Disabled in Action v. City Of New York et al.

Filing 182

ORDER granting 181 Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. Application GRANTED. The Jan. 19, 2021 pre-settlement conference call is hereby adjourned to Feb. 25, 2021 at 10:00 am. Dial-in [phone], access code 1582687. By 5 pm the day prior, counsel shall jointly email Chambers the names and phone numbers of the appearing attorneys. Ex parte letters due by 10:00 am on Feb. 23, 2021. ECF 181 resolved. (Telephone Conference set for 2/25/2021 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang.) (Signed by Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang on 1/12/2021) (rro)

THE CITY OF NEW YORK

LAW DEPARTMENT

JAMES E. JOHNSON
Corporation Counsel

CAROLYN E. KRUK
cell: [phone]
[e-mail]

100 CHURCH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10007

January 12, 2021

By ECF
Hon. Ona. T. Wang
United States Magistrate Judge
United States District Court
500 Pearl Street
New York, New York 10007
Re:

MEMO ENDORSED

Disabled in Action et al. v. City of New York et al.
16 CV 8354 (VEC)(OTW)

Dear Magistrate Judge Wang:
I am one of the Assistant Corporation Counsels assigned to represent Defendants
in the above action. I write jointly on behalf of the parties to respectfully request an adjournment
of the settlement conference currently scheduled for January 19, 2021 to the week of February 8,
2021, and an extension of the parties’ time to submit ex-parte settlement letters until two days
before the new conference date. This is the parties’ second request for an adjournment of the
settlement conference.
On December 14, 2020, Defendants provided Plaintiffs with a list of the NYPD’s
major programs, services, and activities, and the alternate ways in which these programs,
services, and activities may be offered if they are not currently accessible to people with mobility
disabilities. Plaintiffs responded to Defendants letter yesterday, as the intervening holidays
delayed their response. Plaintiffs’ letter included some questions and concerns as to Defendants’
proposals. To allow Defendants time to consider Plaintiffs’ response, and then meet – at least
once – with Plaintiffs’ counsel before the parties appear before Your Honor for a settlement
conference, the parties respectfully request an adjournment of the settlement conference from
January 19 to the week of February 8, 2021. The parties plan to schedule a call the week of
February 1, 2021 to discuss settlement, and narrow the issues further. The parties also
respectfully request permission to submit their ex parte letters two days before the rescheduled
settlement conference (rather than seven days before the conference).

The parties conferred and confirmed their availability for a settlement conference
before Your Honor on February 10, 11 or 12, 2021, or another later date that is convenient to the
Court.
Accordingly, the parties respectfully request an adjournment of the settlement
conference from January 19 to February 10, 11, or 12, 2021, and that the parties’ ex-parte letters
be submitted to Your Honor two days before the rescheduled settlement conference.
Thank you for your consideration of these requests.
Respectfully,
/s
Carolyn Kruk
cc. Plaintiffs’ counsel (by ECF)

Application GRANTED. The Jan. 19, 2021 pre-settlement conference call is hereby adjourned to Feb. 25,
2021 at 10:00 am. Dial-in [phone], access code 1582687. By 5 pm the day prior, counsel shall
jointly email Chambers the names and phone numbers of the appearing attorneys. Ex parte letters due by
10:00 am on Feb. 23, 2021. ECF 181 resolved.
SO ORDERED.
/s/ Ona T. Wang Jan. 12, 2021
U.S.M.J.

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