Lara-Grimaldi v. County of Putnam et al

Filing 142

ORDER granting 141 Letter Motion for Discovery. The schedule is approved. No extensions will be granted. So Ordered. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 4/15/21) (yv)

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Honorable Kenneth M . Karas
United States District Court
Southern District of New York
300 Quarropas Street
White Plains, NY 10601-4150
Re:

Lara-Grimaldi v. County ofPutnam, et al., 17-cv-622-KMK

Your Honor:
Our firm represents the plaintiff Nancy Lara-Grimaldi in the above-referenced matter. We write at
Your Honor's direction in Dkt. 140. The undersigned and the attorney for the County of Putnam have
conferred and suggest the following plan to adjudicate Ms. Lara-Grimaldi's Monell claim.

Monell discovery demands:
Responses to discovery demands:
Plaintiffs expert report: 1
Defendant's expert report:
Depositions of experts:

April 27, 2021
June 25, 2021
August 6, 2021
September 6, 2021
October 6, 2021

In order to efficiently litigate Ms. Lara-Grimaldi's claims she suggests Your Honor enter partial
judgment pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 54 (b) on the dismissal of the deliberate indifference claims. The basis
for that application will essentially be that should the Second Circuit reverse, there is an eventuality where
the Monell claim would be tried, and even in the event of a plaintiffs verdict there would be an appeal, and
then a second trial to determine the appropriate amount of punitive damages, if any, against the individual
defendants. The parties propose the following briefing scheduled to litigate the Rule 54(b) issue, should
Your Honor be willing to entertain that application.
Plaintiffs motion:
Defendants' response:
Plaintiffs reply:

May 17, 2021
June 14, 2021
June 28, 2021

1The parties understand this to mean all experts including damage experts.

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Honorable Kenneth M. Karas

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These suggestions take into consideration that the undersigned will be conducting the trials of
Thomas v. McManus et al. , l 7-cv-04025-JCM (S.D.N.Y.) commencing on April 28, 2021 and Davis v. New
York State Department of Corrections, et al. , 16-cv-01474-TJM (N.D.N.Y.) commencing on June 14, 2021.
We thank Your Honor for Your continued attention in this matter.

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Respectfully submitted,

The schedule is approved. No extensions will
be granted.

David B. Rankin

4/15/21