Joint Stock Company Channel One Russia Worldwide v. Infomir LLC
- George Daniels
- 1:16-cv-01318
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Joint Stock Company Channel One Russia Worldwide v. Infomir, Judge Moses set briefing deadlines while leaving discovery deadlines in place.
The plaintiffs and defendants in the case, particularly the parties involved in the reconsideration briefing and expert discovery.
What happened
In Joint Stock Company Channel One Russia Worldwide v. Infomir LLC, the plaintiffs asked the court to reconsider its August 19, 2020 order.
The court set September 16 for the defendants’ opposition and September 23 for any reply. It also said the reconsideration request did not pause the earlier order or extend the September 30 deadline for completing expert depositions.
Judge Moses reminded the parties that they could still seek additional, limited discovery about the defendants’ expert witnesses if the discovery met the stated federal rules and prior court limits. The order did not decide the reconsideration motion.
The detailed version
- Joint Stock Company Channel One Russia Worldwide v. Infomir LLC · No. 1:16-cv-01318
- George Daniels
- Sept. 4, 2020
Background
On September 2, 2020, the plaintiffs filed a motion for reconsideration— a request asking the court to revisit—an August 19, 2020 order. The opinion does not describe the underlying dispute or specify what relief the plaintiffs sought through reconsideration.
Briefing schedule
The court directed the defendants to file opposition papers by September 16, 2020. Any reply papers had to be served by September 23, 2020.
Discovery and effect of the motion
The court reminded the parties that filing a reconsideration motion did not stay, or pause, the August 19 order and did not extend previously established discovery deadlines. The deadline to complete expert depositions remained September 30, 2020.
The court also clarified that the August 19 order did not bar the plaintiffs from seeking additional discovery concerning the defendants’ expert witnesses. It expressly allowed the parties, during or after the expert depositions, to request additional tailored expert discovery involving nonprivileged matters within the scope of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 and not barred by the court’s September 26, 2019 opinion and order.
Disposition
The opinion sets a briefing schedule and provides reminders about discovery. It does not state that the motion for reconsideration was granted or denied. Judge Barbara Moses signed the order on September 4, 2020.
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