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SCARCELLA LAw OFFICES
ANTHONY J. SCARCELLA. P.C.* 44 CHURCH STREET, SUITE 150
M. SEAN DU F FY* WHITE PLAINS. NY 10801
TEL: (914) 682-1400
I K A. SIESEL
ROBERT J. BELLINSON
TINO LATORRE
LAURIE MARCH
PAT LONGOBUCCO
*Also
admitted
inConnectkut
November 27, 2023
Via regular mail and fax: (212) 980-8256
Via certified mail: 9589 0710 5270 0229 4435 17
Jeffrey B. Melcer
65 - Suite I 101
Broadway
New York, NY 10006
Re: Client: Muhammad Azhar Muhammad Rilwan
Date of Accident: 5/6/2020
Dear Mr. Melcer:
I am in receipt of your letter wherein you have advised my office that MUHAMMAD AZHAR
MUHAMMAD RILWAN has retained your office to represent him in the above matter. Thus,
your office has substituted my office as attorneys of record for MUHAMMAD AZHAR
MUHAMMAD RILWAN. I have enclosed a duly executed Consent to Change Attorney
form.
I have enclosed a breakdown of costs advanced by my office on behalf of the client. Specifically,
the sum of $1,936.37. Upon receipt hereof please forward said sum to my office.
Also enclosed is a Preliminary Conference Stipulation and Compliance Conference
Principal Law Clerk Report & Order. Please enter your appearance with NYSCEF and
attend all appearances scheduled therein.
As to any liens and/or legal fees to my office, please contact us upon resolution of the matter and
we shall request the Court to set out lien unless we can agree otherwise.
Very truly yours,
SGARCELLA LAW OFFICES
Enclosure
AJS/tms
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MUHAMMAD AZHAR MUHAMMAD RILWAN,
Plaintiff,
CONSENT TO CHANGE
ATTORNEY
- against -
JOSE VALENCIA, ALFREDO'S FOREIGN CARS INC.,
and ALFREDO'S ITALIAN CARS, LLC,
Defendants.
______________________________________________________________________Ç
IT IS HEREBY CONSENTED that THE LAW OFFICES OF JEFFREY B MELCER
PLLC, 65 Broadway, Suite 1101, New York, New York 10006, as attorneys of record for the
undersigned in the above entitled action in place and stead ofthe undersigned outgoing attorneys as
of the date hereof and for all purposes hereinafter.
Dated: October 11, 2023
MUHAM AD AZHAR MUHAMMAD RILWAN
Incoming Attorneys Outgoing Attorneys
THE LAW OFFICES OF JEFFREY ANTHONY J. SCARCELLAt , PC
B MELCER PLLC 44 Church Street
White Plains, NY 10601-1900
By: r eÍcer, Esq. By:
STATE OF NEW YORK : COUNTY OF NEW YORK
On October 11, 2023, before me personally came MUHAMMAD AZHAR MUHAMMAD
RILWAN, to be known and known to me to be the same person described in and who executed the
foregoing consent and acknowledged to me that he executed the same.
NOTA Y PUBLIC
Migdalia Rosas
Commissioner of Deeds
City of New York No. 3-7159
Certificate Filed in New York
County
Commission .ixpires July 1,
2025
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Cost report for Rilwan, Azhar
Date TaskCode Payee Description Cost Acet/Check No
7/20/2020 Medical Recor Jacobi Medical Center INV # 7167 2395 $32.25 6038
11/2/2021 Radiology disc( Gotham Diagnostic Ima discs and reports $100.00 6474
6/3/2022 Film review fee Charles Blatt, MD MRI LS $75.00 6672
6/9/2022 Narrative Fee Charles Blatt, MD $250.00 6675
7/28/2022 Narrative Fee Daras, Michael, M.D. $850.00 6727
3/20/2023 Court Fees Westchester County CI INDEX NUMBER 216.28 $216.28 Credit Card
3/27/2023 Process Servic Martin Bandel INV # 2023 -267 $315.00 6934
5/19/2023 Court Fees Westchester County CI RJI we EFILED $97.84 Cedit Card
TOTAL COST $1,936.37
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SUPREMECOURTOFTHE STATEOF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER-COMPLIANCE PART
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MUHAMMAD AZHAR MUHAMMAD RILWAN,
Plaintiff(s), COMPLIANCE CONFERENCE
PRINCIPAL LAW CLERK
REPORT & ORDER
-against- index No.: 58231/2023
R.J.L Date: 5/19/2023
S& G Date: 5/18/2024
JOSE VALENCIA, ALFREDO'S FOREIGN CARS INC.
and ALFREDO'S ITALIAN CARS LLC,
Defendant(s)
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CARI S. YOUNG, P.L.C.
The parties having appeared for a virtual Compliance Conference on August 31, 2023, Principal Law
Clerk, Cari S. Young, submits this report and acommendation as follows:
Appearances:
Plaintiff(s): Sean Duffy, Esq. Defendant(s): Brett Goldman, Esq.
DISCLOSURE SHALL PROCEED AND BE COMPLETED AS FOLLOWS:
(X) On or hefore September 8, 2023, Defendants shall serve Responses to Plaintiff's discovery
demands served on May 1.6, 2023.
(X) Plaintiff Rilwan and Defendant Valencia's, depositions shall be held on September 20,
2023.
(X) All party depositions shall be completed on or before October 20, 2023.
THE PARTIES ARE REMINDED THAT THEY LACK AUTHORITY TO ADJOURN COURT-
ORDERED DEPOSITIONS WITHOUT A PRIOR COURT ORDER AND At OURNMENTS WILL
ÒNLY BE CRANTED FOR GOOD CAUSE $HOWN. ANY $ HEDULING CONFLICTS BETWEEN
COUNSEL MUST BE RESOLVED BY THE PARTIES SO AS TO COMPLY WITH THIS COURT
ORDER. NON-COMPLIANCE MAY RESULT IN A WAIVER, THE ISSUANCE OF A BRIEFING
SCHEDULE, AND.R A TRUNCATED DISCOVERY SCHEDULE FOR ANY REMAINING
DISCOVERY.
Any failure to comply strictly with the terms hereof shall be grounds for the striking of pleadings or
other reliefpursuant to CPLR3126. Any parties failing to appear at the Compliance!onference shan
be bound by the terms hereof and any disclosure demands not raised at the Compliance Conference
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are deemed waived The parties are encouraged to participate in the Civil Mediation Program or seek an
early settlement conference but are cantioned that settlement negotiations do not extend discovery
deadlines.
The parties shall appear for a Virtual Compliance Conference via Microsoft TEAMS on December 7,
2023, at 9:30 a.m.
Counsel shall consult regar
ling thematters to be addessed at the Compliance Conference before
the Conference as required
by 22 NYCRR § 202.11 and shall make a good faith effort to reach agreement
in advance of the conference. At least 72 hours before the conference, counsel shall submit a joint
email to the Part Clerk - ituehy(a)nycourts.gov - forth the date of their consultation,
setting
discovery issues resolved per their agreement, proposed dates for completing the outstanding
discovery and all issues that could not be resolved by agreement of the parties to be discussed at
the conference.
The foregoing constitutes the Report ofthe Principal Law Clerk:
Dated: White Plains, NY
August 31, 2023 Cari S. Young,
Principal Law Clerk to Justice Quinn Koba
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Principal Law Clerk Cari S. Young is duly appointed to hear and
report on all discovery issues in this action. Accordingly, the Principal Law erk's Report is hereby:
SO ORDERE
Dated: White Plains, NY
August 31, 2023 Hon. cy Quinn Koba, J.S.C
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MMseponsofphyaloiansshalibeservedeponallparties.
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f. Supplanientat DanandatorDiscoverrandinspectionmaybeservedwithmspeetteltamsas
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toasttwenty(26)days(oritarviesisbymalitwenty-ampsidays)priortatheemphasionofthe
timehmeinset8nthforthscompletionofdisclosure.ResponsestosuchSupplementalDemamis
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