Frank Brunckhorst III, individually and in his capacity as trustee of The Frank Brunckhorst III 2001 Trust v. Eric Bischoff et al.

USONUITTEHDE RSTNA DTIESST RDIICSTT ROIFC TN ECWOU YROTR K ---------------------------------------------------------------------- X : FRANK BRUNCKHORST III, individually and in his : capacity as trustee of THE FRANK BRUNCKHORST III : 2001 TRUST, : : Plaintiff, : : -v- : 21 Civ. 4362 (JPC) : ERIC BISCHOFF et al., : ORDER : Defendants. : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------- X : ERIC BISCHOFF, : : Counterclaim-Plaintiff, : : -v- : : FRANK BRUNCKHORST III, individually and in his : capacity as trustee of THE FRANK BRUNCKHORST III : 2001 TRUST, : : Counterclaim-Defendant. : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------- X : ERIC BISCHOFF, : Crossclaim-Plaintiff, : : -v- : : SUSAN STRAVITZ KEMP, in her capacity as co-trustee : of THE BARBARA BRUNCKHORST 1994 TRUST and : executrix of THE ESTATE OF BARBARA : BRUNCKHORST, et al., : : Crossclaim-Defendants. : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------- X JOHN P. CRONAN, United States District Judge: By September 18, 2025, counsel for Richard Todd Stravitz and Susan Stravitz Kemp and counsel for Eric Bischoff shall file supplemental briefs of no more than 3 pages addressing how, if at all, N.Y. C.P.L.R. 5001 applies to the proposed “Statutory Interest Offset” defense that Trustees seek to add in their Motion for Leave to Amend their Answer to Eric Bischoff’s Third Amended Counterclaims and Crossclaims, Dkt. 509. See Dkt. 510, Exh. 6 at 50. Specifically, the parties shall address how, if at all, that proposed defense should be analyzed for futility under C.P.L.R. 5001 and Manufacturer’s & Traders Trust Co. v. Reliance Ins. Co., 870 N.E.2d 124 (N.Y. 2007). SO ORDERED. Dated: September 11, 2025 VhfB New York, New York JOHN P. CRONAN United States District Judge