Opinion
Civil Action 20 Civ. 9419 (PGG) (SLC)
01-04-2022
JAMES CLARK, Plaintiff, v. NYC DOC Commissioner Cynthia Brann; Patsy Yang Health Director Commissioner; Margaret Egan Board of Correction Executive Director, Defendants.
ORDER
SARAH L. CAVE, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
Pursuant to the Discovery Status Conference held today, January 4, 2022, the Court ordered as follows:
Defendants have reported that they have produced to Plaintiff James Clark approximately 1, 000 pages of documents produced in the actions severed from Mr. Clark's lawsuit (the “Severed Actions”). See Lee v. Dep't of Corr., No. 20 Civ. 8407 (GBD) (SDA), 2020 WL 6565142 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 9, 2020). Mr. Clark shall continue his review of these documents.
By Tuesday, January 25, 2022, Defendants shall produce to Mr. Clark transcripts of any depositions of Defendants or City employees taken in the Severed Actions.
By Friday, January 28, 2022, Mr. Clark shall request from Defendants, in conformity with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34(b)(1), any additional documents.
The Court will hold a Telephone Discovery Status Conference on Monday, February 14, 2022 at 3:00 pm on the Court's conference line (the “Discovery Conference”). The parties are directed to call: 866-390-1828, access code: 380-9799, at the scheduled time. The parties should be prepared to discuss at the Discovery Conference any remaining fact discovery, and next steps in this action.
It is hereby ORDERED that the Warden or other official in charge of the VCBC produce plaintiff James Clark, Book & Case no. 1411709283 on Monday, February 14, 2022, no later than 2:45 p.m. (15 min. in advance), to a suitable location within VCBC, or elsewhere within the Department of Correction (“DOC”) that is equipped with a telephone, for the purpose of participating by telephone in a conference with the Court and defendants' counsel. If the scheduled date and time for the conference presents a hardship, the Warden or the Warden's designee should promptly inform the Court by calling (212) 805-0214.
It is further ORDERED that defendants' counsel must: (1) transmit this order to the Warden immediately and (2) contact VCBC to arrange the telephone call.
The Clerk of the Court is respectfully directed to mail a copy of this order to Mr. Clark at the below address.
SO ORDERED.