Hager-Reilly v. SCO Family of Services
- John Koeltl
- 1:21-cv-11023
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Hager-Reilly v. SCO Family of Services, Magistrate Judge Cave ordered additional discovery, extended fact discovery, and scheduled a status conference.
Cheryl Hager-Reilly must provide the ordered financial, employment, and email discovery; both parties must follow the transcript, deadlines, certification, and status-conference requirements.
What happened
Hager-Reilly v. SCO Family of Services is a discovery dispute in which the court issued directions after a November 18, 2022 discovery conference. The order required the parties to obtain and file a transcript of that conference.
The court ordered Cheryl Hager-Reilly to provide unredacted information about compensation and benefits in her bank statements, download available 2021 pay stubs, produce 2021 Forms W-2, and search her personal email for relevant, non-privileged communications. The order also extended the fact-discovery deadline to December 23, 2022.
Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave warned that failing to follow discovery obligations could lead to sanctions, including dismissal for failure to prosecute. She scheduled a December 12, 2022 status conference, required a later joint certification that fact discovery was complete, and directed the Clerk to close ECF No. 65.
The detailed version
- Hager-Reilly v. SCO Family of Services · No. 1:21-cv-11023
- John Koeltl
- Nov. 21, 2022
Nature of the Order
This is a discovery-management order issued after a discovery conference held on November 18, 2022. It does not decide the underlying claims or defenses.
Orders Concerning Discovery
The court ordered the parties to request a transcript of the conference and file it on the docket. The court directed Cheryl Hager-Reilly to reproduce bank statements from January 1, 2021, through the present, removing redactions covering compensation or benefits received from any employer and the dates those payments were received. The order stated that she has a continuing obligation to produce updated bank statements as she receives additional compensation or benefits from an employer.
The court also directed Hager-Reilly to access the New York City Board of Education portal and download all available 2021 pay stubs for production to SCO Family of Services. She was ordered to produce all Forms W-2 received from any employer in 2021.
In addition, Hager-Reilly was ordered to conduct, under the supervision of her counsel, a reasonable search of her personal Hotmail account for relevant, non-privileged communications concerning her employment with SCO Family of Services or the lawsuit, and to produce responsive materials.
Deadlines and Other Directions
The court extended the fact-discovery deadline to December 23, 2022. The parties were ordered to submit a joint letter by December 30, 2022, certifying that fact discovery was complete. The court scheduled a status conference for December 12, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. It also directed the Clerk of Court to close ECF No. 65.
Warning About Compliance
The court reminded Hager-Reilly that failure to comply with discovery obligations under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the court's orders may result in sanctions, including dismissal of the action for failure to prosecute. The order itself did not dismiss the action or impose a sanction.
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