ALIJAH DANTE RABELLDE VS. AMTRUST NORTH AMERICA ET AL

Set for Law and Motion/Discovery on Thursday, June 26, 2025 Line 3, 1-PLAINTIFF ALIJAH RABELLDE, AN INDIVIDUAL's Motion To Stay Proceedings.

Plaintiff's motion to stay is denied. Plaintiff fails to carry his evidentiary burden. Plaintiff argues that he is unable to participate in litigation, but the record belies this contention.

Plaintiff proffers doctors' notes from April 2025 claiming that plaintiff needs to step back from litigation and it is anticipated that he will be able to participate in 30-60 days. (Supplemental Declaration of Oxman in support of motion to compel IME, Ex C.) But in May of 2025, plaintiff was communicating with counsel and this court's presiding judge and advocating his position. (Id.) This conduct is inconsistent with his claimed condition. The court notes that it is nearly July, when plaintiff's condition was supposed to have improved, and the trial is in August.

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