Douramanis v. Dur-America Brokerage Inc. et al

Filing 93

ORDER granting 92 Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference; granting 92 Letter Motion for Extension of Time. Defendants' request at ECF No. 92 is GRANTED. The settlement conference scheduled for May 24, 2023 is ADJOURNED sine die. By June 1, 2 023, the parties shall file a joint letter indicating their availability in July 2023 for a settlement conference. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close ECF No. 92. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Sarah L Cave on 5/18/23) (yv)

MIRANDA SLONE SKLARIN VERVENIOTIS LLP

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THE ESPOSITO BUILDING
240 MINEOLA BOULEVARD
MINEOLA, NY 11501
TEL [phone]
FAX [phone]

MICHAEL A. MIRANDA*
STEVEN VERVENIOTIS
ONDINE SLONE
RICHARD S. SKLARIN°
MAURIZIO SAVOIARDO
ANDREW B. KAUFMAN±
LAWRENCE S. WASSERMAN*
______

WWW.MSSSV.COM

*ALSO ADMITTED IN NEW JERSEY
ƑALSO ADMITTED IN FLORIDA
±ALSO ADMITTED IN D ISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
° RESIDENT IN WESTCHESTER

*BRANCH OFFICES:
WESTCHESTER, NY
NEW YORK, NY
WOODBRIDGE, NJ

WRITER’S DIRECT DIAL:
516-741-7755

SENIOR COUNSEL
LOUISE FASANO
ABRAHAM WARMBRAND
LAURA ALTO
GABRIELLA CAMPIGLIA
____________________

ASSOCIATES
RICHARD B. EPSTEIN
CHRISTOPHER J. LAMPERT*
BRANDON H. DORMAN
MICHAEL R. SEIDON
ANDRÉ S. HAYNES
JOSHUA A. SCERBO°

Defendants' request at ECF No. 92 is GRANTED. The
settlement conference scheduled for May 24, 2023 is
ADJOURNED
sine die. By June 1, 2023, the parties shall file a
May 18, 2023
joint letter indicating their availability in July 2023 for a
settlement conference.

WRITER’S E-MAIL:
[e-mail]

VIA ECF
Magistrate Judge Hon. Sarah L. Cave
The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close ECF No. 92.
United States District Court
Southern District of New York
SO ORDERED. 05/18/2023
500 Pearl Street, Room 750
New York, NY 10007
Re:

Douramanis v. Dur-America Brokerage, Inc. et al.
Case No.: 1:20-CV-5825 (KHP)(SLC)
Our File No.: 19-167

Dear Judge Cave:
We represent the defendants-counterclaimants in the captioned sibling dispute. We write
because of facts that were imparted to us by plaintiff’s counsel on Tuesday evening, which
necessitate us to request an adjournment of the May 24th in-person mediation.
Firstly, plaintiff’s counsel advised on Tuesday evening of a death in the plaintiff’s family.
After expressing my condolences, he further advised that she was leaving for Greece today, and it
was uncertain when she would return. I indicated that a letter should be written to Your Honor as
soon as possible to advise and that he should keep me posted.
Plaintiff’s counsel also advised that his State Court trial was running longer than expected,
and that it might also cause him to be engaged next Wednesday, when the mediation was set. I
advised him that I thought that he should write to Your Honor with the case name and so advise.
Further, these developments complicate the conclusion of discovery, as Judge Parker has
ordered that plaintiff be deposed for an additional half day before the mediation and that both sides
respond to all outstanding document demands before the mediation (ECF No. 89). Obviously, that
cannot occur given plaintiff’s situation.

Case 1:20-cv-05825-KHP Document 92 Filed 05/18/23 Page 2 of 2

MIRANDA SLONE SKLARIN VERVENIOTIS LLP
MAY 18, 2023
PAGE 2 OF 2

I have tried to speak to plaintiff’s counsel directly during the last 36 hours, but he has not
gotten back to me as of this writing. I have also sent him electronic communications, but have not
heard back as of this writing.
In view of the foregoing, the defendants-counterclaimants must request that the May 24th
mediation and all corresponding deadlines, including the mediation statement due by both parties
tonight (May 18th), be adjourned until plaintiff’s counsel can provide further information as to
when his client will be available to be deposed and to attend a mediation.
Thank you for your continuing attention to this matter.
Respectfully submitted,
MIRANDA SLONE SKLARIN VERVENIOTIS LLP

Michael A. Miranda
cc:

All parties via ECF