Lawtone-Bowles et al v. City of New York, New York

Filing 147

ORDER: On October 27, the parties informed the Court that they wished to proceed to trial during the week of March 8, 2021. See Dkt. No. 140. The Court accordingly requested a jury trial for that date. The Clerk's Office has now notified the Cou rt that this case has been placed on the trial-ready list for the week of March 8, 2021. The case must be trial-ready for that date. This means that the case may proceed during the week of March 8, 2021, if all of the scheduled cases for any day duri ng that week do not go forward. If the case cannot proceed during the week of March 8, 2021, the Court will seek another jury trial date for as soon as possible thereafter. As soon as the Court confirms that the matter will proceed during the week of March 8, 2021, it will inform the parties of date during that week that the trial will commence. The Court previously entered a schedule for the submission of joint pretrial materials, which are due January 13, 2021. See Dkt. No 146. A final pretri al conference is scheduled for February 26, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. See Dkt. No. 132. (Ready for Trial by 3/8/2021. Final Pretrial Conference set for 2/26/2021 at 11:00 AM before Judge Alison J. Nathan.) (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 12/11/2020) (jwh)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

12/11/2020

Nicole Lawtone-Bowles, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
–v–

16-cv-4240 (AJN)
18-cv-4338 (AJN)

City of New York,
Defendant.

ORDER

James Bookman, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
–v–
City of New York,
Defendant.

ALISON J. NATHAN, 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. The
Clerk’s Office also schedules up to four cases for each week as “trial ready.” These cases may
proceed if both the primary and backup cases for one of the days during the week do not go
forward.

On October 27, the parties informed the Court that they wished to proceed to trial during
the week of March 8, 2021. See Dkt. No. 140. The Court accordingly requested a jury trial for
that date. The Clerk’s Office has now notified the Court that this case has been placed on the
trial-ready list for the week of March 8, 2021. The case must be trial-ready for that date. This
means that the case may proceed during the week of March 8, 2021, if all of the scheduled cases
for any day during that week do not go forward. If the case cannot proceed during the week of
March 8, 2021, the Court will seek another jury trial date for as soon as possible thereafter. As
soon as the Court confirms that the matter will proceed during the week of March 8, 2021, it will
inform the parties of date during that week that the trial will commence.
The Court previously entered a schedule for the submission of joint pretrial materials,
which are due January 13, 2021. See Dkt. No 146. A final pretrial conference is scheduled for
February 26, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. See Dkt. No. 132.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: December 11, 2020
New York, New York

____________________________________
ALISON J. NATHAN
United States District Judge