Kent-Friedman v. The State Of New York et al
Plaintiff: Alison Kent-Friedman
Defendant: The State Of New York, The New York State Insurance Fund, Eric Madoff, William O'Brien, Peter Cusick, John Dormin, Joseph Mullen and John and Jane Doe
Case Number: 1:2018cv04422
Filed: May 17, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: Foley Square Office
County: Nassau
Presiding Judge: Victor Marrero
Nature of Suit: Employment
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 2000
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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April 22, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 209 ORDER Upon consent of the parties (see Dkt. No. 208), trial in this matter is hereby adjourned sine die pending the resolution of settlement discussions. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 4/22/2024) (jca)
April 9, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 207 ORDER: The parties advise the Court in a letter dated April 8, 2024 that they anticipate "being able to finalize [a] settlement agreement within approximately one week" and that a stipulation of dismissal with prejudice "will be filed shortly thereafter." (Dkt. No. 206.) The parties are hereby directed to - if such stipulation is not filed by April 19, 2024 - advise the Court no later than April 19, 2024 whether the currently scheduled trial in this matter should be adjourned or removed from the Court's calendar. (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 4/9/2024) (ate)
March 4, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 202 ORDER A trial in this matter is scheduled to begin on May 2, 2024. The parties are hereby ORDERED to, within fourteen (14) days, submit a joint status letter updating the Court on the prospect of settlement. The parties are also reminded that the Court's Individual Practices require that pretrial submissions, including any motions in limine, be submitted to the Court not less than thirty (30) days before trial. SO ORDERED. (Ready for Trial by 5/2/2024.) (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 3/4/2024) (jca)
November 3, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 199 ORDER Counsel for Defendant John Dormin ("Dormin") requests that Dormin be terminated from this action, as all claims against Dormin have been dismissed. (See Dkt. No. 197.) The request is hereby GRANTED. The Clerk's Office is resp ectfully directed to terminate Dormin from this action and to issue judgment removing Dormin from the action, as no claims against him remain open. SO ORDERED. John Dormin terminated. (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 11/3/2023) (jca) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing.
October 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 184 ORDER Plaintiff's counsel requests an ex parte or in camera conference with the Court to explain an unexpected development. (See Dkt. No. 183.) Counsel advises that the conference will be solely for scheduling purposes and will not affect a substantial right of any party. (See id.) Accordingly, the Court hereby schedules an ex parte phone conference with Plaintiff's counsel to discuss scheduling. Plaintiff's counsel is directed to call the Court's Chambers phone line at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. SO ORDERED. (Telephone Conference set for 10/11/2023 at 09:30 AM before Judge Victor Marrero.) (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 10/5/2023) (jca)
September 29, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 182 ORDER. In light of the Court's Decision and Order (see Dkt. No. 181)resolving Defendants' motion for summary judgment, the parties are directed to confer and to advise the Court within fourteen (14) days of this Order regarding the contemplated length of trial and a proposed schedule. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 9/29/23) (yv)
September 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 181 DECISION AND ORDER granting in part and denying in part 152 Motion for Summary Judgment. For the foregoing reasons, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion (the "Motion") filed by defendants New York State Insurance Fund, Eric Madoff, Will iam O'Brien ("O'Brien"), Peter Cusick, Joseph Mullen ("Mullen"), and John Dormin ("Dormin") for summary judgment (Dkt. No. 152) dismissing the Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 41) is GRANTED as to Counts Two, Five, and Eight; and it is further ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED, with respect to Dormin, O'Brien, and Mullen only, as to Counts Six and Seven; and it is further ORDERED that the Motion is DENIED in all other respects. SO ORDERED.. (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 9/27/2023) (jca)
March 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 170 ORDER Plaintiff's letter motion for reconsideration (Dkt. No. 169) of the Court's Order granting additional pages toDefendants for their combined Reply (Dkt. No. 168) is DENIED. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 3/16/2023) (jca)
August 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 145 ORDER Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that, by August 8, 2022, the parties shall notify the court whether they request supplemental submissions, beyond those already approved by the Court, or whether the parties request full briefing of a consoli dated motion for summary judgment to be filed by Defendants. If the parties request either supplemental submissions or full briefing, they shall also advise the Court of the extent to which, if at all, their proposed briefing schedule should be modified. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 8/4/2022) (jca)
June 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 127 ORDER: The Court is in receipt of the parties' respective responses to the Court's June 4, 2021 Order to Show Cause. (ECF 124-26). No sanctions are warranted at this time. Because NYSIF has agreed to amend its privilege log, NYSIF is dire cted to serve its supplemental privilege log and any supplemental documents agreed to in ECF 125 Ex. G within 7 days of this Order. From the review of the parties' letters, the Court does not anticipate any further discovery disputes. Now that discovery is closed, by June 18, 2021, the parties shall submit a joint status letter regarding next steps: settlement, dispositive motions, and/or trial. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang on 6/10/2021) (rro)
March 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 93 ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED, that counsel shall conduct work remotely. This includes, but is not limited to, client meetings, work meetings, and hand deliveries of courtesy copies to the Court (courtesy copies can be sent via email or mail). It i s further ORDERED, that no in-person depositions shall take place on or before April 30, 2020, absent a showing of exceptionally good cause. For depositions planned on or after May 1, 2020, parties shall submit a joint status letter with depositio n plan(s) fourteen (14) days before the planned deposition(s). It is further ORDERED, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b)(4), that all unexpired discovery deadlines are hereby EXTENDED for a period of 60 days. Counsel shall file a joint proposed ord er with the new discovery deadlines within seven (7) days of this Order. Nothing in this Order prevents the parties from seeking to further modify the pretrial schedule in light of the COVID-19 pandemic (or for any other good cause). Before seeki ng such relief, the parties must, as always, meet and confer (via remote means) in a good faith effort to reach agreement on how best to fulfill the goals of Rule 1 while avoiding unnecessary health risks. It is further ORDERED that if counsel has any private, personal, familial or medical concerns that they need to share with the Court that would necessitate further orders, counsel may email Wang_NYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov ex parte provided that they advise the other parties that they will be contacting the Court ex parte. SO ORDERED. (Deposition due by 4/30/2020.) (Signed by Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang on 3/18/2020) (jca)
February 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 92 RULE 502(d) ORDER...regarding procedures to be followed that shall govern the handling of confidential material...So Ordered. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang on 2/19/20) (yv)
February 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 85 ORDER: The Court held a Status Conference in this matter on February 5, 2020. As discussed at the conference, the fact discovery deadline is extended to April 28, 2020. The parties shall file any proposed protective order by February 14, 2020. The parties shall also file a joint discovery status letter by April 17, 2020. SO ORDERED. (Fact Discovery due by 4/28/2020.) (Signed by Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang on 2/5/2020) (jca)
January 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 84 ORDER, The Court is in receipt of the parties' request for an extension of the discovery deadline to April 28, 2020. (ECF 83). That request is DENIED at this time. The Court will hold a discovery status conference on Wednesday, February 5, 20 20 at 4:00 p.m. in Courtroom 20D, Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007. The parties shall be prepared to explain at the conference what has been produced to date and a more concrete plan for completing discovery. SO ORDERED. (Discovery Hearing set for 2/5/2020 at 04:00 PM in Courtroom 20D, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang.) (Signed by Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang on 1/22/20) (yv)
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Plaintiff: Alison Kent-Friedman
Represented By: William W Cowles, II
Represented By: Samuel Okwudili Maduegbuna
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