Mathew et al v. SMZ Impex, Inc. et al

Filing 86

ORDER terminating 81 JOINT LETTER MOTION for Discovery Conference, Pursuant to Section 2A of the Court's Individual Rules of Practice addressed to Magistrate Judge Kevin Nathaniel Fox from Chaya Gourarie, Esq. dated December 10, 2020. filed by Jayson Yesudasan, Miah Salim Mohammad, Abdur Howlader, Roy Mathew. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. on or before January 5, 2021, the defendants shall supplement their interrogatory answers; 2. on or before January 5, 2021, the d efendants shall either supplement their responses to the plaintiffs' document demands or, in those instances where no responsive document(s) exists, tender an affidavit(s ) to the plaintiffs indicating clearly and unambiguously that no respon sive document(s) exists; 3. on or before January 5, 2021, the defendants shall provide the plaintiffs with a fully executed Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") Form No.4506, authorizing the IRS to release taxrelated documents to the plaintiff s; 4. all discovery, of whatever nature, shall be initiated so as to be completed on or before February 16, 2021; 5. any dispositive motion shall be filed on or before March 16, 2021; 6. the response to any such motion and any reply shall be made i n accordance with Local Civil Rule 6.1 of this court; and 7. if no dispositive motion is made, the parties shall submit their joint pretrial order to the court on or before March 16, 2021. That document must conform to the requirements for such a n order that are found in the Individual Rules of Practice of the assigned district judge. This order resolves Docket Entry No. 81. ( Discovery due by 2/16/2021. Motions due by 3/16/2021. Pretrial Order due by 3/16/2021.) (Signed by Magistrate Judge Kevin Nathaniel Fox on 12/22/2020) (va)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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ROY MATHEW, JAYSON YESUDASAN, ABDUR :
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HOWLADER, MIAH SALIM MOHAMMAD
individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, :
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Plaintiffs,
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:
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-against:
SMZ IMPEX, INC., FARM AND GROCERY, INC., :
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KUSUM SHAH, individually, BHARAT SHAH,
:
individually, JIGAR SHAH, individually,
:
MANGESH SHAH, individually, and JAGESH
SHAH, individually,,
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Defendants.
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KEVIN NATHANIEL FOX
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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ORDER
17-CV-9870 (JPO)(KNF)

A telephone conference was held with counsel to the respective parties on December 22,
2020. As a result of the discussion had during the conference, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. on or before January 5, 2021, the defendants shall supplement their interrogatory
answers;
2. on or before January 5, 2021, the defendants shall either supplement their responses to
the plaintiffs’ document demands or, in those instances where no responsive document(s) exists,
tender an affidavit(s ) to the plaintiffs indicating clearly and unambiguously that no responsive
document(s) exists;
3. on or before January 5, 2021, the defendants shall provide the plaintiffs with a fully
executed Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form No.4506, authorizing the IRS to release taxrelated documents to the plaintiffs;

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4. all discovery, of whatever nature, shall be initiated so as to be completed on or before
February 16, 2021;
5. any dispositive motion shall be filed on or before March 16, 2021;
6. the response to any such motion and any reply shall be made in accordance with Local

Civil Rule 6.1 of this court; and
7. if no dispositive motion is made, the parties shall submit their joint pretrial order to the
court on or before March 16, 2021. That document must conform to the requirements for such
an order that are found in the Individual Rules of Practice of the assigned district judge.
This order resolves Docket Entry No. 81.
Dated: New York, New York
December 22, 2020

SO ORDERED:

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