Republic of Turkey v. Christie's Inc. et al

Filing 467

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 465 LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File post-trial briefs addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Lawrence M. Kaye dated 5/3/21. Document filed by Republic of Turkey. Plaintiff's request for an extension of the briefing schedule is granted in part. Plaintiff's opening brief is now due May 10, 2021. Defendants' opposition brief is due May 31, 2021. Plaintiff's reply brief is due June 8, 2021. Defendants' request for permission to file a sur-reply on laches is denied. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 5/3/2021) (rjm)

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May 3, 2021

VIA ECF
The Honorable Alison J. Nathan
United States District Court (S.D.N.Y.)
Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse
40 Foley Square
New York, NY 10007
Re:

Republic of Turkey v. Christie's, Inc., et al., 17 Civ. 3086 (AJN)

Your Honor:
We are counsel for Plaintiff, the Republic of Turkey, in this action. We have been working
in good faith to comply with the current post-trial briefing schedule; however, the process is taking
longer than anticipated. We therefore write to respectfully request a one-week extension for
Plaintiff’s opening brief, as well as an additional three-day extension for Plaintiff’s reply. In
addition, we would agree to extend the filing date of Defendants’ opposition brief by one week.
Our proposed dates for the extended post-trial briefing schedule are as follows:
Filing:

Current Date:

Proposed Date:

Plaintiff’s Opening Brief

May 6, 2021

May 13, 2021

Defendants’ Opposition Brief

May 27, 2021

June 3, 2021

Plaintiff’s Reply

June 4, 2021

June 14, 2021 (11 days
after Defendants file the
Opposition Brief)

The parties have met and conferred with respect to this request. Counsel for Defendants
do not agree to our proposed extension but would accept an extension with the dates set forth above
if Defendants are allowed to submit a sur-reply on laches. We do not believe that a sur-reply is
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May 3, 2021
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appropriate or fair. Moreover, as the litigation has been ongoing for over four years, an additional
week will neither adversely affect Defendants nor interfere with the Court’s desire to expeditiously
conclude this case. Plaintiff therefore requests this brief extension with the dates noted above.
We thank the Court for its consideration of this matter.

Respectfully submitted,
s/ Lawrence M. Kaye
Lawrence M. Kaye
Counsel for Plaintiff Republic of Turkey
cc: All Counsel of Record (via ECF)

5/3/21

Plaintiff's request for an extension
of the briefing schedule is granted
in part. Plaintiff's opening brief is
now due May 10, 2021.
Defendants' opposition brief is
due May 31, 2021. Plaintiff's
reply brief is due June 8, 2021.
Defendants' request for
permission to file a sur-reply on
laches is denied. SO ORDERED.