Knopf et al v. Esposito et al

Filing 240

ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED that the portion of the Order of November 11 that permitted plaintiffs to serve Mr. Sanford by email is vacated. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Sanford's request of November 12 for an extension to respond to plaintif fs' November 10 application is granted. Mr. Sanford shall file his objection to plaintiffs' request to serve a deposition subpoena by email by Friday, November 13, 2020. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs may file a response to Mr. Sanford's objection by November 16, 2020 at noon. That response shall address the inconsistency between Mr. Berry's representations to the Court on November 10 and 12, recited above. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 11/12/2020) (jca)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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NORMA KNOPF and MICHAEL KNOPF,
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Plaintiffs,
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-v:
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FRANK M. ESPOSITO, DORSEY & WHITNEY,
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LLP, NATHANIEL H. AKERMAN, EDWARD S.
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FELDMAN, and MICHAEL HAYDEN SANFORD,
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Defendants.
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17cv5833(DLC)
ORDER

DENISE COTE, District Judge:
On November 10, 2020, plaintiffs requested permission to
serve a deposition subpoena by email upon Michael Sanford.
Their counsel, Mr. Eric Berry, represented that Mr. Sanford
“declined to accept service by email.”

On November 12, in

response to a letter from Mr. Sanford accusing Mr. Berry of
submitting a false affidavit of service to the Court, Mr. Berry
stated that “Mr. Sanford did not respond” to an inquiry
regarding service by email.

It is hereby

ORDERED that the portion of the Order of November 11 that
permitted plaintiffs to serve Mr. Sanford by email is vacated.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Mr. Sanford’s request of
November 12 for an extension to respond to plaintiffs’ November
10 application is granted.

Mr. Sanford shall file his objection

to plaintiffs’ request to serve a deposition subpoena by email
by Friday, November 13, 2020.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs may file a response
to Mr. Sanford’s objection by November 16, 2020 at noon.

That

response shall address the inconsistency between Mr. Berry’s
representations to the Court on November 10 and 12, recited
above.

Dated:

New York, New York
November 12, 2020