MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on referral from the Honorable Joan M. Azrack to oversee and manage discovery. For the reasons set forth herein, the Court denies Plaintiff Dominick Siani’s (“Plaintiff” or “Siani”) motion for an order precluding Defendant Donna Haugen (“Haugen”) from asserting the attorney-client privilege or work product doctrine during her upcoming deposition, denies Siani’s motion to reopen the deposition of non-party David Kwee, denies Plaintiff’s motion for sanctions, denies Siani’s motion for reconsideration and grants without opposition Plaintiff’s motion to defer the deposition of Donna Haugen until the Court has ruled on the present motions. Further, the parties shall file a proposed amended scheduling order within seven days of the date of this Memorandum and Order. I. BACKGROUND The Court presumes the parties’ familiarity with the factual background of this case and recites only those facts necessary to adjudicate the instant motions. Unless otherwise indicated, the facts herein are taken from the Amended Complaint. By way of Complaint, dated November 21, 2022, DE [1], later modified by the Amended Complaint, dated April 22, 2024, DE [37] (“Am. Compl.”), Plaintiff commenced this action alleging: (i) violations of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983; (ii) retaliation and hostile work environment, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1981; and (iii) retaliation and hostile work environment, pursuant to the New York Human Rights Law, §§290-97. Plaintiff alleges that immediately after assuming his most recent role as an Advisement Administrator, which he held at NCC between September 1, 2019 and August 31, 2023, see id., 53, he was retaliated against, see id., 23, for bringing complaints of discrimination against NCC, the details of which are not necessary to decide the instant motions. See id.,
29-48. His employment in that role resulted from a stipulation of settlement (the “Stipulation”) that Siani and NCC entered into in a previous litigation alongside a stipulation of dismissal. Id.,
