See notice of motion (motion sequence number 006), Struble affirmation, exhibits A, B. Geragos served plaintiff with: 1) a first document request on Augand 2) a second document request on September 15, 2017. It, however, does not appear that the parties memorialized these proposals or otherwise adopted them in the compliance conference stipulation that the court signed on September 28, 2017. Finally, prior to a Septemcompliance conference, plaintiff's counsel circulated an email on Septemthat contained proposals on the manner in which the various attorneys herein might produce electronically stored documents. Plaintiff also served the following items on G & G: 1) a first document request, dated 2) a second document request, dated Augand 3) an interrogatory request, dated August 31, 2017. See notice of motion (motion sequence number 005), Movit affirmation, exhibits 5, 6, 7, 12, 9, 11. Plaintiff served the following items on Geragos: 1) a notice to admit, dated 2) a first document request, dated 3) a second document request, dated Aug4) a third document request, dated Octo5) an interrogatory request, dated Augand 6) an insurance policy demand, dated May 1, 2017. The instant motions and cross motions concern certain of the parties' still outstanding discovery demands. No note of issue has yet been filed, and this action remains in its discovery phase. A request for judicial intervention was filed on February 17, 2015, and a preliminary conference order was entered on June 8, 2017. G & G and Geragos filed their respective answers with affirmative defenses on June 30, 2017. See notice of motion (motion sequence number 005), exhibit 1. Plaintiff commenced this action on Decemby filing a summons and complaint that sets forth one cause of action for defamation. This action centers on plaintiff's allegation that, on December 2, 2014, Geragos committed a defamatory act against him by publicly claiming on Twitter that he (plaintiff) had raped popular recording artist and entertainer Stefani Germanotta, p/k/a Lady Gaga, and later repeating that statement in music trade magazine TMZ. G & G, of which Geragos is the sole principal, is a law firm that he operates as a licensed professional corporation, with offices in both California and New York. Geragos is an attorney, licensed in both California and New York, who mainly practices within the music and entertainment businesses. See notice of motion (motion sequence number 005), Movit affirmation, exhibit 1 (complaint), ¶ 6. Plaintiff is a music producer and a resident of the State of California. These motions and cross motions are all disposed of in accordance with the following decision. Luke (plaintiff), moves to compel certain discovery, while defendant Mark Geragos (Geragos) cross-moves for a protective order against that request (together, motion sequence number 005), while Geragos moves separately for an order to compel, co-defendant Geragos & Geragos, a Professional Corporation (G & G) cross-moves for the same relief, and plaintiff cross-moves for a confidentiality order (together, motion sequence number 006). In this defamation action, plaintiff Lukasz Gottwald, professionally known as Dr. Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP Mark Geragos and GERAGOS & GERAGOS, A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION, Defendants.Īttorney for Defendant Geragos & Geragos, A Professional Corporation This opinion is uncorrected and will not be published in the printed Official Reports. Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
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