Bulgari v. Bulgari

Filing 59

ORDER granting in part 43 Letter Motion to Compel; granting without prejudice 53 Letter Motion for Conference re: 43 LETTER MOTION to Compel Defendant Veronica Bulgari to produce documents and responses addressed to Magist rate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger from Matthew L. Schwartz dated October 29, 2022. As discussed during the conference held via Teams on November 18, 2022: 1. Plaintiff's application to compel (Dkt. 43) is granted in part as follows. Defendant shal l search for and produce responsive, non-objectionable documents from Defendant's text and messaging apps. Defendant shall search for and produce responsive, non-objectionable documents for the time period starting in 2015 when Defendant first became co-trustee of one of the two trusts comprising the Family Trust. Defendant shall confirm in writing whether she has any documents related to the Filicaia Trust, or communications with the investment houses about the Family Trust other than a ccount statements already produced. 2. Decision on Defendant's application to overrule Plaintiff's assertion of attorney-client privilege over communications between her lawyers and Mr. Boyer (Dkt. 49) is reserved pending further submissio ns by the parties. By December 12, 2022, Plaintiff shall file evidence and a brief, if any, of no more than 10 pages defending assertion of the privilege; by December 19, 2022, Defendant shall file evidence and a brief, if any, of no more than 10 pa ges in support of its application to overrule; by December 22, 2022, Plaintiff shall file a reply brief, if any, of no more than 5 pages. 3. Non-party Connie Ruta's application to quash the subpoena served on her by Defendant (Dkt. 53) is grante d without prejudice to a later application by Defendant to subpoena Ms. Ruta in the event that evidence learned during future discovery sufficiently establishes that Ms. Ruta is likely to have relevant information of which discovery is warranted. The Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to close the motions at Dkt. 43 and Dkt. 53. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger on 11/18/2022) (mml)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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ILARIA BULGARI,
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Plaintiff,
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- against :
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VERONICA BULGARI, in her capacity as
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Trustee of the Anna Bulgari Family Trust #1
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And Trustee of the Anna Bulgari Family
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Trust #2,
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Defendant.
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11/18/2022
22-CV-05072 (LGS) (RWL)
ORDER

ROBERT W. LEHRBURGER, United States Magistrate Judge.
As discussed during the conference held via Teams on November 18, 2022:
1.
follows.

Plaintiff's application to compel (Dkt. 43) is granted in part as

Defendant shall search for and produce responsive, non-objectionable

documents from Defendant's text and messaging apps. Defendant shall search for and
produce responsive, non-objectionable documents for the time period starting in 2015
when Defendant first became co-trustee of one of the two trusts comprising the Family
Trust. Defendant shall confirm in writing whether she has any documents related to the
Filicaia Trust, or communications with the investment houses about the Family Trust other
than account statements already produced.
2.

Decision on Defendant's application to overrule Plaintiff's assertion of

attorney-client privilege over communications between her lawyers and Mr. Boyer (Dkt.
49) is reserved pending further submissions by the parties. By December 12, 2022,
Plaintiff shall file evidence and a brief, if any, of no more than 10 pages defending

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assertion of the privilege; by December 19, 2022, Defendant shall file evidence and a
brief, if any, of no more than 10 pages in support of its application to overrule; by
December 22, 2022, Plaintiff shall file a reply brief, if any, of no more than 5 pages.
3. Non-party Connie Ruta's application to quash the subpoena served on her
by Defendant (Dkt. 53) is granted without prejudice to a later application by Defendant
to subpoena Ms. Ruta in the event that evidence learned during future discovery
sufficiently establishes that Ms. Ruta is likely to have relevant information of which
discovery is warranted.
The Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to close the motions at Dkt. 43 and
Dkt. 53.
SO ORDERED.

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ROBERT W. LEHRBURGER
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Dated: November 18, 2022
New York, New York

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