Turner v. Dellapia et al

Filing 113

ORDER PURSUANT TO RULE 16(b)(1)(A): This matter has been referred to the undersigned for general pretrial purposes. The attorney for defendant George Gjelaj is (1) directed to mail a copy of this Order to plaintiff and(2) to contact plaintiff by tel ephone within 21 days for purposes of creating a discovery plan. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f). If counsel does not have a telephone number for plaintiff, counsel shall write to plaintiff immediately directing plaintiff to provide such a number and to ei ther call or prepare for a call at a specific date and time. All defendants shall participate in the telephone call and in the formulation of the discovery plan. The plan should contain the following elements: as set forth herein. Counsel for defenda nts is responsible for filing the plan with the Court on or before February 19, 2021. Finally, the Court notes that each party must immediately inform the Court of any change in that party's address or telephone number in the future. If a party fails to do so, the case may be dismissed or a default entered. The Clerk is requested to mail a copy of this Order to the pro se plaintiff. And as set forth herein. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein on 1/19/2021) (ama) Transmission to Docket Assistant Clerk for processing.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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WILBERT K.A. TURNER,
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Plaintiff,
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ORDER PURSUANT TO
RULE 16(b)(1)(A)

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18 Civ. 1973 (LTS) (GWG)

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AGENT JEREMY DELLAPIA, et al.,
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Defendant.
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GABRIEL W. GORENSTEIN
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
This matter has been referred to the undersigned for general pretrial purposes. The
attorney for defendant George Gjelaj is (1) directed to mail a copy of this Order to plaintiff and
(2) to contact plaintiff by telephone within 21 days for purposes of creating a discovery plan.
See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f). If counsel does not have a telephone number for plaintiff, counsel
shall write to plaintiff immediately directing plaintiff to provide such a number and to either call
or prepare for a call at a specific date and time. All defendants shall participate in the telephone
call and in the formulation of the discovery plan.
The plan should contain the following elements:
1.

A deadline by which all documents requests and initial interrogatories must be served.

2.

The deadline for the disclosures of the identities and reports of experts, if any, as required
by Rule 26(a)(2)(A) and (B).

3.

The deadline for the disclosure of identities and reports of any expert intended by an
opposing party solely to rebut previously-disclosed expert evidence.

4.

A date by which all discovery must be completed.

The parties are free to include additional elements in the plan if they wish. Also, the parties are
encouraged to discuss settlement during the telephone conference. If both parties wish the Court
to refer the case for mediation or if a telephone conference is needed for any purpose, they may
so request in the discovery plan.

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Counsel for defendants is responsible for filing the plan with the Court on or before
February 19, 2021. If the parties disagree over the terms of the plan, the disagreement may be
noted in the plan itself. In the alternative, plaintiff may respond by emailing a letter to the Court
at [e-mail] within 7 days of the filing of the plan. The
email must attach a pdf file of the letter. No text may be in the email itself, except that the
subject line of the email must contain the name and docket number of the case. Also, the
attached pdf letter must also contain the name and docket number of the case. Following receipt
of any proposed plan, the Court will issue a scheduling order.
Finally, the Court notes that each party must immediately inform the Court of any change
in that party’s address or telephone number in the future. If a party fails to do so, the case may
be dismissed or a default entered.
Please be aware that the Pro Se Office at the United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street,
Room 230, New York, New York ([phone]) may be of assistance in connection with
court procedures.
The Clerk is requested to mail a copy of this Order to the pro se plaintiff.
Dated: New York, New York
January 19, 2021
SO ORDERED:

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