American Lecithin Company et al v. Rebmann

Filing 406

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 384 Letter Motion for Discovery. For the reasons stated more fully on the record, Matthias's request was GRANTED in part. Plaintiffs should be precluded from using the "Von Flue&qu ot; document, the rest of the motion was DENIED. The Clerk of the Court is respectfully requested to close the motion at Dkt. No. 384. The Parties are directed to order a copy of the transcript from the conference as soon as possible and provide a copy to the Court. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer E Willis on 10/27/2023) (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:
The

Parties

were

heard

in

a

conference

on

October

27,

2023.

Defendant/Counterclaim Plaintiff (“Matthias”) requested the Court preclude recent
documents produced by Plaintiffs/Third-Party Defendants (“Plaintiffs”), including (i)
signed tax returns, (ii) the recently produced “Von Flue” document, and (iii) transfer
price documents and information. Dkt. No. 384. Plaintiffs counter that Matthias
should not be able to preclude information that he requested to be produced. Dkt.
No. 391. For the reasons stated more fully on the record, Matthias’s request was
GRANTED in part.

Plaintiffs should be precluded from using the “Von Flue”

document, the rest of the motion was DENIED.

The Clerk of the Court is

respectfully requested to close the motion at Dkt. No. 384. The Parties are
directed to order a copy of the transcript from the conference as soon as
possible and provide a copy to the Court.
SO ORDERED.
DATED:

New York, New York
October 27, 2023

______________________________
JENNIFER E. WILLIS
United States Magistrate Judge

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