Davis v. Metro-North Railroad Company
- Philip Halpern
- 7:22-cv-05841
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Davis v. Metro-North Railroad Company, Judge Halpern ordered a discovery conference and directed the parties to try resolving disputes about certification and document requests.
Tarrin Davis and Metro-North Railroad Company, in their discovery dispute concerning a certification and requested documents.
What happened
In Davis v. Metro-North Railroad Company, Tarrin Davis asked the court to intervene in discovery disputes involving a certification page and Requests 31, 32, 33, and 24. Davis specifically sought the contract between Metro-North and MetLife concerning supplemental sickness benefits and other responsive documents.
The court scheduled an in-person conference for March 28, 2023, and directed the parties to try to resolve the disputes without court intervention. The parties also had to notify the court if the issues were resolved before the conference.
Judge Philip M. Halpern directed the Clerk of Court to terminate the pending letter motions. The opinion text does not show a final order compelling Metro-North to produce the requested documents.
The detailed version
- Davis v. Metro-North Railroad Company · No. 7:22-cv-05841
- Philip Halpern
- Feb. 28, 2023
Background
Tarrin Davis, represented by counsel, asked the court to intervene in discovery disputes with Metro-North Railroad Company. The disputes concerned a certification page and Requests 31, 32, 33, and 24. The opinion text indicates that Davis challenged the form of a certification and sought additional documents.
For Request 33, Davis sought the contract between Metro-North and MetLife concerning supplemental sickness benefits provided to Metro-North employees who miss work because of an injury. The text states that Metro-North asserted a lien on any recovery by Davis for funds provided through MetLife, and that Metro-North had produced a portion of a collective bargaining agreement but not the MetLife contract. Davis sought the contract to assess whether Metro-North or MetLife had a valid lien on those benefits.
Court’s Action
The court scheduled an in-person discovery conference for March 28, 2023. It directed the parties to try to resolve the matters raised in Davis’s letter without court intervention and to advise the court by letter if the disputes were resolved before the conference. The Clerk of Court was directed to terminate the pending letter motions, Documents 19 and 23.
The opinion text is partially corrupted and does not clearly state that the court granted or denied Davis’s requests to compel production. It therefore does not establish a final ruling requiring Metro-North to produce the requested documents. The order also does not decide whether either party had a valid lien or resolve the underlying dispute concerning benefits or liability.
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