United States of America ex rel. Hassan Foreman v. AECOM, et al

Filing 187

ORDER granting 184 Letter Motion for Discovery. Granted and so ordered. (Signed by Judge Louis L. Stanton on 5/21/2024) (rro)

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The Honorable Louis L. Stanton
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
500 Pearl Street, Room 2250
New York, NY 10007

Re:

United States ex rel. Foreman v. AECOM et al. , No. 16-cv-1960 (LLS)

Dear Judge Stanton:
We write on behalf of all parties to jointly request perm1ss1on to schedule certain
depositions in the above-captioned action after the fact deposition deadline. The current deadline
for completion of fact depositions in this case is today, May 20, 2024 . (See Revised Scheduling
Order§ l(a)(i), ECF 168.) While the parties have worked diligently in an effort to complete fact
depositions ahead of the deadline, the schedules of both counsel and witnesses did not permit the
taking of all depositions prior to May 20.
Specifically, the parties request that they be able to hold the deposition of a witness
testifying on behalf of Defendants, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b )( 6), on June
13, 2024. Pursuant to the Court's Order of April 18, 2024 (ECF 182), counsel for Defendants have
also provided Relator's counsel with the availability of non-party Freddie Greer to be deposed
after May 20, 2024. Further, the parties are continuing to discuss scheduling for a previously
noticed deposition of non-party Jon Nagel. Finally, it is Relator's position that a single witness is
not sufficient to adequately cover all topics in the Rule 30(b)(6) notice for all witnesses. While
Defendants disagree, to the extent that one or more additional Rule 30(b )( 6) depositions may need
to be scheduled, the parties request permission to do so after June 13, 2024.
As a result, the parties respectfully request that they be permitted to hold the Rule 30(b)(6)
deposition of Defendants on June 13, and, to the extent necessary, the above-noted depositions
after May 20, 2024.
We appreciate the Court's attention to this matter.

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