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P.O. Box 15141
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PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS
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Albany, NY 12212-5141
PHONE: 518.862.1200
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Paul B. Harding•»•a
Victor L. Mazzotti • H ,
Rosemarie Riddell Bogdan ,,,
SUPERVISING ATTORNEYS October 13, 2021
Daniel P. Dagostino •t•tt"
Craig A. Cushing ••
Hon. Richard J. McNally, Jr.
Charles F. Farcher •
Peter J. Hickey •
Supreme Court Chambers
Nannette R. Kelleher • Rensselaer County Courthouse
Thomas J. Mortati ... Troy, New York 12180
Gina M. Spadaro , °**
Cassandra A. Kazukenus •
Re: Jeffrey Wait d/b/a Wait's Garage v. Erie Insurance
ATTORNEYS
Peter P. Balouskas "'
Co. of New York
Benjamin S. Barry, ... Index No.: EF2021-269030
Brian A. Benna • Date of Conference: October 20, 2021
Robert S. Bruschini •
Dana E. Cochrane •
Lauren A. Davis • Dear Judge McN ally:
Matthew J. Dillon •
James E. Duffy ,-
Nicole Haddadnia ,,
This office represents the Plaintiff with regard to the above Supplementary
Connor J. Hoffman • Uninsured Motorist (SUM) claim. I have enclosed herein a proposed Preliminary
Adam C. Hover• Conference Stipulation and Order for the Court's review and consideration.
Nicholas M. Khoury ,,
Should revisions be needed, kindly advise and a revised Stipulation and Order
Daniel R. Kinlan •
Maryanne E. Low-Haviland • will be submitted.
Philip S, Mazzotti ,.
Ronald B. Orlando • Should the enclosed be acceptable as drafted, I would respectfully request that the
Brian Y. Parker "
Sean M. Reidy •· Court execute the Stipulation and Order and return it to my office for filing and
Amelia W. Silver_,,;,- service.
Patrick D. Slade •
Elijah J. Surnmersell •
Michael T. Supley •
Maureen N. Tighe ,
Alex C. Turnello ,. • ..
Sonia A. Uddin •
Crystle A. Watts ,,
Michael L. White., ('
OF COUNSEL PJH/
Sean J. Doolan, Esq.,. Enclosure
Norman Andrew Palmiere, Esq. •
MAIN OFFICE
cc: Jennifer Dominelli, Esq. (with enclosure)
1 Wall Street
Albany, New York 12205
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[FILE_p: RENSSELAER COUNTY CLERK 09/09/2021 02: 16 PM} INDEX NO. EF2021-269030
NYSCEF Due. NO. 8 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/09/2021
SUPREME COURT
COUNTY OF RENSSELAER
Index No.
RJI No.
Plaintiff(s)
PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE
STIPULATION AND ORDER
• against-
(§§202.8 and 202.12 of the
Uniform Rules)
,·
£;.r-1 e -:Cns1A.V'llr1 ce Defendant(s)
[All items on the form must be completed unless inapplicable.]
It is hereby STIPULATED and ORDERED that disclosure shall proceed as
follows: ·
(1) Insurance Coverage CCPLR310190): If not already proviq~d; shall be
furnished by . Ct(a,.. . . .. on or before . ·D l CL. . . . ·. .
.
(2)
~~· Of 6:~;11~·1:' a bill of particulars shall be served byt>c
on or before---....---·
OCQ()lc-\81
·
(b) Bill of particulars shall be served by'7l-
before .. .
.Cno:ipJef
.·
Pd on or
(3) Medical Reports and Authorizations.:
Shall be served as follows:
-~--------'----'-'---------
Plaintiff shall send Defendant(s) copies of all medical records
obtained within ten (10) days of receipt.
Defendant(s) may use any authorization to obtain medical records,
and if it does, copies of those records shall be supplied to Plaintiff within ten (10)
days of receipt.
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(4) r'h:ysic;il •Examination:
(b) A c0,py:of the physician's report shall be furnished to Plaintiff(s) within
.. FhS: . . . days of the examination.
(5) Depositions: Choose (a) or (b)
(a) Deponent Date & Time Place
[Attach additional sheet if necessary]
(b) The parties shaU~et a schedule for depositions to be held no later than
1\.3 t· \i>lOci&>' .. and shall provide the court With the
scheclule.
Optional:.
â–¡ If one deposition fails to take place as scheduled, the remaining parties'
depositions shall nonetheless proceed as scheduled, except that priorities
between defendants and plaintiffs shall be preserved.
(6) Eleclronie Discovery,: Choose a, b or c
(a) There is no electronic discovery ............_...../. ·_·_·
_ _ _ __
{b) That parties have prepared and attached a separate Elctronic Discovery
Stipulation and Order establishing the methe>d and scope of any electro.nic
discovery pursuant to 22 NYCRR §202.12(c)(3) -.- - - - - - - -
(c) An Electronic Discovery Conference shall be held on ----......---.
at . . . . Attorneys for all parties Who appear at the
Electronic Discovery Conference ITIUst be sufficiently versed in matters
relating to their clients' technolggical systems to discuss completely all
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issues relating to electronic discovery. Attorneys may bring a client
representative or outside expert to assist in such electronic discovery
discussions.
(7) Other Disclosure: ,. . :2 2- I
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(a} All parties, on or before ..1) t)V{(!(i1V;ef ;8t:) 7
¢Bm,_ shall
exchange names and addresses of all eyew1tne.sses and notice
witnesses, statements of opposing parties and photographs, or, if none,
provide an affirmation to that effect. ·
(b} Aqthoriz;atio.n f'!l;Plalntlff(s)' employment records for the period.---_ __
(}'DrflP.le,H:OA shall be furnished on or before _ _ _ _ _ __
(c) Demand for disc9y__ery:~nd ,in ect n shall be served by , '+ , J.=r
; ...
on or before ·9 · .•· · · . The items sought ~hc:111 be
produced to the extent. at objected to, and objections, if any, shall be
stated on or before aa \.f2:ntbew: Bl), ie():J: 2:-
(d) Accident reports prepared In the regular course of b~~e;-~(an bi;
exchanged pursuant to CPLR 3101 (g) by. , \' QIQ').p tet:::s: Qt
(e) Other (interrogatories, CPLR 3130), etc.): '----'---------............-~------~.--
All such di~gJbsure, unless, otherwise noted herein, shall be completed by ..;,·------
0/10 k".C IJ:1 i30r6JD¢~_' . . .,•.·· ........,.,. . . . ·........
(f} Plaintiff shall provide authorizations for the following collateral source
providers (CPL~ A54~a}thin _ _ days:
....o.@:tlple.
,..... -~
.· ..
. . --~-. _.···
(8) lmple51der Motfon(s) :to amend'lhe ·pleadings. orfo-add •parties:
Shall be completed on or before·· .~h?oe~e.r:: Br, ;l.OJL\ .
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(9) End Da~e for AU Qjseio~1.1rst. other than expert disclosure: A/ipr--JJ. 08 ?0~ Z
This is a Standard Case. . . ,, ·
(Must be within 12 months Clfthe date the RJI was filed.
This is a Complex Case. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(Must be within 15 months of the date the RJI was filed.
(1 O) :·expert C)is~los1Jte:
All Expert Disclosure. mustbe completed in the specified time frames as set
forth in the Third Judicial District Rules. ··
(11) Motions: Any dispositive motion(s) (CPLR 3211 and 3212) shall be made on or
beforethirty (30) days following filing of the Note of Issue.
(12) Note of Issue: JI:'.. . ~ .....
sh~II file a note of. issue fcertificate of
readiness on or before· .... 8:gnJ BDi1..lfl;2. A copy of the stipulation and
order, an affirmation stati~atthe lerm~r of the stipulation and order have
been complied with, and an affidavit of service of the affirmation and note of
issue shall be served and filed with the note of issue on or before said date.
(13) The parties shall ensure that a stipulation of discontinuance shall be. promptly
filed if the case settles before the next meeting with the Court.
(14) Cc:Hn.pliance Conference: Shall be held on ...................____________-'-a.t ____=-.........
There wlll be no adjournments or extensions of these dates unless
approved by the Court.
Failure to comply with any ofthese directions may result in the Imposition
of costs or sanctions or other action authorized by law.
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Dated:
Dated:
Dated:
Attorney for Defendant(s)
Dated:
Troy, New York
SO ORDERED:
RICHARD J, McNALLY, JR.
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
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ADDITIONAL DIRECTIVES
In addition to the directives set forth on the annexed pages, it is further
ORDERED as follows:
DATED:
Troy, New York
SO ORDERED:
RICHARD J. McNALLY, JR.
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
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mm MARTIN, HARDING SEND ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO: P.O. Box 15141 PARTNERS m & MAzZOTTI PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS LLP® Albany, NY 12212-5141 PHONE: 518.862.1200 SERVICE BY FAX OR EMAIL NOT ACCEPTED. Paul B. Harding•»•a Victor L. Mazzotti • H , Rosemarie Riddell Bogdan ,,, SUPERVISING ATTORNEYS October 13, 2021 Daniel P. Dagostino •t•tt" Craig A. Cushing •• Hon. Richard J. McNally, Jr. Charles F. Farcher • Peter J. Hickey • Supreme Court Chambers Nannette R. Kelleher • Rensselaer County Courthouse Thomas J. Mortati ... Troy, New York 12180 Gina M. Spadaro , °** Cassandra A. Kazukenus • Re: Jeffrey Wait d/b/a Wait's Garage v. Erie Insurance ATTORNEYS Peter P. Balouskas "' Co. of New York Benjamin S. Barry, ... Index No.: EF2021-269030 Brian A. Benna • Date of Conference: October 20, 2021 Robert S. Bruschini • Dana E. Cochrane • Lauren A. Davis • Dear Judge McN ally: Matthew J. Dillon • James E. Duffy ,- Nicole Haddadnia ,, This office represents the Plaintiff with regard to the above Supplementary Connor J. Hoffman • Uninsured Motorist (SUM) claim. I have enclosed herein a proposed Preliminary Adam C. Hover• Conference Stipulation and Order for the Court's review and consideration. Nicholas M. Khoury ,, Should revisions be needed, kindly advise and a revised Stipulation and Order Daniel R. Kinlan • Maryanne E. Low-Haviland • will be submitted. Philip S, Mazzotti ,. Ronald B. Orlando • Should the enclosed be acceptable as drafted, I would respectfully request that the Brian Y. Parker " Sean M. Reidy •· Court execute the Stipulation and Order and return it to my office for filing and Amelia W. Silver_,,;,- service. Patrick D. Slade • Elijah J. Surnmersell • Michael T. Supley • Maureen N. Tighe , Alex C. Turnello ,. • .. Sonia A. Uddin • Crystle A. Watts ,, Michael L. White., (' OF COUNSEL PJH/ Sean J. Doolan, Esq.,. Enclosure Norman Andrew Palmiere, Esq. • MAIN OFFICE cc: Jennifer Dominelli, Esq. (with enclosure) 1 Wall Street Albany, New York 12205 TOLL FREE: 1.800.529.9922 FAX: 518.724.0385 SERVICE BY FAX OR EMAIL NOT ACCEPTED. Bruce L. Martin - Retired Attorneys Licensed as Indicated 1> Admitted in New York • Admitted in Massachusetts .. Admitted in Vennont t Admitted in the District of Columbia ttAdmitted in California t Admitted in Michigan H Admitted in New Hampshi1 e • Admitted in New Jersey •• Admitted in Connecticut • Admitted in Texas •• Admitted in New Mexico WWW. 1800LAW101 a.com [FILE_p: RENSSELAER COUNTY CLERK 09/09/2021 02: 16 PM} INDEX NO. EF2021-269030 NYSCEF Due. NO. 8 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/09/2021 SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF RENSSELAER Index No. RJI No. Plaintiff(s) PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE STIPULATION AND ORDER • against- (§§202.8 and 202.12 of the Uniform Rules) ,· £;.r-1 e -:Cns1A.V'llr1 ce Defendant(s) [All items on the form must be completed unless inapplicable.] It is hereby STIPULATED and ORDERED that disclosure shall proceed as follows: · (1) Insurance Coverage CCPLR310190): If not already proviq~d; shall be furnished by . Ct(a,.. . . .. on or before . ·D l CL. . . . ·. . . (2) ~~· Of 6:~;11~·1:' a bill of particulars shall be served byt>c on or before---....---· OCQ()lc-\81 · (b) Bill of particulars shall be served by'7l- before .. . .Cno:ipJef .· Pd on or (3) Medical Reports and Authorizations.: Shall be served as follows: -~--------'----'-'--------- Plaintiff shall send Defendant(s) copies of all medical records obtained within ten (10) days of receipt. Defendant(s) may use any authorization to obtain medical records, and if it does, copies of those records shall be supplied to Plaintiff within ten (10) days of receipt. 2 of 7 {F'i:LEP: . . . RENSSELAER .COUNTY CLERK 09}09/20·21 02 :16 PM! INDEX NO. EF2021-269030 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 8 . RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/09/2021 (4) r'h:ysic;il •Examination: (b) A c0,py:of the physician's report shall be furnished to Plaintiff(s) within .. FhS: . . . days of the examination. (5) Depositions: Choose (a) or (b) (a) Deponent Date & Time Place [Attach additional sheet if necessary] (b) The parties shaU~et a schedule for depositions to be held no later than 1\.3 t· \i>lOci&>' .. and shall provide the court With the scheclule. Optional:. □ If one deposition fails to take place as scheduled, the remaining parties' depositions shall nonetheless proceed as scheduled, except that priorities between defendants and plaintiffs shall be preserved. (6) Eleclronie Discovery,: Choose a, b or c (a) There is no electronic discovery ............_...../. ·_·_· _ _ _ __ {b) That parties have prepared and attached a separate Elctronic Discovery Stipulation and Order establishing the methe>d and scope of any electro.nic discovery pursuant to 22 NYCRR §202.12(c)(3) -.- - - - - - - - (c) An Electronic Discovery Conference shall be held on ----......---. at . . . . Attorneys for all parties Who appear at the Electronic Discovery Conference ITIUst be sufficiently versed in matters relating to their clients' technolggical systems to discuss completely all 2 3 of 7 {?ILED =· RENSSELAER ·COUNT:Y· CLERK 09./09/2021 02 :16 PM]: INDEX NO. EF20 2 1- 2 G9030 NYSCl:)f Doc. NO. 8 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/09/2021 issues relating to electronic discovery. Attorneys may bring a client representative or outside expert to assist in such electronic discovery discussions. (7) Other Disclosure: ,. . :2 2- I l~I.;. I 0 (a} All parties, on or before ..1) t)V{(!(i1V;ef ;8t:) 7 ¢Bm,_ shall exchange names and addresses of all eyew1tne.sses and notice witnesses, statements of opposing parties and photographs, or, if none, provide an affirmation to that effect. · (b} Aqthoriz;atio.n f'!l;Plalntlff(s)' employment records for the period.---_ __ (}'DrflP.le,H:OA shall be furnished on or before _ _ _ _ _ __ (c) Demand for disc9y__ery:~nd ,in ect n shall be served by , '+ , J.=r ; ... on or before ·9 · .•· · · . The items sought ~hc:111 be produced to the extent. at objected to, and objections, if any, shall be stated on or before aa \.f2:ntbew: Bl), ie():J: 2:- (d) Accident reports prepared In the regular course of b~~e;-~(an bi; exchanged pursuant to CPLR 3101 (g) by. , \' QIQ').p tet:::s: Qt (e) Other (interrogatories, CPLR 3130), etc.): '----'---------............-~------~.-- All such di~gJbsure, unless, otherwise noted herein, shall be completed by ..;,·------ 0/10 k".C IJ:1 i30r6JD¢~_' . . .,•.·· ........,.,. . . . ·........ (f} Plaintiff shall provide authorizations for the following collateral source providers (CPL~ A54~a}thin _ _ days: ....o.@:tlple. ,..... -~ .· .. . . --~-. _.··· (8) lmple51der Motfon(s) :to amend'lhe ·pleadings. orfo-add •parties: Shall be completed on or before·· .~h?oe~e.r:: Br, ;l.OJL\ . 3 4 of 7 [FILED:. RENSSELAER COUNTY' ·CLERK 09/0.9/202.1 02··i16 PMJ INDEX .No. EF2021-269030 NY~CEF DOC. NO. 8 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/09/2021 (9) End Da~e for AU Qjseio~1.1rst. other than expert disclosure: A/ipr--JJ. 08 ?0~ Z This is a Standard Case. . . ,, · (Must be within 12 months Clfthe date the RJI was filed. This is a Complex Case. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ (Must be within 15 months of the date the RJI was filed. (1 O) :·expert C)is~los1Jte: All Expert Disclosure. mustbe completed in the specified time frames as set forth in the Third Judicial District Rules. ·· (11) Motions: Any dispositive motion(s) (CPLR 3211 and 3212) shall be made on or beforethirty (30) days following filing of the Note of Issue. (12) Note of Issue: JI:'.. . ~ ..... sh~II file a note of. issue fcertificate of readiness on or before· .... 8:gnJ BDi1..lfl;2. A copy of the stipulation and order, an affirmation stati~atthe lerm~r of the stipulation and order have been complied with, and an affidavit of service of the affirmation and note of issue shall be served and filed with the note of issue on or before said date. (13) The parties shall ensure that a stipulation of discontinuance shall be. promptly filed if the case settles before the next meeting with the Court. (14) Cc:Hn.pliance Conference: Shall be held on ...................____________-'-a.t ____=-......... There wlll be no adjournments or extensions of these dates unless approved by the Court. Failure to comply with any ofthese directions may result in the Imposition of costs or sanctions or other action authorized by law. 4 5 of 7 (FILED: RENSSELAER. COUNTY CLERK 09/09/2021 . 02 f16 INDEX NO. EF2021-269030 NYSCEF DOC. NO. 8 RECEIVED NYSCEF: 09/09/2021 Dated: Dated: Dated: Attorney for Defendant(s) Dated: Troy, New York SO ORDERED: RICHARD J, McNALLY, JR. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE 5 6 of 7 [FILED': RENSSELAER COUNTY CLERK 09/0'.9/2'.02'1 0,2,.: 16 PMI INDEX NO. EF2021-269030 NYSCEF obc. NO. 8 Rlj:CEIVED NYSCEF: 09/09/2021 ADDITIONAL DIRECTIVES In addition to the directives set forth on the annexed pages, it is further ORDERED as follows: DATED: Troy, New York SO ORDERED: RICHARD J. McNALLY, JR. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE 6 7 of 7