FIilippova v. Mogilevsky et al
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OMNIBUS ORDER ON MOTIONS RELATED TO THE FEBRUARY 4, 2019 EVIDENTIARY HEARING AND ORDER PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONS TO COUNSEL REGARDING THE SCOPE OF EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE COURT: granting 478 Motion to Quash or in the alternativ e, Motion for Protective Order; granting 481 Motion to Quash; granting in part and denying in part 482 Motion in Limine. Signed by Magistrate Judge William Matthewman on 2/1/2019. See attached document for full details. (kza)
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w ho was or w as not t r pary i i eres i t s ltgaton,t t i ony of M s.K udm an
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9, fe he r xpe td he
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or hos nvol d.
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r t he
t l t m t he de i r a i o
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s' equestt Pl ntf ' com pl ntbe i unt iy
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ai if
t es
noti end t ltgat i sues i a now - s i ed com pl nt
nt
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n
di m ss
ai .
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r
t he
t
nt
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nt ' a
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r he olo ng i r e s:
1. W het
her Pl ntf and her counsel and Form er- ef
ai if
,
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l
and her couns , i properl schem ed and engaged i a subt uge t creat
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di st j iditoni t sCour .
ver iy urs ci n hi
t
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a
i n le
ha : T ai i f nd t la' our i i
nd s l ur how
Pl i ifand N a ala,w ih t as i t nce ofco el have e ge i a s hem e t ga n a unf i
a ntf
ti
t he s s a
uns ,
nga d n c
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dva a n hi ii ton n hal
ai if tla sc. ai if srs
ss o
j rs ito i t slws i i (ildv ri o ctz n hp whc wo l n te iti Naai wa
u idcin n hi a ut s sc iest f iie s i, ih u d o xs f tla s
y
j neda apli if' g 370,p.1 .Thi Cour itndst a es whehe t ewa i ope
oi s antf.' DE
51 s t ne o ddr s t r her s mpr r
c l i n by Pl ntf ,N a a i a t i couns t f a e l de m N a ala a def nda i t s
olus o
ai if t la nd he r
el o r udul nty e
t i
e nt n hi
c e,ahe t nac pl ntf, ot tdi riyj iditonc dbea s reda s t sc ec d
as rt r ha o- ai ifs ha vest urs ci oul s e t nd o hi as oul
be fl d i f de alc t The Cour not t tt Com pl i t l d by Pl ntf a i tN a a i w a
ie n e r our .
t es ha he
a nt i e
ai i f ga ns t la s
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51 t l lt t r fndans r
ng o s s he ompli , tla ns rd
t Com pl i ,a it la lt a t n a t m pt d t t l a cr s cl i c pl i a i t Ii
he
a nt dm ted i biiy nd he te e o i e
os - a m om a nt ga ns la
a ot r .g 3091 The eaealegainst tt swa alc oce i ba fih,a afaudon
nd he s DE
. r r l to ha hi s l onc td n d at s r
t co t a t etbls di riyj iditon i ac ewhe edi riyj iditonwoul not
he ur, nd o sa ih vest urs ci n as
r ve st urs ci
d
ha e s e i D e e nt N a a i w er hone ty a pr l de i t d as a pl i if o c
ve xi t d f f nda
t la
e
s l nd opery s gna e
a ntf r opl ntf
ai if.
l r i on t i
n ulng
he ssues r at t t Fr M oton,t Cour does notneed any evi
el ed o he aud
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t
dence
t be i r
o
ntoduced on t Sr pary i i er t'i ue. I f ,f pur es of r uton oft s
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i s t s Cou twila e Pl ntf ' pr f r t s p o de ove f m ilon dola s t he
s ue, hi
r l cc pt ai if s of e hat he r vi d
r our li
lr o r
da htr( t i) t tPli ifpr de a powe ofat ne t he da er( t i ,whih
ug e Naala , ha antf ovi d
r tor y o r ught Naala) c
Naai usdt alw he hus nd(1a t o ant mone t tPli ifst ns n-n-a (1a
tla e o lo r ba li) o bti he
y,ha antf he o i lw Ii)
us d t s m one t pur has pr pe te a t n t a f r e t e pr te i w hi Pl i if
e hi
y o c e o ri s nd he r ns e r d hos operi s n
ch a ntf
cl m ed an i eres t t r pari and t Pl ntf s funds w er notret ned t her Si t
ai
nt t o hid tes,
hat ai if
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ur
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Courtaccept Pl ntf ' pr f on t
s ai if s of er
hose evi i y m ater f pur es of t pendi Fr
dentar
t s or pos
he
ng aud
M oto no e de e s l be a
i n, vi nc ha l dduc d on t e f ct lm a t r .
e
hos a ua te s
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t ,
t d bove,w ha t Cour doe i t nd t a es i ,fr t t alega i n t t
t he
t s n e o ddr s s i s , he l to ha
Pl i if a her c
a ntf nd
ouns l a N a a i a he c
e , nd t la nd r ouns ,i pr r y a s r ty c l bor t d a
el m ope l nd ec e l ola a e nd
she d t fley ceae di riyj iditon i t s Co twhe i tut a fc,c ee
c me o asl r t vest urs ci n hi ur
n, n r h nd a t omplt
dv riyj rs it n ddno e s.l t i rg r ,h Co r itn t a d e st ealg to ta
ie st u idci i t xit n hs e a d te u t ne ds o d r s h l ai n h t
o
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dv riyj rs ito wa fleya s re b tep risa dter o n e i tln afd r la ut
ie st u idcin s as l se td y h a t n h ic u s ln iig e ea lws i
e
whih i o ry,i c aey orfa e l de i td Naai ( r sde ofFl i )a a
c mprpel nac urtl
rudulnty sgnae tla a e i nt
orda s
def n a desgnaed Pl ntf ( rsde ofRus i)a a pli if whe i fc,Pli if
enda t nd i t ai if a e i nt
sa s antf, n n a t antf,
N at i and t r couns w er on t s e si w ih t sam e goal and w er s r ii y
ala,
hei
el e
he am
de, t he
s,
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actng i concertt ough t r counselt pr ecut cl m s agai t For er- ef
i n
hr
hei
o os e ai
ns
m D endant Ii and
la
ot s.
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The Cour al o i e
t s nt nds t a e s w he her t s ale
o ddr s
t
hi l ged f l e cr a i of di st
a s e ton
ver iy
j iditon wasac mpls by t fci ofPl ntf,a Rusin ciie s ng he da e
urs ci
co ihed he iton
ai if
sa tz n, ui r ughtr
N a ala, Fl i cii n, i t s f de ala ton, hieN a ala a l i w e e em br l d i a di c
t i a orda tze n hi e r c i w l t i nd la r
oie n vor e
i st e court and t havi Pl ntf scouns sur epttous y actas con at
,
hen
ng ai i f'
el r ii l
couns f N at i and
el or ala
ghos - it m otons,pl ngs,ans er whi adm it labiiy,cross cl m s fl agai tot
tm e
i
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w s ch
ted i lt
- ai ied
ns her
pari a ot m a er alpl ngs,m otonsand res
tes nd her t i eadi
i
pons
es.
10
2. W he he c
t r ouns l f Pl ntf and couns l f For er D e e
e or ai if
e or
m - f ndant N a ala
t i
M ogievsky vi at t r I
l
ol ed hei egaland/ et caldut es i t scase.
or hi
i n hi
The Cour a s i e
t l o nt nds t add es w he he Pl i tf ' c
o
r s
t r a n if s ouns w a ope a i unde a
el s
r tng
r n
i ope ,undicos d c lc ofi e e tunde f er l1w and t Rul sRe ai t Fl i
mpr r
s l e onfit nt r s
r ed a a
he e gul tng he orda
Ba by publc y r pr e i Pl i ifi t sf de all w s tw hie c ur enty a s r pttousy
r
i l e es ntng a ntf n hi e r a ui
l onc r l nd ur e ii l
r pr s ntng Pl i ifsda e N aala i t sf de a lws ta hi ng t tco lc ofi e e t
e ee i
antf
ught r t i n hi e r l a ui nd di ha nfit nt r s
f o t Cour .The e or t Cour i endst hol a e de i r hea i on w he he t a l ge
r m he
t
r f e, he
t nt
o d n vi nta y rng
t r he le d
a tons of Pl i if s c
ci
a ntf ouns l G a y Ros n,Es ,i publcl a
e, r
e
q. n
i y ppea i i t s f de a lt ga i
rng n hi e r l ii ton
s el o be fofPl i if w he he w asa s a l ge y s cr ty r pr e i N a alaby aleg y
ol y n hal
a ntf , n
l o le dl e e l e es ntng t i
l edl
s r pttousy dr tng pl a ngs a wer , i s ons oflabiiy,c os - l m s e c. on be l of
ur e ii l afi
e di , ns s adm s i
i lt r s c ai , t ,
ha f
N a a i , ih t kno l dge a a r e e tofN a ala sc
t la w t he w e
nd g e m n
t i ' ouns lSt r N . a a Es , ons iu es
e ua t K pl n, q. c tt t
1 ahi n,t s l e a i ope c lc ofi ers on t pa4ofM r Ros n a o M r
) dde mdicos d, nd mpr r onfit nt et he l
. e nd/r .
Ka a 2)avi ai ofbot couns ' dut ofca t t Cour,3)avi ai bybohc el
pln,
olton
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els y
ndor o he
t
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t ouns
oft RulsofPr esi Conduc a S. FI L. 111c,a 4)avi ai ofS. FI L.
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111d)2)byc elRos i c ure l rpr eni bot Pl ntf f whom hefldanotc
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en n onc rnty e es tng h ai if or
ie
ie
ofa ar nc and N a a i f w hom he di notf l ano i ofa a a e.
ppe a e
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d
ie
tce ppe r nc
3. Pot i evi
ent al dence att evi i y heari
he dentar
ng.
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t t d bove,t t s i ony of M s K udm a Ri hm a a t t s i ony of li i
he e tm
.
n c n nd he e tm
la s
unnecess y and wholy i r evantt t i ues bef e t Cot t N eiherM s.K udm an R i an
ar
l r el
o he ss
or he u'. t
chm
norli s lbe r uie t a a o t s iy a t Fe a y 4, 9 hea i
la hal
eq r d o ppe r r e tf t he bnz x 201
rng.
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tonaly, he of er
tng
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es i
s r el
hal
no be pe m it d a t Fe ua y 4,201 e d t a y he rng. Li w i e a evi nce r ga di
t
r te t he br r
9 vi en i r a i
ke s , ny de
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aleged bad act com m it by l i t aleged f ger of docum ent or t aleged i pr
l
s
ted
la, he l
or y
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m oper
c
onduc by M s Kudm a Rihm a i wholy ir l va t t Cour' lm ied i uiy a t
t
.
n c n s
l re e nt o he
ts i t nq r t he
upc i e de i r hea i N o w ines esore de s l be a l e on t e i s s
om ng vi nta y rng.
t s
vi nce ha l low d
hos s ue .
The Co tal o not s t tt M ova s on t Fr ud M oton ha pr f r d t tt y w il
ur s
e ha he
nt
he a
i
ve of e e ha he
l
c l one di ia f e i s e r ,Andr Re s a w ho w ilt s iy t tPl i if s c
al
g t l or ns c xpe t
ew i m n,
l e tf ha a ntf ouns lGa y
e r
Ros n,Es ,w as a t ly t a t ne who w r t pl a ngs m otons pa r ,a w e s a itng
e
q.
c ua l he tor y
o e e di , i , pe s ns r dm ti
la lt c os - l m s et ,on be l ofN a ala,w hi h wer t n s g d a t l i t sf r l
i biiy, r s c ai , c.
ha f
ti
c
e he i ne nd i ed n hi ede a
acton by N at i scouns ,St K apl Esq. How ever,i appear t t Cotr t counself
i
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t
s o he tt hat
or
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8, , r ui ha hi s upposdl ar i ltg tont tc.Ac r ngl c el
e y outne iiai aci
co di y, ouns
f rt M ovan son t Fr ud M oton,c
o he
t
he a
i ouns lf Pl ntf , c
e or ai i f and ouns lf rN a a i a e die t d t
e o t la r r c e o
c e i a good f ih efor t r c a s i a i on t s e r t tm ony i s The Cour does
onf r n
a t f t o ea h tpul ton
hi xpe t es i
s ue.
t
n twa t owa t tmeh a igfo ad gtl o e ise p r i i i u n c saya d n ts be t
o n t se i e rn r m i i f rnsc x e t f t s n e e s r n o u jc
a
t diput I t event t t partes cannot agr on a s i aton,t Court s l hear t
o s e. n he
hat he
i
ee
tpul i
he
hal
he
t s i on oft di t lf r ns c e r s a i i di e ty r l va t t i s sbef e t Cour .
e tm y he gia o e i s xpe t s t s r c l e e nt o he s ue
or he
t
TheCour a s wilpr de t oppor uniy t Pl n if a he c
t l o l ovi he
t t o ai t f , nd r ouns , a y Ros n, q.
el G r
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a Fo m e - e e ntN a a i M ogie ky a he couns ,St tKa a Es ,t t tf unde
nd r r D f nda
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l vs nd r
el uar pl n, q. o es iy
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oa h be or t Cou ti t y de ie t do s The s l a s be penuit d t i r
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e de e ort s i ony w hi h i r l va t t lm ie i s pe ng bef e t Cour a des r be
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c s e e nt o he i t d s ues ndi
or he
t s ci d
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n hi de . t r t
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he a
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