Board of Trustees of the Teamsters Local 445 Freight Construction Division Pension Fund and Teamsters Local 445 Education and Training Fund v. Kingston Block and Masonry Supply, LLC

Filing 22

ORDER: In order to facilitate the progress of pre-trial discovery in 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. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Andrew E. Krause on 11/25/2024) (tg)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TEAMSTERS
LOCAL 445 FREIGHT CONSTRUCTION DIVISION
PENSION FUND AND TEAMSTERS LOCAL
445 EDUCATION AND TRAINING FUND,
Plaintiff,
-against-

ORDER
24-cv-5153 (KMK) (AEK)

KINGSTON BLOCK AND MASONRY
SUPPLY, LLC,
Defendant.
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THE HONORABLE ANDREW E. KRAUSE, U.S.M.J.
In order to facilitate the progress of pre-trial discovery in 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, asserting a privilege, or raising any other form of discovery dispute 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 will 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, where applicable, 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, by video,
or by telephone to attempt to resolve the dispute. If the dispute is not resolved within 3 business

days of the completion of the meet-and-confer process, the objecting party then has 3 business
days to bring the issue to the attention of the Court by filing a letter motion requesting a
conference, in accordance with Local Civil Rule 37.2. The letter motion must not exceed 3
single-spaced pages, unless otherwise specified by the Court. Any adverse party has 3 business
days thereafter to submit a response, which also must not exceed 3 single-spaced pages.
Counsel 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. In most cases, the parties will have an opportunity to make oral replies to points made
in the letters at an in-person 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.
The time limitations set forth herein and in any other scheduling orders of the Court are
to be strictly observed, and the parties and counsel 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, or faster. 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.

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Finally, if issues arise during depositions that require the intervention of the Court,
counsel may contact chambers by telephone at 914-390-4070 during the deposition for a ruling.
Dated: November 25, 2024
White Plains, New York

SO ORDERED.
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ANDREW E. KRAUSE
United States Magistrate Judge

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