Lastra v. City Of New York et al

Filing 186

ORDER: This order addresses the matters raised by Plaintiff in his January 23, 2020 email and Defendant's response. (Dkt. 184.) Both parties have indicated that they favor having a settlement conference prior to expending resources on certain a dditional discovery, which currently is set to close by March 16, 2020. As both parties have observed, the earliest dates the Court has available for a settlement conference are in March. Accordingly: 1. All remaining deadlines are extended an addit ional 30 days, with discovery to be completed by April 15, 2020. 2. A settlement conference will be held on March 11, 2020 in Courtroom 18D, United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NU at which Plaintiff must appear, and defense counsel must have, or bring someone who has, full authority to settle the matter without being limited by a ceiling set by someone else. 3. The discovery issues raised by Plaintiff are premature for the Court to address. The parties shall meet and confer regarding those issues. If issues remain after doing so, the parties may raise them with the Court. SO ORDERED. ( Discovery due by 4/15/2020.) (Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger on 1/27/2020) (va)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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JAMES LASTRA,
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Plaintiff,
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CITY OF NEW YORK, et al.,
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Defendants.
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1/27/2020
16-cv-3088 (JGK) (RWL)
ORDER

ROBERT W. LEHRBURGER, United States Magistrate Judge.
This order addresses the matters raised by Plaintiff in his January 23, 2020 email
and Defendant’s response. (Dkt. 184.) Both parties have indicated that they favor having
a settlement conference prior to expending resources on certain additional discovery,
which currently is set to close by March 16, 2020. As both parties have observed, the
earliest dates the Court has available for a settlement conference are in March.
Accordingly:
1.

All remaining deadlines are extended an additional 30 days, with discovery

to be completed by April 15, 2020.
2.

A settlement conference will be held on March 11, 2020 in Courtroom 18D,

United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY at which Plaintiff must appear,
and defense counsel must have, or bring someone who has, full authority to settle the
matter without being limited by a ceiling set by someone else.
3.

The discovery issues raised by Plaintiff are premature for the Court to

address. The parties shall meet and confer regarding those issues. If issues remain after
doing so, the parties may raise them with the Court.

SO ORDERED.

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ROBERT W. LEHRBURGER
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Dated: January 27, 2020
New York, New York
Copies transmitted to all counsel of record and mailed to:
James Lastra
2241 Lafayette Avenue
Bronx, New York 10473