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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled June 17, 2022

Ameriway Corporation v. Chen

Judge
Vernon Broderick
Docket
1:19-cv-09407
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
DiscoveryCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Ameriway v. Chen, Judge Figueredo ordered steps to resolve discovery disputes and set deadlines for further discovery and a status update.

Who this affects

Ameriway Corporation and the defendants, who were directed to address discovery disputes, complete a document search, and provide a joint status update.

What happened

In Ameriway Corporation v. May Yan Chen et al., the court addressed unresolved disputes about discovery, the exchange of information and documents during a lawsuit.

The court directed the parties to discuss the listed discovery disputes, finish searching for Terms & Conditions by August 1, 2022, and file a joint update by August 5, 2022. It also explained that any request to keep documents secret must be made through a proper motion addressing the applicable legal standard.

Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo issued the order on June 17, 2022. She also directed the Clerk of Court to close the motions identified as ECF Nos. 114, 115, and 131.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Ameriway Corporation v. Chen · No. 1:19-cv-09407
Judge
Vernon Broderick
Date
June 17, 2022

Order

The court directed Ameriway Corporation and the defendants to meet and discuss the unresolved discovery disputes raised in the parties’ letters at ECF Nos. 114–115, 118–119, 121, 126, 132, 138, and 142.

The parties were also ordered to complete the search for Terms & Conditions discussed during conferences on May 23 and June 16, 2022, by Monday, August 1, 2022. They had to submit a joint status letter by Friday, August 5, 2022, updating the court on the progress of discovery.

Sealing Requests

The court stated that, if the parties wanted particular documents placed under seal, they had to file a proper sealing motion explaining how the standard described in Lugosch v. Pyramid Co. of Onondaga, 435 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2006), was satisfied.

Disposition

The Clerk of Court was directed to close the motions at ECF Nos. 114, 115, and 131. The order was signed by Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo.

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