Motion,Ex Parte: Lebert Jevaughn Vs Hernandez Pena Jose

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                                                  October 18, 2023
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING
Hon. Mary F. Thurber, J.S.C.
Bergen County Courthouse
10 Main Street, 3rd Floor
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601

                 Re:     Lebert v. Lyft, Inc., et al.
                         Docket No.: BER-L-000625-23
                         Our File No: 6159.01027

Dear Judge Thurber:

          Our firm represents the interests of Defendant, Lyft, Inc., in connection with the above-referenced
matter.

         Currently pending before Your Honor is Plaintiff’s Motion to Strike Defendant’s Answer for
failure to provide discovery, which is currently returnable Friday, October 20, 2023. Defendant has served
on Plaintiff uncertified discovery responses and expects to receive the executed certifications early next
week. See attached correspondence to Plaintiff’s counsel, dated October 17, 2023. At this time, Defendant
respectfully requests that the pending motion be carried one (1) cycle to the next return date of November
3, 2023 to allow us to obtain and serve the discovery certifications.

        The undersigned has called Plaintiff’s counsel to obtain her consent to this adjournment request,
but has not yet heard back from her.

          Thank you for Your Honor’s attention to the above.

                                                          Respectfully submitted,

                                                          /s/ Salma A. Attia
                                                          Salma A. Attia, Esq.
cc:       All counsel of record (via electronic filing)




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                                                                                          CALIFORNIA
                                                                                             FLORIDA
ATTORNEYS AT LAW                                                                            GEORGIA
50 TICE BOULEVARD                                                                            INDIANA
SUITE 250                                                                                 NEW JERSEY
WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ 07677                                                                   NEW YORK
                                                                                        PENNSYLVANIA
                                                                                         WASHINGTON
TELEPHONE 201-474-7100
FACSIMILE 201-474-7101                                                     WRITER’S DIRECT ACCESS
www.cmlawfirm.com                                                                        201-474-7100
                                                                                sattia@cmlawfirm.com
                                                  October 17, 2023

VIA EMAIL
Lisa A. Lehrer, Esq.
BRANDON J. BRODERICK, LLC
65 East Rt. 4
River Edge, NJ 07661

        Re:      Lebert v. Lyft, Inc., et al.
                 Docket No. BER-L-625-23
                 Our File No.: 6159.01027

Dear Ms. Lehrer:

        As you know, we represent Defendant Lyft, Inc. (“Defendant”) in the above-referenced
matter. Enclosed please find the following:

        1.       Defendant’s Answers to Form C and C(1) Uniform Interrogatories;

        2.       Defendant’s Responses to Plaintiff’s Notice to Produce;

        3.       Defendant’s Responses to Plaintiff’s Supplemental Notice to Produce; and

        4.       Defendant’s Document Production, which can be accessed at the following
                 link:https://cmlawfirm.sharefile.com/d-sb6a3e61fe3894567b1afd86532d49783

       The information and any opinions contained herein shall not be deemed or construed as
adoptive admissions. See Skibinski v. Smith, 206 N.J. Super. 349 (App. Div. 1985); Sallo v.
Sabatino, 146 N.J. Super. 416 (App. Div. 1976).

       Please be advised that Defendant’s discovery responses are uncertified. Our office
expects to receive the certifications by early next week.




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        Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.

                                                  Very truly yours,

                                                  CRUSER, MITCHELL, NOVITZ, SANCHEZ,
                                                  GASTON & ZIMET, LLP

                                                  /s/ Salma A. Attia
                                                  Salma A. Attia, Esq.

Enclosures




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