Opinion
16 Civ. 510 (RWS)
09-29-2016
RAMEEN GASERY, Plaintiff, v. KALAKUTA SUNRISE, LLC, STEPHEN HENDEL, ELLEN JACOBS, ROY ROSENTHAL, SHAKESPEARE THEATRE COMPANY, Defendants.
APPEARANCES: Plaintiff Pro Se Attorneys for Defendants LAW OFFICE OF ALEXANDER HARTNETT 83 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10024 By: Alexander Hartnett, Esq. CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 By: ABBE DAVID LOWELL, Esq.
OPINION APPEARANCES:
Plaintiff Pro Se
Attorneys for Defendants
LAW OFFICE OF ALEXANDER HARTNETT
83 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10024
By: Alexander Hartnett, Esq. CHADBOURNE & PARKE LLP
1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
By: ABBE DAVID LOWELL, Esq. Sweet, D.J.
A pretrial conference in this action was held on September 27, 2016. The plaintiff, Rameen Gasery ("Gasery" or "Plaintiff"), pro se, seeks damages for misattribution by the Defendants of a photograph published by the Defendants pursuant to a contract between the parties.
Pending is Defendants' motion to strike the Second Amended Complaint ("SAC") and reply to affirmative defenses as improperly served. Given Plaintiff's pro se status, the motion is denied and the SAC and reply to affirmative defenses will be docketed and filed. It is anticipated that the Defendants will move to dismiss the SAC.
The Plaintiff has been advised of the difficulty of prosecuting his claim without counsel, and it is hoped that counsel can be assigned.
It is so ordered. New York, NY
September 29, 2016
/s/ _________
ROBERT W. SWEET
U.S.D.J.