Coventry Capital US LLC v. EEA Life Settlements, Inc. et al

Filing 241

ORDER: A Telephone Conference was held today, November 6, 2020, regarding the status of discovery. The parties have raised numerous discovery disputes and accordingly, the Court imposes the briefing schedule below. EEA's Letter-Motion concern ing the TAR dispute is due by Friday, November 13, 2020; Coventry's opposition is due by Friday, November 20, 2020; EEA's reply, if any, is due by Wednesday, November 25, 2020. Coventry's Letter-Motion shall be due Friday, November 1 3, 2020, EEA's response shall be due Friday, November 20, 2020, and Coventry's reply, shall be due Wednesday, November 25, 2020. A Telephone Conference is scheduled for Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 2:00 pm concerning the Consolidated Le tter-Motion. The Parties are directed to call the Court's conference line at 866-390-1828, access code 3809799, at the scheduled time. (Motions due by 11/13/2020, Responses due by 11/20/2020, Replies due by 11/25/2020. Telephone Conference set for 12/8/2020 at 02:00 PM before Magistrate Judge Sarah L Cave.) (Signed by Magistrate Judge Sarah L Cave on 11/6/2020) (ne)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
COVENTRY CAPITAL US LLC,
Plaintiff,
against

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 17 Civ. 7417 (VM) (SLC)

EEA LIFE SETTLEMENTS INC., et al,

TELEPHONE CONFERENCE
SCHEDULING ORDER

Defendants.

SARAH L. CAVE, United States Magistrate Judge.
A Telephone Conference was held today, November 6, 2020, regarding the status of
discovery. The parties have raised numerous discovery disputes and accordingly, the Court
imposes the briefing schedule below.
1. Letter-Motions concerning whether 56,000 documents will be included in TAR
review (“TAR dispute”)
Defendant EEA Life Settlements, Inc. (“EEA”) and Plaintiff Coventry Capital US LLC
(“Coventry”) dispute whether approximately 56,000 documents that were delivered to EEA Life
Settlements Fund PCC Limited (the “Fund”) pertain instead to EEA Fund Management (Guernsey)
Limited (“Guernsey Manager”), and should accordingly be excluded from TAR review for manual
review limited to the period 2017 forward.
EEA’s Letter-Motion concerning the TAR dispute is due by Friday, November 13, 2020;
Coventry’s opposition is due by Friday, November 20, 2020; EEA’s reply, if any, is due by
Wednesday, November 25, 2020.

As the Court advised at the Telephone Conference, EEA must include in its Letter-Motion
a firm commitment about the timeline for its proposed manual review of these documents.
The TAR Dispute Letter-Motions are limited to three pages in length.
Notwithstanding this schedule for the resolution of the TAR Dispute, EEA shall promptly
provide Coventry with precision and richness figures excluding the 56,000 documents subject to
the TAR Dispute.
2. Consolidated Letter-Motion
The parties shall address in consolidated Letter-Motions their disputes concerning: (i)
privilege, redaction, and confidentiality designations (including Attorneys’ Eyes Only
designations) as to the productions to-date; (ii) Phase Two discovery, including additional
custodians and Mimecast database searches; and (iii) interrogatories.
Coventry’s Letter-Motion shall be due Friday, November 13, 2020, EEA’s response shall
be due Friday, November 20, 2020, and Coventry’s reply, shall be due Wednesday, November
25, 2020.
The parties’ consolidated Letter-Motions are permitted to be up to six pages, exclusive of
attachments.
A Telephone Conference is scheduled for Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 2:00 pm
concerning the Consolidated Letter-Motion.

The Parties are directed to call the Court’s

conference line at 866-390-1828, access code 3809799, at the scheduled time.
Dated:

New York, New York
November 6, 2020
SO ORDERED

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SARAH L. CAVE
United States Magistrate Judge

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