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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

CASE NO: 20-21707-CV-UNGARO

RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC., 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY;

TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY 

COMPANY OF AMERICA; GREAT 

AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY; 

BEAZLEY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.; AND 

ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY

Defendants.

PLAINTIFF’S NOTICE OF TELEPHONIC DISCOVERY HEARING

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a telephonic hearing will be held before the Honorable 

Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Becerra, regarding the above-styled case, as follows:

DATE: Thursday, August 12, 2021 

TIME: 2:00 P.M. EST, or as soon thereafter as the same may be heard

AUDIO CONFERENCE CALL NUMBER: (866) 390-1828

ACCESS CODE: 2046890#

MATTERS TO BE HEARD: 

1) Plaintiff’s Request for Entry of Briefing Schedule in accordance with D.E. 79, D.E. 

111, and D.E. 118, with respect to the unresolved dispute regarding Defendants’ assertion of the 

attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine. Plaintiff contends that, under Florida law, the 

attorney-client privilege does not extend to communications with attorneys performing claimshandling functions or investigating insurance claims. Plaintiff has requested Defendants to produce 

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documents on their privilege logs prior to the denial of the claim that is the subject of this litigation, 

and Defendants’ have refused to do so. The parties reached an agreement to defer briefing on this 

issue until after Defendants’ Rule 30(b)(6) depositions. Per D.E. 79, Plaintiff advised the court of 

its proposed briefing schedule and through this hearing requests the entry of an order to set the 

briefing schedule.

2) Plaintiff’s request for entry of an order directing Ariel Quiros to comply with 

Plaintiff’s Subpoena Duces Tecum.

LOCAL RULE 7.1(a)(3) CERTIFICATE OF CONFERRAL

Plaintiff has conferred with all parties and counsel for non-party Ariel Quiros who may be 

affected by the relief sought in this notice in a good faith effort to resolve the issues raised in this 

notice and has been unable to do so. 

Dated: July 29, 2021. Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Jason S. Mazer

Jason S. Mazer, Esq. 

Florida Bar No. 0149871 

Joshua R. Alhalel, Esq. 

Florida Bar No. 0016320

CIMO MAZER MARK PLLC

100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 3650

Miami, Florida 33131

Telephone: (305) 374-6481

Fax: (305) 374-6488

jmazer@cmmlawgroup.com

jalhalel@cmmlawgroup.com

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on July 29, 2021, I electronically filed this Notice of Hearing with the 

Clerk of Court using CM/ECF. I also certify that the foregoing document is being served this day 

on parties listed in the below Service List via transmission of Notices of Electronic Filing 

generated by CM/ECF or in some other manner, and copy of the Notice of Hearing was also 

provided by electronic mail and US Mail to counsel for Ariel Quiros, as indicated below.

/s/ Jason S. Mazer

Kristina L. Marsh, Esq. 

Florida Bar No. 0311080

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI

601 S. Harbor Island Blvd., Suite 109

Tampa, FL 33602

Telephone (Main): 813-444-9700

Telephone (Direct) 813-523-4937

Facsimile: 813-377-3505

kmarsh@grsm.com

and

Scott L. Schmookler, Esq.

Sarah Riedl Clark, Esq.

GORDON REES SCULLY MANSUKHANI

One North Franklin, Suite 800

Chicago, IL 60606

Telephone: 312-980-6779

sschmookler@grsm.com

srclark@grsm.com

Counsel for Federal Insurance Company

Dustin C. Blumenthal, Esq.

Goldberg Segalla LLP

222 Lakeview Avenue, Suite 800

West Palm Beach, FL 33401

dblumenthal@goldbergsegalla.com

lparker@goldbergsegalla.com

Attorney for Defendant, Great American Insurance Company

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Stephen N. Dratch, Esq.

Franzblau Dratch, P.C.

354 Eisenhower Pkwy., Plaza One

P.O. Box 472

Livingston, NJ 07039

sdratch@njcounsel.com

Co-Counsel for Defendant, Great American Insurance Company

Ryan J. Weeks, Esq.

Mills Pasckert Divers

100 N. Tampa St., Suite 3700

Tampa, FL 33602

smills@mpdlegal.com

rweeks@mpdlegal.com

csoltis@mpdlegal.com

Attorney for Defendant, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America

James Miller Kaplan, Esq.

Kaplan Zeena LLP

2 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3050

Miami, FL 33131

james.kaplan@kaplanzeena.com

Elizabeth.salom@kaplanzeena.com

Service@kaplanzeena.com

Attorney for Defendant, Beazley Insurance Company, Inc.

Michael Keeley, Esq.

Clark Hill Strasburger

901 Main Street, Suite 6000

Dallas, TX 75202-3794

mkeeley@clarkhill.com

jriddle@clarkhill.com

abrinkley@clarkhill.com

Co-Counsel for Defendant, Beazley Insurance Company, Inc.

Via Email and U.S. Mail

Neil Taylor, Esq.

Neil Taylor, P.A.

SunTrust Plaza, Suite 1050

201 Alhambra Circle

Coral Gables, FL 33134

ngt@bellsouth.net

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