Vale v. City of New York et al

Filing 105

ORDER granting 104 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to File. APPLICATION GRANTED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker on 11/27/2019) (jca)

11/27/20190
THE CITY OF NEW YORK

LAW DEPARTMENT

JAMES E. JOHNSON
Corporation Counsel

OMAR J. SIDDIQI
Senior Counsel
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NEW YORK, NY 10007

November 26, 2019
VIA ECF
Honorable Katharine J. Parker
United States Magistrate Judge
United States District Court
Southern District of New York
40 Foley Square
New York, New York 10007
Re:

11/27/2019

Jason Vale v. City of New York, et al.
18 Civ. 1866 (PGG)

Your Honor:
I am a Senior Counsel in the Office of James E. Johnson, Corporation Counsel of
the City of New York, and the attorney assigned to represent the City Defendants in the abovereferenced matter. City Defendants write to respectfully request that their time to respond to
plaintiff’s settlement demand in this matter be extended from today until December 6, 2019.
The reason for the instant request is that this office requires additional time to
determine our settlement position in this matter. As City Defendants stated at the telephone
conference on October 29, 2019, we need to understand the State Defendants’ authority before
being able to formulate our settlement position; City Defendants have not yet received this
information from State Defendants.
Based on the foregoing, City Defendants now respectfully request that their time
to respond to plaintiff’s settlement demand be extended until December 6, 2019.
Thank you for your consideration herein.
Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Omar J. Siddiqi
Omar J. Siddiqi
Senior Counsel