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`YU PRIDE ALLICANCE, MOLLY MEISELS,
`DONIEL WEIREICH, AMITAI MILLER and
`ANONYMOUS,
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`YESHIVA UNIVERSITY, VICE PROVOST CHAIM
`NISSEL and PRESIDENT ARI BERMAN,
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`SUPREME
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`COURT
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`OF THE
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`STATE
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`OF NEW YORK
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`NEW YORK
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`COUNTY
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`PRESENT:
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`HON.LYNN
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`R. KOTLER,
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`J.S.C.
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`PART
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`8
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`YU Pride Alliance
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`et al
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`UN1VERSITY
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`INDEX
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`MOT. DATE
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`MOT. SEQ. NO. 9, 10 and 12
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`The following
`Notice
`of Motion/Petition/O.S.C.
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`papers were read on this motion
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`Affidavits
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`Notice
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`Replying
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`of Cross-Motion/Answering
`Affidavits
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`Affidavits
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`to/for
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`Exhibits
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`-
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`Exhibits
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`ECFS DOC No(s).
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`ECFS DOC No(s).
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`ECFS DOC No(s).
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`In this
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`case,
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`which
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`moticñs.
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`Meanwhile,
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`taken
`has
`defêñdañts'
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`on a life
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`of
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`its own,
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`there
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`are
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`now three
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`peñdiñÿ
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`converted
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`summary
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`judgment
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`mcticñ
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`remains
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`discovery-related
`for Febru-
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`calendared
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`ary
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`8, 2022
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`for
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`oral
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`argument.
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`The motions
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`which
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`are
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`the
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`subject
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`of
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`this
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`court's
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`decision/order
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`are
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`as fallows:
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`[1] Sequence
`Berman
`for
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`plaintiffs'
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`9:
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`motion
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`to compel
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`defendants
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`Chaim
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`Nissel
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`and Ari
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`depositions
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`and
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`compelling
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`defendants
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`to produce
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`a witness
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`on
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`behalf
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`of Yeshiva
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`University
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`regarding
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`how Yeshiva
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`University's
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`asserted
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`gious
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`corporation
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`status
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`impacts
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`its non-discrimination
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`policies
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`with
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`respect
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`to
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`LGBTQ
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`individuals;
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`defendants'
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`10:
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`motion
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`to quash
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`plaintiffs'
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`subpoena
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`duces
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`tecum
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`to testify
`reli-
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`[2] Sequence
`served
`upon
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`non-party
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`Commission
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`on independent
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`Colleges
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`and
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`dated
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`October
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`19,
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`20201,
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`a protective
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`ments
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`requested
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`in the
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`subpoena
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`and
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`order
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`of
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`the
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`court;
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`and
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`and
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`order,
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`staying
`all new discovery
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`production
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`Universities,
`on all docu-
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`requests
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`pending
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`further
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`[3] Sequence
`ants'
`first
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`demand
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`for
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`discovery
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`and
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`inspection.
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`deféñdañts'
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`12:
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`motion
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`to compel
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`plaintiffs'
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`respañses
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`to defend-
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`The
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`non-movant
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`on each
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`motion
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`opposes
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`same.
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`All
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`three
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`motions
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`are
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`hereby
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`consolidated
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`for
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`the
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`court's
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`consideration
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`and
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`dispcsiticñ
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`in this
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`single
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`decisicñ/order.
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`The
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`court's
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`"cisica
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`follows.
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`Dated:
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`1. Check
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`one:
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`U CASE
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`DISPOSED
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`NON-FINAL
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`DISPOSITION
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`2. Check
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`as appropriate:
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`Motion
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`is
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`OGRANTED
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`DENIED
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`O GRANTED
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`IN PART O OTHER
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`3. Check
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`if appropriate:
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`OSETTLE
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`ORDER O SUBMIT
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`ORDER O DO NOT POST
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`HON.
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`LYNN
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`R. KOTLER,
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`J.S.C.
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`At
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`outset,
`of all discovery
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`and
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`then
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`contradict
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`OFIDUCIARY
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`sequence
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`12 is denied.
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`As
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`APPOINTMENT
`plaintiffs'
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`counsel
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`O REFERENCE
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`points
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`out,
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`defendants
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`requested
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`that
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`position
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`in their
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`latest
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`motion.
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`Moreover,
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`the
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`court
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`agrees
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`plaintiffs'
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`essary
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`to the
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`dispositive
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`issue
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`before
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`the
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`ration
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`within
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`the meaning
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`of
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`the New York
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`counsel
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`that
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`the
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`information
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`which
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`defeñdañts
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`seek
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`in this
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`racticñ
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`is neither
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`rñaterial
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`namely,
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`court,
`City Human
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`whether
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`Yeshiva
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`University
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`is a religious
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`Rights
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`Law
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`("NYCHRL").
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`nor
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`nec-
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`corpo-
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`Motion
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`sequence
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`9 is also
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`denied.
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`In the
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`court's
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`decisicñ/order
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`dated
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`October
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`expressly
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`of
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`the
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`limited
`NYCHRL."
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`discovery
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`"to the
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`issue
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`of whether
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`Yeshiva
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`is a religious
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`corporation
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`that
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`plaintiffs
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`are
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`"entitled
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`to depose
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`a Yeshiva
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`12,
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`2021,
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`within
`witness,"
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`the
`court
`the mean-
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`the
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`court
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`ing
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`noted
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`it was
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`"not
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`Yeshiva
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`is a religious
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`While
`convinced"
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`stating
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`that
`corporation."
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`any
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`further
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`depcsiticñs
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`were
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`needed
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`for
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`the
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`sole
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`"issue
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`of whether
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`Finally,
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`the
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`court
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`warned
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`that
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`plaintiffs
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`would
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`"not
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`explore
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`every
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`should
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`avoid
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`corner
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`of
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`the
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`earth
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`discovery
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`that would
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`attempt
`in their
`"duplicative."
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`be
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`to answer
`Plaintiffs'
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`ferent
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`conclusion.
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`the
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`preceding
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`question
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`present
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`application
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`does
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`not warrant
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`be permitted
`negative"
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`in the
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`to
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`and
`a dif-
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`The
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`court
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`remains
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`unconvinced
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`that
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`the
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`plaintiffs
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`seek
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`is necessary.
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`Yeshiva
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`University
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`the
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`deponent
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`lacked
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`is
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`per-
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`entitled
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`to chücse
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`who
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`it will
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`produce
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`for
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`discovery
`a deposition
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`and
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`if plaintiffs
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`find
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`that
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`sonal
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`knowledge
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`about
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`a material
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`and
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`relevant
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`issue
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`or
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`that
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`a further
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`deposition
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`is warranted,
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`then
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`plaintiffs
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`can make
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`an appropriate
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`application
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`at
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`that
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`juncture.
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`Instead,
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`plaintiffs
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`have
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`jumped
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`to anticipate
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`the
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`deficiencies
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`in the
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`plaintiffs
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`have
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`still
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`not
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`demonstrated
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`that
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`testimony
`further
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`choosing
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`wise,
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`plicative.
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`Yeshiva
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`University's
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`witness
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`will
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`give.
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`depcsitions
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`are
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`ñecessary
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`and would
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`not
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`be du-
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`the
`gun,
`Other-
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`10 is also
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`denied.
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`Defendants
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`have
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`failed
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`to demonstrate
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`that
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`the
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`subject
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`Finally,
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`motion
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`sequence
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`non-party
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`subpcêñas
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`will
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`not
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`provide
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`material
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`and
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`relevant
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`information
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`(see Matter
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`of Kapon
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`v Koch,
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`23
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`NY3d
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`32 [2014]).
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`CONCLUSION
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`In accordance
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`herewith,
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`it
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`is hereby:
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`ORDERED
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`that motion
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`sequence
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`numbers
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`9, 10 and
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`12 are
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`denied
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`in their
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`entirety.
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`Any
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`requested
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`relief
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`not
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`expressly
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`addressed
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`herein
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`has
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`acñetheless
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`been
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`cóñsidered
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`and
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`is
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`hereby
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`expressly
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`rejected
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`and
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`this
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`constitutes
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`the
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`decision
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`and
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`order
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`of
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`the
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`court.
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`Dated:
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`So Ordered:
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`New
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`ork,
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`ew York
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`Hon.
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`Lynn
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`R. Kotler,
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`J.S.C.
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