Empire Community Development, LLC v. Clark
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ORDER: In order to facilitate the progress of pre-trial discovery of this litigation in a just, speedy and inexpensive manner, to ensure compliance with the case management plan, and to prevent the accumulation of unresolved discovery issues, the following procedures will be followed for the resolution of discovery disputes: As further set forth by this Order. The Clerk of the Court is directed to mail a copy of this Order to the pro se Defendant. SO ORDERED (Signed by Magistrate Judge Andrew E. Krause on 1/17/2023) (tg) Transmission to Docket Assistant Clerk for processing.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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EMPIRE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, LLC,
Plaintiff,
-against-
ORDER
22-cv-7010 (NSR) (AEK)
CYNTHIA CLARK,
Defendant.
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THE HONORABLE ANDREW E. KRAUSE, U.S.M.J.
In order to facilitate the progress of pre-trial discovery of this litigation in a just, speedy
and inexpensive manner, to ensure compliance with the case management plan, and to prevent
the accumulation of unresolved discovery issues, the following procedures will be followed for
the resolution of discovery disputes:
The party objecting to disclosure, claiming an insufficient response to a discovery
request, or asserting a privilege bears the burden of coming forward by bringing the dispute to
the attention of the Court as hereinafter set forth.
In calculating when a dispute arises, the Court anticipates that the parties have complied
with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the Local Civil Rules of the United States District
Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, in that the discovery demand or
disclosure at issue and the adversary’s response have been served.
When a party determines it needs either to compel or preclude discovery, the party must,
within 3 business days, confer in good faith with the adverse party or parties in person or by
telephone to attempt to resolve the dispute. If the dispute is not resolved within 3 business days,
the objecting party then has 3 business days to bring the issue to the attention of the Court by
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filing a letter motion requesting a conference, in accordance with Local Civil Rule 37.2. The
letter motion must not exceed 2 double-spaced pages. Any adverse party has 3 business days
thereafter to submit a response, which also must not exceed 2 double-spaced pages. Parties may
annex to the letter submissions the relevant portions of the discovery demands or responses at
issue, and/or relevant portions of documents in dispute. Written replies will not be accepted. If
the Court deems it necessary, the parties will have an opportunity to make oral replies to points
made in the letters at the conference regarding the dispute.
When a legal privilege is asserted as a basis for refusing to comply with a discovery
demand, the parties must follow the same timetable set forth above for attempting to resolve the
dispute and raising the issue with the Court. In addition, the party asserting the privilege must, at
the same time it files its letter motion, file a privilege log that complies with all requirements of
Local Civil Rule 26.2 and file an in camera submission of legible copies of any material as to
which the assertion of the privilege is in dispute. If privilege is asserted only over certain parts
of a document, the in camera submission must clearly identify the portion(s) of the document for
which the privilege is being claimed. If disclosure of the privilege log would reveal privileged
information, the party asserting the privilege may file the privilege log under seal via ECF, and
serve a redacted log on the adverse party.
A party seeking to withhold responsive materials on the basis of a privilege must assert
such privilege in writing no later than 30 days from the date when the documents are demanded,
unless otherwise directed by the Court. If, in its ongoing obligation to supplement disclosure, a
party discovers additional documents that it intends to withhold based upon a privilege, such
privilege must be asserted by the party no later than 5 business days after receipt of the
documents from the client.
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Any failure to comply with the terms of this Order by not filing objections to discovery,
or assertions of privilege, in accordance with the time constraints, and in the form required by
this Order, may result in waiver of legal rights and privileges. The time limitations set forth
herein and in any other scheduling orders of the Court are to be strictly observed, and the parties
are not authorized to extend any of the set time limitations without the prior approval of the
Court.
On matters assigned for pre-trial supervision, any party wishing to file objections to a
discovery ruling entered orally on the record must, on the date of the ruling, order a transcript of
the proceeding in which the ruling was issued. The transcript must be ordered on a 2-day
expedited basis. The objecting party then shall have 14 days from the date of the receipt of the
transcript to file any objections with the assigned District Judge. A failure to order the record in
accordance with these directions may result in a failure to timely file objections.
The attention of the parties is respectfully directed to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
30(d) regarding the conduct of depositions. If a privilege objection is raised at a deposition, the
parties are directed to contact chambers by telephone during the deposition at 914-390-4070 for a
ruling.
The Clerk of the Court is directed to mail a copy of this Order to the pro se Defendant.
Dated: January 17, 2023
White Plains, New York
SO ORDERED.
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ANDREW E. KRAUSE
United States Magistrate Judge
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