Winter Investors, LLC et al v. Panzer et al

Filing 177

ORDER: Accordingly, fact discovery is scheduled to close on August 15, 2020, expert discovery is scheduled to close on September 8, 2020, and the next pretrial conference is scheduled for August 27, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. (Id.). Given the Court� 39;s long history with this case and Plaintiff's revolving counsel issue, the Court will not endorse the parties proposed order to substitute Plaintiff's counsel without a representation from incoming counsel that substitution will not imp act the current discovery deadlines. SO ORDERED. (Expert Discovery due by 9/8/2020., Fact Discovery due by 8/15/2020., Pretrial Conference set for 8/27/2020 at 02:00 PM before Judge Katherine Polk Failla.) (Signed by Judge Katherine Polk Failla on 6/24/2020) Copies Mailed By Chambers. (rro)

Case 1:14-cv-06852-KPF-SDA Document 177 Filed 06/24/20 Page 1 of 2

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
WINTER INVESTORS, LLC, et al,
Plaintiffs,
-v.-

14 Civ. 6852 (KPF)
ORDER

SCOTT PANZER, et al,
Defendants.
KATHERINE POLK FAILLA, District Judge:
The Court is in receipt of Plaintiffs Winter Investors, LLC and Jacob
Frydman’s proposed order for the substitution of counsel. (Dkt. #176). This
case has been open since August 22, 2014 (Dkt. #1), and the parties have had
several issues with discovery. Immediately before the Court’s most recent
pretrial conference in this case, on February 24, 2019, counsel David C.
Wrobel and Jodie Gerard entered a notice of appearance on the record. (Dkt.
#160-161, 163). At that conference, new counsel for Plaintiffs stated that they
would need some time to get up to speed on the case and engage in discovery.
(Dkt. #163). The Court permitted Plaintiffs to substitute counsel and entered a
revised case management plan. (Dkt. #169, 170). On June 4, 2020, the Court
then granted the parties a two-month extension of the deadlines to complete
discovery, and noted that the Court would not grant further extensions. (Dkt.
#174). Accordingly, fact discovery is scheduled to close on August 15, 2020,
expert discovery is scheduled to close on September 8, 2020, and the next
pretrial conference is scheduled for August 27, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. (Id.).

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Given the Court’s long history with this case and Plaintiff’s revolving
counsel issue, the Court will not endorse the parties proposed order to
substitute Plaintiff’s counsel without a representation from incoming counsel
that substitution will not impact the current discovery deadlines.
SO ORDERED.
Dated:

June 24, 2020
New York, New York

A copy of this Order was mailed by Chambers to:
Eli Verschleiser
3501 Avenue T
Brooklyn, NY 11234
and by email at [e-mail]

__________________________________
KATHERINE POLK FAILLA
United States District Judge