O'Reilly v. Rozon

Filing 28

ORDER granting 27 Letter Motion to Stay. So Ordered. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 3/12/2025) (jjc)

Case 7:24-cv-04986-KMK-JCM

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White Plains, NY
Atlantic City, NJ

March 12, 2025

ByECF
Hon. Kenneth M. Karas
U.S . District Court, Southern District of New York
300 Quarropas Street
White Plains, New York 10601-4150
Re:

O 'Reilly v. Rozon (No. 7:24-cv-04986-KMK-JCM)

Dear Judge Karas:
We represent defendant Gilbert Rozon in the above-captioned case and write jointly with
the plaintiff Bernadette O'Reilly to seek a stay of discovery. Rozon seeks this stay because he is
currently on trial in Canada.
Plaintiff alleges she was sexually assaulted by Rozon. Rozon denies Plaintiffs allegations.
At the time this case was filed, Rozon was being sued in Canada (the "Canadian Action") by
women who also allege sexual assault by Rozon (Rozon similarly denies these allegations).
Accordingly, in the parties' proposed Initial Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order, the
parties advised the Court: "Note, the Defendant, Gilbert Rozon, will be on trial in Canada
beginning in December 2024 and ending in late-March 2025 . As such, we respectfully request a
longer period to complete fact discovery." (Dkt. No. 15.) The Court proceeded to set a fact
discovery end-date of June 30, 2025. (Dkt. No. 16 ,r 5.) The Canadian Action is now expected to
conclude in June 2025 .
Rozon respectfully requests a stay of discovery so that he may focus his resources and
energies on the trial in the Canadian Action. The parties respectfully submit that while Plaintiff is
not a party in the Canadian Action, the testimony in the Canadian Action might be relevant to this
matter. 1 Furthermore, the outcome of the Canadian Action will likely have an effect on the
resolution of the instant matter. If the Court is amenable to a stay, the parties respectfully propose
that they advise the Court on or before June 30, 2025, whether the Canadian Action has concluded
and the stay can be lifted. We thank the Court for its time and attention.

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Granted. The Parties are to provide a status
report by no later than
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By: Isl Matthew L. McMullen
Matthew L. McMullen

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Respectfully,
3/12/25

YANKWITT LLP

By ft;JJ/MJ
Michael H. Reed

The parties reserve their rights regarding the relevance and admissibility in this matter of any testimony
or evidence admitted in the Canadian Action.