holding that if the objecting party “makes only conclusory or general objections, . . . the Court reviews the [R&R] only for clear error”
How later courts described this case
- holding that if the objecting party “makes only conclusory or general objections, . . . the Court reviews the [R&R] only for clear error”
- applying a clear error standard where a party “‘simply reiterates the original arguments.’”
- a court may review a report to which no timely objection has been interposed to determine whether the magistrate judge committed “plain error.”
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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NEW FALLS CORPORATON,
Plaintiff, AMENDED
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
-against- 2:19-cv-0449 (SJF) (AKT)
SONI HOLDINGS, LLC, KUNAL SONI,
ANJALI SONI, 632 MLK BLVD JR LLC, OM
P. SONI, SONI CAPITAL RESOURCES, LLC,
KANWAL KAPUR, WEANONA HUGIE and
RICHARD SPEARS,
Defendants.
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FEUERSTEIN, District Judge:
Pending before the Court are the objections of defendants Soni Holdings, LLC (“Soni
Holdings”), Kunal Soni, Anjali Soni, 632 MLK BLVD JR LLC, Om P. Soni and Soni Capital
Resources, LLC (collectively, the “Soni Defendants”) to the Report and Recommendation of the
Honorable A. Kathleen Tomlinson, United States Magistrate Judge, dated September 30, 2020
(“the Report”), DE 114, recommending that the Soni Defendants’ motion to reconsider, vacate,
or modify the Court’s August 7, 2019 Order granting a preliminary injunction against Soni
Holdings, Kunal Soni, Anjali Soni and 632 MLK BLVD JR LLC (the “Partial Soni Defendants”)
and to strike the Amended Complaint be denied. For the reasons set forth below, the Report is
accepted in its entirety.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Initial Proceedings
In January 2019, Plaintiff New Falls Corporation (“Plaintiff”) moved under Federal Rule
of Civil Procedure (“FED. R. CIV. P.”) 65 for a temporary restraining order and preliminary
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injunction enjoining the Partial Soni Defendants from selling, transferring, conveying,
hypothecating, mortgaging, liening, encumbering, or otherwise disposing of their interest in the
Newark Property. ECF 6. The Court granted the temporary restraining order and ordered
Plaintiff to post a bond in the amount of $2,500 in a non-interest bearing account. ECF 8, 9. The
Court later referred the preliminary injunction motion to Judge Tomlinson for a Report and
Recommendation. ECF 2/22/19 entry.
Following the referral, the Partial Soni Defendants moved under Rule 65(c) to increase
the amount of bond, ECF 24, arguing that they had entered into a contract of sale for the Newark
Property in the amount of $ 1.78 million, and that if they were unable to close the sale in April
2019, they would not only lose that income, but they would become liable for breaching the
contract for the sale. ECF 24-1 at 3–4. The Court also referred this motion to Judge Tomlinson
for a Report and Recommendation. ECF 4/16/19 entry.
B. The Amended Complaint and Decisions on the Initial Motions
While both motions were pending, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint, seeking relief
from all of the Soni Defendants, defendant Kanwal Kapur (“Kapur”), and defendants Weanona
Hugie (“Hugie”) and Richard Spears (“Spears”) (Hugie and Spears are collectively referred to
herein as the “Other Defendants”). ECF 26. As to the newly added Defendants, Plaintiff
claimed that: (1) Om B. Soni signed the guaranty for the Note with Plaintiff’s predecessor, and,
at the time of his signature, he was the sole member of Soni Holdings and therefore he received
the proceeds of the loan, id. at 4; (2) Soni Capital Resources, LLC is a foreign limited liability
company with one member, defendant Anjali Soni, id.; and (3) the Other Defendants assisted the
Soni Defendants with their fraudulent schemes, id. at 5–6.
The amended complaint also alleges as follows:
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Om B. Soni feigned that he did not sign the guaranty and Soni Holdings had been in
default on the loan since April 2014. Id. at 7. Defendants made numerous false statements about
the assets of Soni Holdings, including whether it owned the Newark Property. Id. at 7–10.
Plaintiff learned, after it filed the initial complaint, that the Soni Defendants were attempting to
further fraudulently convey the Newark Property by way of a sale to another Soni family-owned
entity named Liel Shishi MLK LLC. Id. at 11–12. The Soni Defendants further falsely claimed
that this new agreement (the “Family Agreement”) had been notarized in 2011 by Hugie, despite
her notary stamp saying that her commission expired in November 2020, thus showing that the
Defendants had backdated the document. Id. at 12–13. Defendant Spears, the manager of Soni
Holdings, directed Hugie to falsely notarize the Family Agreement. Id. at 13. Hugie later made
a false statement, under oath, that she notarized the Family Agreement in 2011. Id. at 14.
Plaintiff further alleges: (1) that Defendants engaged in another scheme, creating a bank
account at JP Morgan Chase for Soni Holdings under the name “Soni Holdings MLK LLC” to
conceal resources from Plaintiff and other creditors, Id. at 14–15; and (2) that Defendants also
fraudulently conveyed properties in Reunion, Florida and in Oyster Bay, New York. Id. at 15–
17.
The amended complaint pleads seven causes of action: the first cause of action alleges
several claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18
U.S.C. §§ 1961, et seq., and the remaining causes of action consist of the six state law claims
under the New York Debtor and Creditor Law .from the initial complaint. Id. at 18–33. Plaintiff
seeks damages in the amount listed on the Note, along with statutory interest; statutory treble
damages pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1964(c); punitive damages; the voiding of the deeds for the
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Newark Property, as well as the properties in Reunion and Oyster Bay; attorneys’ fees, expenses
and costs; and any other relief as the Court deems proper. Id. at 33–34.
In April 2019, the Soni Defendants answered the amended complaint. ECF 31. That
same month, after the Other Defendants did not answer or otherwise respond, Plaintiff requested
certificates of default as to them. ECF 35. On April 30, 2019, the Clerk of the Court entered
defaults as to the Other Defendants, pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 55(a). ECF 36, 37.
Plaintiff moved for a default judgment, on liability only, as to the Other Defendants.
ECF 38. The Court referred that motion to Judge Tomlinson for a Report and Recommendation.
ECF 39. The Other Defendants appeared and moved to vacate the default judgment motion.
ECF 42.
On July 5, 2019, Judge Tomlinson issued the Report and Recommendation (the “First
R&R”) as to the motions for a preliminary injunction and an increase in bond. ECF 57. In the
First R&R, Judge Tomlinson recommended granting the motion for a preliminary injunction and
denying the motion for an increase in bond. Id.
As to the preliminary injunction, Judge Tomlinson reasoned that: first, the dissipation of
the Newark Property would cause irreparable harm to Plaintiff in that it would render any later
money judgment meaningless; second, Plaintiff appeared likely to satisfy its burden of showing a
constructive fraudulent conveyance; third, the equities tipped in Plaintiff’s favor in that the
“evidence supports a strong inference that the most recent attempt to transfer the Newark
Property is fraudulent,” and that therefore, no injury would occur to the Defendants in preventing
its sale; and fourth, enjoining a fraudulent transfer was in the public interest. Id. at 24–27. As to
the motion to increase bond, Judge Tomlinson reasoned that the above-noted evidence as to the
alleged sales contract, strongly indicative of fraud, undercut the Soni Defendants’ argument that
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they would suffer irreparable harm if they were unable to move ahead with the planned sale of
the Newark Property, since it was likely that they were trying to sell the property either to
someone closely related to the Soni family, or to an entity that did not exist. Id. at 27–28.
The Soni Defendants objected to the First R&R, arguing that it improperly considered the
RICO claims added in the amended complaint, which did not exist at the time of the preliminary
injunction motion. The Soni Defendants also claimed that the First R&R, which did not apply
the Second Circuit’s heightened standard for assessing a preliminary injunction motion; ran afoul
of the Noerr-Pennington doctrine, which creates a First Amendment-based immunity from suit
for attempts to petition the government; and erred by finding the existence of irreparable harm.
See generally ECF 58. Plaintiff responded to the objections. ECF 63.
On August 7, 2019, the Court issued an order that overruled the Soni Defendant’s
objections and adopted the First R&R in its entirety. ECF 64. The Court reasoned that the
amended complaint was the operative pleading at the time of the First R&R, and thus, there was
no reason for Judge Tomlinson to abstain from considering it. Id. at 7–8. The Court also
reasoned that the proposed heightened preliminary injunction standard applied to requests for
affirmative relief and was irrelevant to this case, which sought prohibitive relief. Id. at 8–9. The
Court further ruled that Noerr-Pennington also did not apply to the facts of the case, and that the
Soni Defendants in their objection failed to acknowledge Judge Tomlinson’s legal support for
finding irreparable harm. Id. at 9–11.
The Soni Defendants appealed the August 7, 2019 order, ECF 68, but later withdrew the
appeal, which the Second Circuit dismissed with prejudice. ECF 89.
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In addition, Defendant Kapur moved to dismiss the complaint against him for failure to
state a claim. ECF 40. Kapur made the motion on both subject matter jurisdiction and merits-
based grounds. ECF 40-6.
C. Rulings on the Default Judgment Motion and Kapur’s Motion to Dismiss
In May 2020, Judge Tomlinson issued the Report and Recommendation ruling on the
default judgment motion and the cross-motion to vacate the entries of default. (the “Second
R&R”). ECF 104. Judge Tomlinson recommended that the Court deny the default judgment
motion and grant the cross-motion to vacate. Id.
Neither party objected to the Second R&R. The Court adopted the Second R&R in its
entirety and directed the Clerk of the Court to vacate the defaults as to the Other Defendants.
ECF 106.
In addition to the Second R&R, the Court issued a short order granting Kapur’s motion to
dismiss. ECF 101.
D. The Motion Pending Before the Court
In November 2019, the Soni Defendants moved by way of order to show cause for
reconsideration, modification and/or vacatur of the Court’s August 7, 2019 order adopting the
First R&R. ECF 69. In that same motion, they also asked for the Court to strike Plaintiff’s
amended complaint. Id.
The Court initially referred that motion to Judge Tomlinson for a Report and
Recommendation. ECF 72. It then issued an electronic order denying the motion, ruling that the
Soni Defendants had not made a clear and specific showing that they sought the type of
emergency relief that would necessitate an order to show cause. ECF 12/11/19 entry. The Court
instructed the Soni Defendants to move by way of notice of motion for the relief they sought. Id.
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The Soni Defendants then moved by way of notice of motion to reconsider, vacate, and
modify the August 7, 2019 order, and to strike the Plaintiff’s amended complaint. ECF 74. The
Court referred the motion to Judge Tomlinson for a Report and Recommendation. ECF 75.
E. The Third and Pending R&R
Judge Tomlinson issued the Report and Recommendation as to the motion to reconsider,
vacate, and modify (the “Third R&R”) on September 30, 2020. ECF 114. In the Third R&R,
Judge Tomlinson recommended that the Court deny the motion.
Judge Tomlinson found that the motion was procedurally defective because the Soni
Defendants moved for relief under FED. R. CIV. P. 60(b) but the ruling on the preliminary
injunction was not a final order. However, Judge Tomlinson considered the motion under FED.
R. CIV. P. 54(b), which allows for the reconsideration of non-final orders. Id. at 9–10.
As to the reconsideration portion of the motion, Judge Tomlinson recounted the Soni
Defendants’ arguments that Plaintiff obtained the preliminary injunction by making two false
representations: that Regions Bank validly assigned it the Note, and that the balance on the Note
was $204,559.72, when in fact it was $16,732.11, Id. at 11–12; and found that these arguments
lacked merit because the Note was affixed to Plaintiff by allonge, and the Note’s transaction
history supported the Plaintiff’s $204,559.72 figure. Id. at 11–14. Judge Tomlinson relied in
part on an affidavit by Wade Parker, the Senior Vice President of Regions Bank, that Plaintiff
submitted in its opposition. Id. at 7, 12, 14. Judge Tomlinson referred to the document as a
declaration, while Plaintiff’s opposition deemed it an affidavit.
Additionally, the Soni Defendants made three new arguments related to the likelihood of
success on the merits of the fraudulent conveyance claims, that: (1) the January 2019 agreement
to transfer the Newark Property to Liel Shishi MLK LLC is a legitimate agreement with a bona
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fide purchaser; (2) the so-called Family Agreement, dated August 26, 2011, lacked any
impropriety; and (3) the Court should vacate the injunction pursuant to Grupo Mexicano de
Desarrollo S.A. v. Alliance Bond Fund, Inc., 527 U.S. 308, 119 S. Ct. 1961, 144 L. Ed. 2d 319
(1999). Id. at 15–18.
As to (1), the Soni Defendants relied on the declaration of Cheskel Parnes, the managing
member of Liel Shishi MLK LLC. Judge Tomlinson found this to be insufficient support for the
argument:
[T]he Parnes Declaration raises as many questions as it seeks to answer. The fact
that Parnes concedes LIEL SHISHI MLK LLC did not legitimately exist as a
registered entity until after the Agreement was executed and the preliminary
injunction was entered is suspicious at best. Further, Parnes takes great care to
dispel the notion that he had any prior relationship with 632 MLK BLVD JR LLC
or its principals or owners. However, Parnes notably neglects to address whether
he was closely related to or had any prior relationships with any other individuals
in the Soni family involved in the alleged fraudulent scheme or their various
closely held corporations – a factor the Court considered as one of the many
“badges of fraud” alleged by New Falls.
Id, at 16 (citing the First R&R).
As to (2), the Soni Defendants relied on a declaration by Hugie, the same declaration
relied on in support of the objection to the First R&R; thus, the Court did not need to consider it
again. Id. at 16–17. Also as to (2), despite the Soni Defendants’ submitting documentation that
Hugie was a notary in August 2011, “the fact still remains that the date of the Family Agreement
and the date it was stamped by Ms. Hugie differ by almost eight years, lending support” to the
Plaintiff’s backdating theory. Id. at 17. As to (3), the Court had already considered the Grupo
case when ruling on the First R&R, and the Soni Defendants here failed to address the Court’s
reasoning in the First R&R. Id. at 17–18. Judge Tomlinson further noted that the Soni
Defendants had relitigated their preliminary injunction arguments as to irreparable harm and the
balance of the equities, and that it was unclear how 632 MLK BLVD JR LLC would be unable to
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find another buyer if Liel Shishi MLK LLC is unable to purchase the Newark Property. Id. at
19.
With regard to vacatur and modification, Judge Tomlinson also recommended denial. Id.
at 21–22. She based this on “the same reasons provided above” in the section dealing with
reconsideration. Id. at 21.
In addition, Judge Tomlinson recommended denying the request to strike the amended
complaint. Id. at 22–24. She reasoned that Second Circuit precedent from Washington v. New
York City Board of Estimate, 709 F.2d 292, 795 (2d Cir. 1983), along with the majority of other
Circuits, held that a party may amend its complaint and add new defendants without leave of
court if it does so within the amount of time allowed by Rule 15. Id. at 24.
The Soni Defendants timely objected to the R&R. ECF 115. That objection is currently
before the Court.
II. DISCUSSION
A. A District Court’s Review of a Magistrate Judge’s R&R
In the course of its review of a Magistrate Judge’s report and recommendation, the
District Court “may accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or
recommendations made by the magistrate judge.” 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b).
Parties may raise objections to the magistrate judge’s report and recommendation, but they must
be “specific,” “written,” and submitted “[w]ithin 14 days after being served with a copy of the
recommended disposition.” FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b)(2); accord 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C).
The district court must conduct a de novo review of those portions of the R&R or
specified proposed findings or recommendations to which timely and proper objections are
made. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C); see FED. R. CIV. P. 72(b)(3) (“the district judge may accept,
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reject, or modify the recommended disposition; receive further evidence; or return the matter to
the magistrate judge with instructions.”) The court, however, is not required to review the
factual findings or legal conclusions of the magistrate judge as to which no proper objections are
interposed. See Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140, 150, 106 S. Ct. 466, 88 L. Ed. 2d 435 (1985). To
accept the report and recommendation of a magistrate judge to which no specific, timely
objection has been made, the district judge need only be satisfied that there is no clear error
apparent on the face of the record. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b); Spence v. Superintendent, Great
Meadow Corr. Facility, 219 F.3d 162, 174 (2d Cir. 2000) (a court may review a report to which
no timely objection has been interposed to determine whether the magistrate judge committed
“plain error.”)
In addition, “[t]o the extent . . . that the party makes only conclusory or general
arguments, or simply reiterates the original arguments, the Court will review the [R&R] strictly
for clear error.” IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. v. Nat’l Settlement Agency, Inc., No. 07-Civ-6865 (LTS)
(GWG), 2008 WL 4810043, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 3, 2008); see also Frankel v. City of New
York, Nos. 06-Civ.-5450, 07-Civ.-3436 (LTS) (DFE), 2009 WL 465645, at *2 (S.D.N.Y. Feb.
25, 2009) (“When a party makes only conclusory or general objections, or simply reiterates the
original arguments, the Court will review the [R&R] strictly for clear error.”); Pall Corp. v.
Entergris, Inc., 249 F.R.D. 48, 51 (E.D.N.Y. 2008) (holding that if the objecting party “makes
only conclusory or general objections, . . . the Court reviews the [R&R] only for clear error”)
(internal citations omitted).
“The goal of the federal statute providing for the assignment of cases to magistrates is to
increase the overall efficiency of the federal judiciary.” McCarthy v. Manson, 554 F. Supp.
1275, 1286 (D. Conn. 1982) (internal citations omitted), aff’d, 714 F.2d 234 (2d Cir. 1983).
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“There is no increase in efficiency, and much extra work, when a party attempts to relitigate
every argument which it presented to the Magistrate Judge.” Camardo v. Gen. Motors Hourly-
Rate Emps. Pension Plan, 806 F. Supp. 380, 382 (W.D.N.Y. 1992).
B. Application to the Facts of This Case
The Soni Defendants raise four objections to the Third R&R. ECF 115. First, they
contend the Third R&R should have recommended granting the motion to strike pursuant to Rule
21 and the Second Circuit’s holding in Washington. Id. at 4–7. Second, they assert that Judge
Tomlinson ruled incorrectly on irreparable harm, and that pursuant to Grupo, the Court should
overturn the Third R&R as to the request to reconsider and vacate the preliminary injunction. Id.
at 7–13. They emphasize the Third R&R’s failure to consider the deposition testimony of
Plaintiff’s President, who testified that Plaintiff was more interested in collecting money than
obtaining the Newark Property. Id. at 7–8.
Third, the Soni Defendants contend that Plaintiff’s state law DCL claims do not permit a
preliminary injunction because of the offer to place the amount equal to the Judgment into a
court-ordered account. Id. at 14–29. Fourth, and finally, the Soni Defendants assert that Judge
Tomlinson erred in considering the Parker document, which they also refer to as a declaration,
because it was not sworn under penalty of perjury and therefore not a valid declaration. Id. at
19–25.
Plaintiff responds to the objections, ECF 117, arguing that all of the grounds listed in the
objections lack merit. See generally id. They claim that the Parker Declaration, which they still
refer to as an affidavit, is valid because it was sworn before a notary. Id. at 21. In their reply,
the Soni Defendants largely reiterate their arguments. ECF 118.
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The Court considers each of the Soni Defendants’ four objections in turn. For the reasons
that follow, the Court overrules the objections and adopts the R&R in its entirety.
1. As to the First Objection
The Court reviews the first objection de novo. For the reasons provided in the Third
R&R, the Court overrules the objection.
The Soni Defendants base their objection on a selective reading of Washington,
observing that in that case, the plaintiff had requested that the court amend the caption to add
additional defendants, and that accordingly, a party must seek the court’s leave to file an
amended complaint, even where it may amend the complaint as a matter of right. 709 F.2d at
793, 795. That the plaintiff in Washington happened to request an amendment does not bear on
the case’s pertinent holding, that Rule 15 permits a party “to amend his complaint as a matter of
right.” Id. at 795 (emphasis added). Considering this language, as well as the Soni Defendants’
contentions that amendment here will fundamentally change the nature of the action, the Court
still finds no reason to depart from Washington. See Gentlemen v. State Univ. of N.Y.–Stony
Brook, No. 16-CV-2012 (ADS) (AKT), 2016 WL 6892151, at *3 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 21, 2016)
(citing Washington for premise that a party has a right to amend a complaint under Rule 15);
Spehar v. Fuchs, No. 02-Civ.-9352 (CM), 2003 WL 23353308, at *6 (S.D.N.Y. June 18, 2003)
(“I thus grant plaintiffs’ request to amend their complaint, although they were not required to
seek my permission.”) (emphasis added).
2. As to the Second Objection
In this objection, the Soni Defendants challenge Judge Tomlinson’s application of Grupo.
The Court agrees with the reasoning of the third R&R, which declined to consider the effort to
relitigate the recommendation as to Grupo made in the First R&R. See DiMartino v. Berryhill,
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327 F. Supp. 3d 533, 535–36 (E.D.N.Y. 2018) (applying a clear error standard where a party
“‘simply reiterates the original arguments.’”) (quoting IndyMac Bank, F.S.B., 2008 WL
4810043, at *1).
As this objection again seeks to relitigate the Grupo interpretation by Judge Tomlinson,
the Court reviews it for clear error. Id. Finding no such error, the Court overrules the objection.
3. As to the Third Objection
The Court overrules the third objection, which it also reviews for clear error. This
objection disregards the reasoning of the First R&R, in which Judge Tomlinson determined that
this is a mixed case with a nexus between the injunctive relief requested and the ultimate
equitable relief sought, thus justifying the preliminary injunction. ECF 56–57. The Soni
Defendants also do not note Judge Spatt’s August 7, 2019 order that fully adopted the R&R, in
which he rejected a similar objection outright. ECF 64 at 13. The Court again rejects the
argument here.
4. As to the Fourth Objection
The Court also overrules the fourth objection, which it reviews under a de novo standard.
Signing under penalty of perjury is a necessary condition to the validity of an unsworn
declaration. See 28 U.S.C. § 1746; Guzelgurgenli v. Prime Time Specials, Inc., 883 F. Supp. 2d
340, 352 (E.D.N.Y. 2012). A declaration sworn before a notary public, however, need not
comply with the § 1746 penalty of perjury requirements. Dubreus v. N. Shore Univ. Hosp., No.
12-CV-940 (DRH) (GRB), 2012 WL 5879110, at *3 (E.D.N.Y. Nov. 30, 2012) (“[W]hat
defendants overlook is that the declaration was sworn to before a notary public. As the
declaration is a sworn document, its admissibility does not hinge on the requirements set forth in
Section 1746.”).
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The document Plaintiff submitted was sworn before a notary public. ECF 86-1 at 3.
Whether characterized as a declaration or affidavit, the Parker document is admissible. Dubreus,
2012 WL 5879110, at *3; see Taylor & Fulton Packing, LLC v. Marco Int’l Foods, LLC, No. 09-
CV-2614, 2011 WL 6329194, at *4 n.2 (E.D.N.Y. Dec. 16, 2011) (finding declarations
inadmissible since they were neither “sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths,
such as a notary public” nor “made under penalty of perjury, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746”);
Lamoureux v. Anazaohealth Corp., No. 03-CV-01382 (WIG), 2010 WL 4875870, at *2 (D.
Conn. Nov. 18, 2010) (“To be admissible . . . an affidavit must be sworn to before an officer
authorized to administer oaths, such as a notary public. Alternatively, under 28 U.S.C. § 1746,
an unsworn declaration, which is dated and signed by the defendant under penalty of perjury and
verified as true and correct may be used in lieu of a sworn affidavit.”) (internal citation and
quotation marks omitted).
The argument concerning Parker does not change the Court’s decision. It is admissible
and need not comply with the § 1746 penalty of perjury requirements.
Neither party has objected to any other part of the R&R. As such, pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§ 636(b) and FED. R. CIV. P. 72, this Court has reviewed the remaining portions of the R&R for
clear error, and, finding none, now concurs in both its reasoning and result. See Coburn v. P.N.
Fin., No. 13-CV-1006 (ADS) (SIL), 2015 WL 520346, at * 1 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 9, 2015)
(reviewing R&R without objections for clear error).
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III. CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, the Court overrules the objections and adopts the Third R&R
in its entirety. The Soni Defendants’ motion to reconsider, vacate, and modify the adoption
order is denied. .
It is SO ORDERED.
/s/ Sandra J. Feuerstein
Sandra J. Feuerstein
United States District Judge
Dated: Central Islip, New York
March 5, 2021
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