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Case 1:15-cv-07433-LAP Document 1328-9 Filed 01/05/24 Page 7 of 21 Ct. 1584, 1597, 140 L. Ed. 2d 759 (1998). The District Court may expand or limit the permitted number and time limits of depositions, direct “the time, place, and manner of discovery, or even bar discovery on certain subjects,” and may “set the timing and sequence of discovery.” Id. at 598-99; Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b) (2) (A). Consequently, the Court has wide discretion in deciding motions to compel. See Grand Cent. P'ship. Inc. v. Cuomo, 166 F.3d 473, 488 (2d Cir,1999). Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 states: Parties may obtain discovery regarding any nonprivileged matter that is relevant to any party's claim or defense- including the existence, description, nature, custody, condition, and location of any documents or other tangible things and the identity and location of persons who know of any discoverable matter. For good cause, the court may order discovery of any matter relevant to the subject matter involved in the action. Fed. R. Civ. P. 26. If a party objects to discovery requests, that party bears the burden of showing why discovery should be denied. Freydl v, Meringolo, 09 Civ. 07196(BSJ) (KNF), 2011 WL 256608-7, at *3 (S.D.N.Y, June 16, 2011).