Kairam, M.D. v. West Side GI, LLC

Filing 291

ORDER: Following an in-person conference with the parties, and for the reasons stated on the record, it is hereby Ordered as follows: 1. No later than Tuesday, February 7, 2023, Defendants shall file a letter setting forth: a. Whether Defendants coun sel will represent Physicians Endoscopy, Frontier Healthcare and/or Mount Sinai for purposes of document production in this action and, if not, Defendants shall provide addresses where those entities may be served with a subpoena. b. Whether there ar e any documents responsive to Plaintiff's Request No. 33 (see Pl.'s Letter, ECF No. 290, at 5) regarding discrimination on the basis of national origin. c. Whether Dr. Distler, Dr. Pou and/or Dr. Shim used the additional email addresses id entified by Plaintiff to conduct WSGI business. d. The names of counsel for Dr. Goldberg with whom WSGI communicated regardinghis retirement/separation from WSGI, if any, and whether Defendants are willingto produce documents within the possession, c ustody or control of the outside counsel representing WSGI in connection with Dr. Goldberg's retirement/separation or whether Plaintiff will need to subpoena such documents. e. Any remaining disputes regarding search term negotiations. This por tion of the letter shall be a joint letter with Plaintiff or Plaintiff shall file a separate letter regarding remaining disputes regarding search terms. 2. With respect to the collection of documents from Dr. DeLopez, Dr. Lu, Dr. Linden andDr. Crespi n, Plaintiff agrees to first review documents produced from other custodians, but reserves her right to seek additional documents from these individuals. 3. Defendants shall produce to Plaintiff documents responsive to Plaintif's Request No. 33 limited to accusations by Dr. Goldberg of age discrimination and accusations by women of gender discrimination. 4. Defendants shall change the search term for King /10 "business valuation" to King /10"valuation" and produce responsive documents to Plaintiff. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron on 1/31/2023) (ama)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
1/31/2023

Indira Kairam, M.D.,
Plaintiff,
-against-

1:18-cv-01005 (AT) (SDA)
ORDER

West Side GI, LLC,
Defendant.

STEWART D. AARON, United States Magistrate Judge:
Following an in-person conference with the parties, and for the reasons stated on the
record, it is hereby Ordered as follows:
1. No later than Tuesday, February 7, 2023, Defendants shall file a letter setting forth:
a. Whether Defendants’ counsel will represent Physicians Endoscopy, Frontier
Healthcare and/or Mount Sinai for purposes of document production in this action
and, if not, Defendants shall provide addresses where those entities may be
served with a subpoena.
b. Whether there are any documents responsive to Plaintiff’s Request No. 33 (see
Pl.’s Letter, ECF No. 290, at 5) regarding discrimination on the basis of national
origin.
c.

Whether Dr. Distler, Dr. Pou and/or Dr. Shim used the additional email addresses
identified by Plaintiff to conduct WSGI business.

d. The names of counsel for Dr. Goldberg with whom WSGI communicated regarding
his retirement/separation from WSGI, if any, and whether Defendants are willing
to produce documents within the possession, custody or control of the outside

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counsel

representing

WSGI

in

connection

with

Dr.

Goldberg’s

retirement/separation or whether Plaintiff will need to subpoena such
documents.
e. Any remaining disputes regarding search term negotiations. This portion of the
letter shall be a joint letter with Plaintiff or Plaintiff shall file a separate letter
regarding remaining disputes regarding search terms.
2. With respect to the collection of documents from Dr. DeLopez, Dr. Lu, Dr. Linden and
Dr. Crespin, Plaintiff agrees to first review documents produced from other custodians,
but reserves her right to seek additional documents from these individuals.
3. Defendants shall produce to Plaintiff documents responsive to Plaintiff’s Request No. 33
limited to accusations by Dr. Goldberg of age discrimination and accusations by women
of gender discrimination.
4. Defendants shall change the search term for King /10 “business valuation” to King /10
“valuation” and produce responsive documents to Plaintiff.
SO ORDERED.
DATED:

New York, New York
January 31, 2023
______________________________
STEWART D. AARON
United States Magistrate Judge

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