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 Special Master Vacation Thursday 9/28/2023 Back in the Office Tuesday 10/10/2023

From the Special Master: 

Please note that I will be out of my office for a family wedding and vacation (time zone 6 hours earlier than EDT) beginning Thursday, September 28, 2023, and I will be back in my office on Tuesday, October 10, 2023.  I may not be reachable during certain parts of my trip and I am in the air all day/night and cannot be contacted at all on Thursday 9/28.   Please email or text me if you need me for an urgent matter during my absence, keeping in mind the time difference.  I request that you hold non-urgent matters until I return to the office. 

 Liaison Counsel Update

As of 9/1/2023, defense liaison Heather Janis Gaw is located at Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney. She can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and 212.651.7467 

MESSAGE FROM THE SPECIAL MASTER ON BEHALF OF JUSTICE SILVERA’S PART: 

I have been asked by Justice Silvera’s Part to remind counsel to ensure that counsel are signed up for E-Track for all of your pending NYCAL cases.  Scheduled conferences may not appear on the NYSCEF, and the Court notifies counsel of upcoming conferences and other court appearances through the E-Track platform.  Apparently there have been some non-appearances for recent cases as counsel were not signed up on E-Track for notifications.   

Philip Goldstein, Special Master 

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