them by October 22, 2021. If
Harvey has petitioned California state courts to seal any other records that might be relevant to
his 1996 detention in California, Harvey must also obtain and produce those records by October
22, 2021. Alternatively, Harvey may file a notice on the docket indicating that he will not rely
on any post-arraignment deprivation of liberty in California to prove his malicious prosecution
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claim. In that event, Harvey need not produce the records to Kordick because they would no
longer be relevant.
B.
Records in Storage
Following our March 2021 status conference, I ordered that Harvey must produce several
recordings, transcripts, and photographs. See Conf. Mem. and Order, Doc. No. 98, at 1. Those
are: (1) all relevant recordings of Mark Kordick within Harvey’s possession, custody, or control;
(2) all relevant recordings of incidents involving police officers at Harvey’s home in 1996 and
any and all transcripts of such recordings within Harvey’s possession, custody, or control; and
(3) the photographs referenced in paragraph 56 of the amended complaint which are within
Harvey’s possession, custody, or control. Harvey has not produced any of those recordings,
transcripts, or photographs because they are “in storage, in another State, and I cannot yet
retrieve them due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Harvey’s Status Report, Doc. No. 110, at 6; see
also Harvey’s Opp’n, Doc. No. 116, at 4–6. The COVID-19 pandemic has subsided enough that
Harvey now can—and must—travel to that storage unit to retrieve the relevant materials and
produce them. Harvey must make that production by October 22, 2021.
C.
Deposition
In his status report, Kordick explains that, although he properly noticed Harvey’s
deposition to take place in-person in Connecticut on June 17, 2021, Harvey “failed to appear”
and “has communicated . . . that [he] will not appear for an in-person deposition.” Kordick’s
Status Report, Doc. No. 106, at 2; see also Mot. to Dismiss, Doc. No. 113; Mem. in Supp. Mot.
to Dismiss, Doc. No. 114. 4 Harvey appears to confirm that he will refuse to attend an in-person
In a motion to dismiss filed on July 28, 2021, Kordick asks me to “dismiss Plaintiff’s case with prejudice
because Plaintiff failed to appear for his own properly noticed deposition.” Mem. in Supp. Mot. to Dismiss, Doc.
No. 114, at 2. Pursuant to Rule 37(d), a court “may, on motion, order sanctions” for a party’s failure to attend its
own deposition, and that sanction may include dismissal with prejudice. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(d). Again, though,
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deposition because of the dangers of COVID-19; but Harvey indicates that he would readily
participate in a deposition by Zoom. See Harvey’s Status Report, Doc. No. 110, at 7–8;
Harvey’s Opp’n, Doc. No. 116, at 2–4.
Pursuant to Rule 30(b)(4), “the court may on motion order . . . that a deposition be taken
by telephone or other remote means.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(4). “Since Rule 30(b)(4) does not
specify the standards to be considered in determining whether to grant a request for a remote
deposition, the decision to grant or deny such an application is left to the discretion of the Court,
which must balance claims of prejudice and those of hardship and conduct a careful weighing of
the relevant facts.” Rouviere v. DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc., 471 F. Supp. 3d 571, 574 (S.D.N.Y.
2020) (cleaned up). Rather than construing Harvey’s status report as a motion for an order
directing that his deposition take place via Zoom, I will reserve ruling on the issue. Instead, I
order the parties to meet and confer—by phone, rather than by e-mail—and to report back to me
by September 6, 2021 regarding whether they have agreed on a manner for Harvey’s deposition.
If the parties have not agreed, the parties may submit simultaneous briefs (not to exceed three
single-spaced pages each) by September 9, 2021 at 5 p.m. setting forth their positions on the
issue. I will rule on the issue promptly. No matter the manner of deposition, Harvey’s
deposition must occur before November 8, 2021.
D.
Documents Supporting Claim for Damages
Following the March 2021 status conference, I ordered Harvey to produce “any relevant
record or tangible item that he claims supports his claim for damages in this action.” Conf.
“[t]he imposition of sanctions under Rule 37(d) ‘is within the discretion of the district court.’” Davis v. Hartford
Pub. Schools, 2007 WL 4460222, at *2 (D. Conn. Dec. 14, 2007) (quoting Bobal v. Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.,
916 F.2d 759, 765 (2d Cir. 1990)). I exercise my discretion not to sanction Harvey, but, instead, to order the parties
to meet and confer regarding this issue, as described in the accompanying text. Thus, I deny Kordick’s motion to
dismiss, doc. no. 113.
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Mem. and Order, Doc. No. 98, at 2. According to Kordick, Harvey has not yet made that
production. See Kordick’s Status Report, Doc. No. 106, at 2. Harvey claims that he has
complied with my order by producing “work samples” and a “nine page detailed answer”
regarding how the malicious prosecution alleged in this case has harmed his career. Harvey’s
Status Report, Doc. No. 110, at 6–7. Based on the information before me, I conclude that
Harvey has complied with my order. If Kordick seeks any further particular documents, I grant
Kordick leave to file an additional interrogatory or request for production regarding those
documents.
E.
Potential Sanctions for Non-Compliance
Although this case is not particularly complex—there is just one claim against one
defendant remaining—it has not moved forward in any appreciable manner since March 2019.
That stagnation is detrimental both to the parties and to the court. Harvey asserts that his
constitutional rights were violated, and he has a significant interest in a speedy and just
determination of his claim and in having his day in court. Kordick denies that he violated
Harvey’s constitutional rights, and he has a significant interest in attempting to address the claim
levelled against him. See Peters v. Dep’t of Corr. of New York City, 306 F.R.D. 147, 149
(S.D.N.Y. 2015) (dismissing pro se plaintiff’s section 1983 action, in part, because “the
remaining defendant in the case has had the threat of a possible judgment hanging over him for
more than three years with no opportunity to defend and seek an end to the litigation”). And I
have an obligation to move this case along so that a “just, speedy, and inexpensive
determination” of this action can be reached. Fed. R. Civ. P. 1.
Discovery will close in this matter on November 8, 2021. I cannot currently conceive of
any good reason that would warrant extending that deadline. “If a party ‘fails to obey an order to
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provide or permit discovery,’ a district court may sanction the transgressing party in numerous
ways of varying severity, up to and including dismissing the action.” Yukos Capital S.A.R.L. v.
Feldman, 977 F.3d 216, 234 (2d Cir. 2020) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(b)(2)(A)). Because this
case has stagnated badly, I warn the parties that if any party fails to comply with any of my
discovery orders, recapped below, I will very likely impose sanctions on that party for his noncompliance. 5
III.
Conclusion
Discovery will close in this action on November 8, 2021. Dispositive motions are due
on December 6, 2021. 6 What follows is a summary of the operative discovery orders in this
case, as explained above:
(1) Harvey has complied with my order directing him to produce all relevant
documents within his possession, custody, or control regarding the case or cases
brought against him in California that are described in his amended complaint (¶¶
87–92).
a. However, if at any time during the pendency of this case Harvey discovers
or finds any other documents relating to those California cases, he must
produce them.
b. Further, if Harvey has manipulated the transcripts that he produced, he is
ordered immediately to produce the non-manipulated transcripts.
(2) By October 22, 2021, Harvey must obtain and produce the California state court
and arrest records that were sealed at his request in fall 2020.
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Kordick asks me to dismiss this case as a sanction pursuant to Rule 37(b) because “Plaintiff has repeatedly
failed to comply with this Court’s clear discovery orders.” Kordick’s Mem. in Supp. Mot. to Dismiss, Doc. No. 109,
at 3. Likewise, Harvey asks that I “censure Mr. McPherson” for purportedly lying about Harvey’s alleged noncompliance. See Harvey’s Status Report, Doc. No. 110, at 4, 14. However, “[t]he imposition of sanctions under
Rule 37 is within the discretion of the district court.” Tourmaline Partners, LLC v. Monaco, 2014 WL 4810253, at
*5 (D. Conn. Sept. 23, 2014) (quoting John B. Hull, Inc. v. Waterbury Petroleum Prods., Inc., 845 F.2d 1172, 1176
(2d Cir. 1988)). Similarly, whether to impose sanctions pursuant to my inherent power is a decision within my
discretion that I should exercise with restraint. See Telebrands Corp. v. Marc Glassman, Inc., 2012 WL 1050018, at
*4 (D. Conn. Mar. 28, 2012). I exercise my discretion not to sanction either Harvey or Attorney McPherson at this
time. Thus, I deny Kordick’s motion to dismiss, doc. no. 108. As described above, though, both parties are on
notice that I will very likely impose sanctions upon any party who does not comply with my discovery orders
moving forward.
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Because I extend the discovery and dispositive motions deadlines as described above, I deny as moot
Kordick’s motion for a modification of the current scheduling order, doc. no. 115.
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a. Alternatively, Harvey may file a notice on the docket indicating that he will
not rely on any post-arraignment deprivation of liberty in California to
prove his malicious prosecution claim.
b. If Harvey has petitioned California state courts to seal any other records that
might be relevant to his 1996 detention in California, Harvey must also
obtain and produce those records by October 22, 2021.
(3) By October 22, 2021, Harvey must produce the following items, which Harvey
indicates are in his possession, custody, or control in storage in a different State:
a. All relevant recordings of Mark Kordick;
b. All relevant recordings of incidents involving police officers at Harvey’s
home in 1996 and any and all transcripts of such recordings; and
c. The photographs referenced in paragraph 56 of the amended complaint,
which apparently depict Harvey’s injuries.
(4) By November 8, 2021, Harvey’s deposition must be completed.
a. By September 6, 2021, the parties shall meet and confer—by phone, rather
than by e-mail—and report back regarding whether they have agreed how
to conduct Harvey’s deposition.
b. If the parties cannot agree, then by September 9, 2021 at 5 p.m., the parties
may submit simultaneous briefs (not to exceed three single-spaced pages
each) setting forth their position on that question.
So ordered.
Dated at Bridgeport, Connecticut, this 23d day of August 2021.
/s/ STEFAN R. UNDERHILL
Stefan R. Underhill
United States District Judge
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