Columbo v. Philips Bryant Park LLC et al

Filing 111

ORDER denying 108 Letter Motion to Stay re: 108 LETTER MOTION to Stay re: 104 Case Management Plan,, addressed to Magistrate Judge Jennifer Willis from Dianna McCarthy dated May 8, 2024. The request is DENIED. If Defendan ts desired more time or clarification as to the scope of discovery, Defendants should have sought such in April, not on the eve of the first discovery deadline. The deadline for the initial demands for production and interrogatories is ex tended to May 13, 2024, and all other deadlines remain the same. However, until the motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint is ruled upon, discovery shall be limited to the claims that have survived the first motion to dismiss. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer E. Willis on 5/10/2024) (tg)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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PHILIP COLUMBO,
ORDER

Plaintiff,
-against-

22-CV-00775 (RA) (JW)

PHILIPS BRYANT PARK LLC, et al.,
Defendant.
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JENNIFER E. WILLIS, United States Magistrate Judge:
On April 18, 2024, the Court denied Defendants’ previous request to stay
discovery and so ordered the proposed case management plan. Dkt. No. 103. On May
8, 2024, Defendants filed a letter motion requesting a stay of discovery until the
motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint is ruled upon or seeking clarity as
to the scope of discovery. Dkt. No. 108. Plaintiff opposes the request. Dkt. No. 109.
The request is DENIED. If Defendants desired more time or clarification as to the
scope of discovery, Defendants should have sought such in April, not on the eve of the
first discovery deadline. The deadline for the initial demands for production and
interrogatories is extended to May 13, 2024, and all other deadlines remain the same.
However, until the motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint is ruled upon,
discovery shall be limited to the claims that have survived the first motion to dismiss.
SO ORDERED.
DATED:

New York, New York
May 10, 2024
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JENNIFER E. WILLIS
United States Magistrate Judge