Mercedes v. City of New York et al

Filing 157

ORDER granting 156 Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. Granted. An order of reference to a magistrate judge will be filed on ECF. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein on 3/11/24) (yv)

Case 1:17-cv-07368-AKH Document 156 Filed 03/11/24 Page 1 of 1

Jeffrey A. Rothman
Attorney at Law
305 Broadway, Suite 100
New York, NY 10007
Tel.: [phone]; Cell: [phone]
[e-mail]
March 11, 2024
By ECF To:
The Honorable Alvin K. Hellerstein
United States District Court Judge
United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York
500 Pearl Street
New York, NY 10007
Re:

Mercedes v. City of New York, et al., 17 Civ. 7368 (AKH)

Dear Judge Hellerstein:
I am counsel for Plaintiff in the above-captioned action. I write – jointly with opposing
counsel, Steve Stavridis, Esq. – to respectfully request that the telephone conference presently
scheduled for this Friday, March 15, 2024 at 10 a.m. be adjourned sine die, and that the Court
issue an order of reference for a settlement conference before Magistrate Judge Parker.
Defendants today made a settlement offer in response to Plaintiff’s demand, and counsel
for the parties have communicated and agree that a settlement conference before Magistrate
Judge Parker may be useful. If it pleases the Court the parties will write the Court a status letter
concerning trial scheduling if a settlement cannot be reached with Magistrate Judge Parker’s
assistance.
Respectfully submitted,
Granted. An order of reference to a magistrate judge will
be filed on ECF.

Jeffrey A. Rothman
Counsel for Plaintiff

SO ORDERED.
Dated: 3/11/24
New York, New York

/S/

/s/ Alvin K. Hellerstein
Alvin K. Hellerstein
United States District Judge

/S/
Steve Stavridis
Counsel for Defendants