Opinion
21 Civ. 9342 (AT)
12-06-2021
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF GS MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORPORATION II, COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2012-GCJ9, acting by and through Rialto Capital Advisors, LLC, as Special Servicer under the Pooling and Seivicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2012, Plaintiff, v. MATTONE GROUP JAMAICA CO., LLC, THE NEW YORK CITY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, "JOHN DOE NO. 1" TO "JOHN DOE NO. 100" inclusive, the last one hundred names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises described in the complaint, Defendants.
ORDER
ANALISA TORRES, DISTRICT JUDGE
To protect the public health, while promoting the "just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of eveiy action and proceeding," Fed.R.Civ.P. 1, it is ORDERED pursuant to Rules 30(b)(3) and 30(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that all depositions in this action may be taken via telephone, videoconference, or other remote means. It is further ORDERED pursuant to Rule 30(b)(5) that a deposition will be deemed to have taken place "before an officer appointed or designated under Rule 28" if such officer attends the deposition using the same remote means used to connect all other participants, so long as all participants (including the officer) can clearly hear and be heard by all other participants. The parties are encouraged to engage in discoveiy through remote means at every available opportunity.
SO ORDERED.