American Lecithin Company et al v. Rebmann

Filing 338

ORDER granting 333 Letter Motion for Discovery. On June 26, 2023, the Parties filed letters regarding the deposition of Herbert Rebmann. Dkt. Nos. 335-337. Herbert Rebmann is hereby ordered to appear and sit for a virtual deposition on July 24, 2 023. The parties are directed to meet and confer about a mutually convenient time for deposition and file a joint status update letter by July 17, 2023, notifying the Court of the agreed upon time. The Court will not permit the deposition to be resch eduled unless both parties write jointly with a mutually agreeable date and time by July 17, 2023. Finally, the parties are directed to file a joint status update by July 25, 2023, advising the Court of the status of the court ordered deposition. If Mr. Herbert Rebmann fails to respond or appear for the scheduled deposition, the Court may entertain sanctions, including but not limited to adverse inference. Further, the Court may order that Mr. Herbert Rebmann compensate Mr. Carsten Matthias Re bmann for any damages resulting from noncompliance. Any potential sanctions can be avoided by complying with the Courts order and sitting for the scheduled deposition. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer E Willis on 6/27/2023) (tg)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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AMERICAN LECITHIN CO., LIPOID GmbH,
LIPOID LLC, and PHOSPHOLIPID GmbH,
ORDER

Plaintiffs,

12-CV-929 (VSB) (JW)

-againstCARSTEN MATTHIAS REBMANN,
Defendant;
Counterclaim and
Third-Party Plaintiff,
-againstHERBERT REBMANN, LIPOID
GRUNDSTUECKS GmbH, LIPOID
VERWALTUNGS, GmbH, LIPOID AG, and
COMPLECTOR AG,

Third-Party
Defendants.
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JENNIFER E. WILLIS, United States Magistrate Judge:
On June 26, 2023, the Parties filed letters regarding the deposition of Herbert
Rebmann. Dkt. Nos. 335-337. Herbert Rebmann is hereby ordered to appear and sit
for a virtual deposition on July 24, 2023. The parties are directed to meet and confer
about a mutually convenient time for deposition and file a joint status update letter
by July 17, 2023, notifying the Court of the agreed upon time. The Court will not
permit the deposition to be rescheduled unless both parties write jointly with a
mutually agreeable date and time by July 17, 2023. Finally, the parties are directed

to file a joint status update by July 25, 2023, advising the Court of the status of the
court ordered deposition.
If Mr. Herbert Rebmann fails to respond or appear for the scheduled
deposition, the Court may entertain sanctions, including but not limited to adverse
inference. Further, the Court may order that Mr. Herbert Rebmann compensate Mr.
Carsten Matthias Rebmann for any damages resulting from noncompliance. Any
potential sanctions can be avoided by complying with the Court’s order and sitting
for the scheduled deposition.
SO ORDERED.
DATED:

New York, New York
June 27, 2023
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JENNIFER E. WILLIS
United States Magistrate Judge

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