Ruiz v. Keratin Bar

Filing 139

ORDER: granting 138 Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the trial and final pretrial conference are adjourned sine die. When jury trials become feasible again, the parties will be give n at least one month notice of their new trial date. No later than May 18, 2020, the parties must meet and confer and inform the Court whether they wish to waive a jury trial and proceed with a bench trial. If the parties wish to proceed with a bench trial, although the Court cannot yet set a date for the trial, the parties will receive at least one month notice of any such trial date (which is likely to be sooner than the date on which a jury trial can be held). In the same letter, the parties must also inform the Court whether they would like a referral to the Magistrate Judge for a settlement conference. If there is a disagreement between the parties on either issue, inform the Court only that there is no joint agreement; do not inform the Court which party takes which position. The Clerk of Court is directed to close the open motion on docket 138. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 5/12/2020) (ama)

Case 1:17-cv-02216-VEC Document 139 Filed 05/12/20 Page 1 of 2

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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ANGEL RUIZ,
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Plaintiff,
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KERATINBAR INC. and 1976 HEALTHCARE
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INC.,
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Defendants.
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USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
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DATE FILED: 5/12/2020

17-CV-2216 (VEC)
ORDER

VALERIE CAPRONI, United States District Judge:
WHEREAS a jury trial is scheduled in this case (Dkt. 137);
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the trial and final pretrial conference are
adjourned sine die. When jury trials become feasible again, the parties will be given
at least one month notice of their new trial date.
2. No later than May 18, 2020, the parties must meet and confer and inform the Court
whether they wish to waive a jury trial and proceed with a bench trial. If the parties
wish to proceed with a bench trial, although the Court cannot yet set a date for the
trial, the parties will receive at least one month notice of any such trial date (which is
likely to be sooner than the date on which a jury trial can be held). In the same letter,
the parties must also inform the Court whether they would like a referral to the
Magistrate Judge for a settlement conference. If there is a disagreement between the
parties on either issue, inform the Court only that there is no joint agreement; do not
inform the Court which party takes which position.

Case 1:17-cv-02216-VEC Document 139 Filed 05/12/20 Page 2 of 2

The Clerk of Court is directed to close the open motion on docket 138.
SO ORDERED.
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VALERIE CAPRONI
United States District Judge

Date: May 12, 2020
New York, New York

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