ABDUL-AZIZ v. HICKS et al

Filing 124

LETTER OPINION & ORDER extending Fact Discovery through 2/21/2025. Signed by Magistrate Judge Andre M. Espinosa on 11/25/2024. (lag, )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
Chambers of

Martin Luther King Jr. Federal
Bldg. & U.S. Courthouse
50 Walnut Street, Room 2037
Newark, NJ 07102
[phone]

André M. Espinosa
United States Magistrate Judge

November 25, 2024

To:

Sharob Abdul-Aziz, Pro Se
#6959225/264368
East Jersey State Prison
Lock Bag R
Rahway, NJ 07065
All counsel of record
LETTER OPINION AND ORDER

RE:

Sharob Abdul-Aziz v. Hicks, et al.
Civil Action No. 20-10265 (SDW)(AME)

Dear Litigants:
The Court has received and reviewed the November 21, 2024 letter filed by Defendants
New Jersey Department of Corrections, Justin Kemps, and Thomas Meades, providing the Court
with an update on the status of this case. [See D.E. 123].
The Court also notes the parties’ correspondence with each other via mail. In light of
Plaintiff Sharob Abdul-Aziz’s incarcerated status, the delays that result from communication by
mail, and the end-of-the-year holidays, and in order to permit the parties to conduct a fair exchange
of materials to facilitate a resolution of this matter on the merits, it is hereby ORDERED that the
fact discovery deadline is extended to February 21, 2025.
It is further ORDERED that the parties shall file another status letter—joint, if possible—
on or before February 18, 2025, updating the Court on the status of this matter.

IT IS SO ORDERED.
/s/ André M. Espinosa
ANDRÉ M. ESPINOSA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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