Carling v. Peters, No. 1:2010cv04573 - Document 81 (S.D.N.Y. 2010)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: Plaintiff's application to compel defendant to produce all documents concerning defendant's job performance at each firm or office she has been employed or worked as a lawyer is granted. Plaintiff's applic ation to compel defendant to produce all documents concerning the reasons or circumstances of defendant's leaving each job she held as a lawyer is granted. Plaintiff's application to compel defendant to produce all documents concerning any settlement made between defendant and any law firm at which she was employed as an associate, partner or counsel, including but not limited to Dorsey & Whitney LLP, is granted. Plaintiff's application to compel defendant to produce all document s concerning any grievance filed against defendant for unprofessional conduct, before or after plaintiff's representation of defendant, is granted. Plaintiff's application to compel defendant to produce all documents concerning any motion for sanctions filed against defendant at any time - other than the sanctions motion in Wolters Kluwer is granted for the same reasons given in the preceding paragraph. Plaintiff's application to compel defendant to produce all documents concern ing or evidencing any criticism expressed by any court or adversary of defendant's conduct as a lawyer is denied as overly broad and unduly burdensome. Plaintiff's application to compel defendant to produce all documents concerning defendan t's status as a present or former member of the Southern or Eastern Districts of New York or District of Connecticut is granted. Plaintiff's application to compel defendant to produce all documents concerning or arising from the sanctions p roceeding in the Wolters Kluwer case subsequent to the oral argument of defendant's Second Circuit appeal on December 2, 2008 -- including but not limited to decisions of courts, grievance committees or similar authorities concerning defendant - is granted. Plaintiff's application to compel defendant to produce all documents concerning the copy of the volumes of the Appendix on appeal utilized by plaintiff in his preparation for oral argument on defendant's Second Circuit appeal is granted. Plaintiff's application to compel defendant to produce a copy of the tape of the oral argument of defendant's Second Circuit appeal is granted. Plaintiff's application to compel defendant to produce all records of telephone calls to and from defendant, plaintiff, and/or Collazo Carling & Mish LLP between July 1, 2008, and December 31, 2008, is granted. Plaintiff's application to compel defendant to produce all non-privileged documents concerning communications bet ween defendant and any other person or firm (but excluding plaintiff) concerning plaintiff, defendant's disputes with plaintiff, this action, or the pending arbitration betweendefendant and Collazo Florentino & Keil LLP is granted. Plaintiff 9;s application to compel defendant to produce all documents concerning bills rendered by counsel for defendant in any action or proceeding relating to, or arising from, the sanctions proceeding in the Wolters Kluwer case or defendant's disputes with Dorsey & Whitney, as well as all documents showing the amounts, if any, defendant paid in respect of each such bill, is granted. Plaintiff's application to compel defendant to produce all documents concerning any dispute about, adjustment of, or discount on, the bills referred to in request 13 isgranted. Defendant is directed to produce all of the aforementioned discovery requests so that plaintiff will receive them by December 15, 2010, at noon. (See OPINION as set forth) (Signed by Magistrate Judge Henry B. Pitman on 12/13/2010) Copies Sent By Chambers (lnl)