Baker v. The City of New York et al

Filing 116

ORDER: The Southern District of New York has reconfigured courtrooms and other spaces in its courthouses to allow civil jury trials to proceed as safely as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the centralized calendaring system currently i n place, the Clerk's Office schedules up to three jury trials to begin on each day of jury selection: a primary case and up to two back-up cases that may proceed in its place if the primary case does not go forward. On October 26, 2020, the C ourt ordered that trial would commence on July 26, 2021 (Dkt. #110), and proceeded to request a jury trial for that date. The Clerks Office has now notified the Court that this case has been placed on the jury trial list for July 27, 2021, and is now first on the list for jury trials for that day. This means that the Clerk's Office has scheduled two back-up cases for the July 27, 2021 trial date. The case must be trial-ready for that date. If the case cannot proceed on the scheduled d ate, the parties must notify the Court as soon as possible so that the Clerk's Office may allocate that trial date to one of the back-up cases. The Court previously entered a schedule for pretrial submissions, pursuant to which the parties� 39; Joint Pretrial Order, motions in limine, requests to charge, proposed voir dire instructions, and any pretrial memoranda of law will be due June 25, 2021; and any opposition papers to motions in limine will be due July 2, 2021. (See Dkt. #110). A final pretrial conference is scheduled for July 12, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. (See id.). SO ORDERED. (Motions due by 6/25/2021., Pretrial Order due by 6/25/2021., Responses due by 7/2/2021, Ready for Trial by 7/27/2021., Final Pretrial Conference set for 7/12/2021 at 02:00 PM before Judge Katherine Polk Failla.) (Signed by Judge Katherine Polk Failla on 6/7/2021) (rro)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
MICHAEL SMITH BAKER,
Plaintiff,
15 Civ. 7296 (KPF)

-v.DETECTIVE ANTHONY GERMAN AND
DETECTIVE FREDERICO IRIZARRY,

ORDER

Defendants.
KATHERINE POLK FAILLA, District Judge:
The Southern District of New York has reconfigured courtrooms
and other spaces in its courthouses to allow civil jury trials to proceed as safely
as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the centralized calendaring
system currently in place, the Clerk’s Office schedules up to three jury trials to
begin on each day of jury selection: a primary case and up to two back-up
cases that may proceed in its place if the primary case does not go forward. On
October 26, 2020, the Court ordered that trial would commence on July 26,
2021 (Dkt. #110), and proceeded to request a jury trial for that date.
The Clerk’s Office has now notified the Court that this case has been
placed on the jury trial list for July 27, 2021, and is now first on the list for
jury trials for that day. This means that the Clerk’s Office has scheduled two
back-up cases for the July 27, 2021 trial date. The case must be trial-ready for
that date. If the case cannot proceed on the scheduled date, the parties must
notify the Court as soon as possible so that the Clerk’s Office may allocate that
trial date to one of the back-up cases.

The Court previously entered a schedule for pretrial submissions,
pursuant to which the parties’ Joint Pretrial Order, motions in limine, requests
to charge, proposed voir dire instructions, and any pretrial memoranda of law
will be due June 25, 2021; and any opposition papers to motions in limine will
be due July 2, 2021. (See Dkt. #110). A final pretrial conference is scheduled
for July 12, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. (See id.).
SO ORDERED.
Dated:

June 7, 2021
New York, New York

__________________________________
KATHERINE POLK FAILLA
United States District Judge

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