Rasmy v. Marriott International, Inc.

Filing 188

ORDER: As the Court explained in its May 5, 2021 Order, see Dkt. No. 148, the Southern District of New York has adopted a centralized calendaring system for jury trials during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the system currently in place, the Clerk& #039;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. After holding a pretrial conference on May 14, 2021, the Court notified the parties that i t would request a jury trial date of October 4, 2021, for a two-week trial. See Dkt. No. 155. The Clerk's Office has now notified the Court that this case has been placed on the trial-ready list for the week of October 4, 2021. This means tha t the case may proceed during the week of October 4, 2021, if all of the scheduled cases for any day during that week do not go forward. The case must therefore be trial ready for that date. As soon as the Court confirms whether the matter will proceed during the week of October 4, 2021, it will inform the parties. If the case cannot proceed during the week of October 4, 2021, the Court will seek another jury trial date for as soon as possible thereafter. Within one week of this Order, the parties should file a joint letter informing the Court of whether they wish to remain on the "trial ready" calendar for October 4, 2021. If not, the parties should propose trial dates starting in February 2022. SO ORDERED. ( Ready for Trial by 10/4/2021.) (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 8/27/2021) (vfr)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
8/27/21
Gebrial Rasmy,
Plaintiff,
16-cv-4865 (AJN)
–v–
Marriott International, Inc. et al.,

ORDER

Defendants.

ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge:
As the Court explained in its May 5, 2021 Order, see Dkt. No. 148, the Southern District
of New York has adopted a centralized calendaring system for jury trials during the COVID-19
pandemic. Under the 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.
After holding a pretrial conference on May 14, 2021, the Court notified the parties that it
would request a jury trial date of October 4, 2021, for a two-week trial. See Dkt. No. 155. The
Clerk’s Office has now notified the Court that this case has been placed on the trial-ready list for
the week of October 4, 2021. This means that the case may proceed during the week of October
4, 2021, if all of the scheduled cases for any day during that week do not go forward.
The case must therefore be trial ready for that date. As soon as the Court confirms
whether the matter will proceed during the week of October 4, 2021, it will inform the parties. If

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the case cannot proceed during the week of October 4, 2021, the Court will seek another jury
trial date for as soon as possible thereafter.
Within one week of this Order, the parties should file a joint letter informing the Court of
whether they wish to remain on the “trial ready” calendar for October 4, 2021. If not, the parties
should propose trial dates starting in February 2022.

SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 27, 2021
New York, New York
____________________________________
ALISON J. NATHAN
United States District Judge