Case Information
*1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
VIRAL BHAGAT, 24cv01424 (VEC) (RFT)
Plain�ff, ORDER
-against- ANUJA SHARAD SHAH,
Defendant. ROBYN F. TARNOFSKY, United States Magistrate Judge:
For the reasons discussed at the discovery conference on May 16, 2025:
1. A report and recommendation will be forthcoming to address the motions at ECF 48,
216, 251 and 277 . 2. Plaintiff’s motion to compel a further response to interrogatory number 1 of his
second set of interrogatories ( as disproportionate to the needs of the case. Defendant has not timely complied with item 19 of my order at . I am
retroactively extending until without a request by Defendant the time for Defendant to file proof of the reason she asked to reschedule the conference on Monday, May 12, 2025. GRANTED IN PART AND . Specifically, the motion is GRANTED IN PART (points 1-4) in that
Plaintiff shall by once again provide Defendant with a copy of a) all materials produced by third parties and b) his own document production. Plaintiff shall include all materials sent to and received from third parties in connection with all subpoenas, including but not limited to his termination letter from Meta and all correspondence with counsel for the subpoenaed third parties. Plaintiff shall send t he links to the materials to my Chambers email address and to Defendant at the same time, to demonstrate that the links are operable. The motion is DENIED IN PART (points 5-6) in that c) whether and to what exten t the discovery schedule will *2 be extended to permit any depositions of third parties will be discussed at a conference during the week of May 19, 2025, and d) Plaintiff is not required to provide the requested attestation, although Defendant may question Plaintiff at his deposition about Dordi’s role.
5. Plaintiff’s motions for sanctions for Defendant’s alleged fraud on the Court ( ECF 272,
ECF 280 ) are as insufficiently supported by fact, among other reasons stated on the record.
6. Defendant is ORDERED to serve her motion to compel discovery from third party
Dordi ( ) and include a copy of my order on ECF 112 on Dordi’s counsel by May 19, 2025 and to file proof of service on the docket by that same date.
7. without prejudice to
renewal after the parties meet and confer; the parties are ORDERED to meet and confer by May 19, 2025 concerning the issues raised in this motion. With regard to Defendant’s claim that Plaintiff has improperly redacted documents, if the parties are unable to resolve the issue, Defendant shall file a letter-motion on the docket by that attaches up to five documents that she claims are improperly redacted, along with the corresponding privilege log entries; Plaintiff shall by May 20, 2025 send unredacted copies of any such documents for my review in Chambers to my Chambers email address. To the extent there are any other outstanding issues after the parties meet and confer, Defendant shall raise those issues in a letter- motion filed on the docket by May 20, 2025.
8. Plaintiff’s motion to compel ( GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART .
The motion is to the extent that it seeks production of a hit report that Defendant represents does not exist. It is GRANTED IN PART, in that if Plaintiff by again provides Defendant with his first set of interrogatories and RFAs, then Defendant shall respond by May 19, 2025. To the extent Plaintiff contends that any such responses are insufficient, he shall meet and confer with Defendant and raise any unresolved issues by letter-motion by May 20, 2025. *3 Defendant’s motion to compel third-party productions ( DENIED AS MOOT ; Plaintiff will, as set forth in item 4 above, provide Defendant with all materials sent to and received from third parties in connection with any subpoenas he served. Plaintiff’s motion to quash ( without prejudice to renewal after
the Court determines whether and to what extent the discovery schedule will be extended to permit depositions of third parties.
The parties are reminded that they are expected to comply with all Court orders. If a party is unable to comply with a Court-ordered deadline, he or she shall file an application for an extension of time on the docket before the deadline. Failure to comply with a Court deadline without extremely good cause could lead to sanctions.
A video conference is scheduled for Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 12:00 p.m . Pro se Plaintiff and pro se Defendant are directed to join the video conference at the scheduled time with audio on but no video. The Courtroom Deputy will send the conference details. The public may observe by calling (646) 453-4442 and entering access code: 893 858 499#.
The Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to terminate ECF 241, 271, 272, 276, 280, 281, 287, and 294. SO ORDERED.
DATED: May 16, 2025
New York, NY
__________________________ ROBYN F. TARNOFSKY United States Magistrate Judge