DGI-BNSF Corp. v. TRT LeaseCo, LLC

Filing 97

ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties must meet and confer to agree upon a proposal for trial procedure, including a final list of attendees (counsel, client representatives, and witnesses), whether each person will be attending the trial in p erson or remotely, the agreed upon technological platform for remote testimony or questioning, and the desired method for handling exhibits in the case of remote witness testimony or remote attorney questioning. The joint proposal must be filed by no later than Friday, October 30, 2020. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that for those individuals attending the trial in person, they must report on Monday, November 16, 2020, at 10:00 A.M. to the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, located at 40 Foley Square, New York, New York 10007. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the final pretrial conference will be held via Skype on Friday, November 6, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. Any interested members of the public may attend the conference by dialing 1-917-933-2166 and u sing the conference ID 819980292. Counsel for the parties will be sent the link to access the Skype video conference by email. And as set forth herein. SO ORDERED., ( Final Pretrial Conference set for 11/6/2020 at 02:00 PM before Judge Valerie E. Caproni.) (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 10/23/2020) (ama) Modified on 10/23/2020 (ama).

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DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
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DATE FILED: 10/23/2020
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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DGI-BNSF CORP.,
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Plaintiff,
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18-CV-3252 (VEC)
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ORDER
TRT LEASECO, LLC,
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Defendant. :
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VALERIE CAPRONI, United States District Judge:
WHEREAS on October 23, 2020, the parties appeared for a telephone conference;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties must meet and confer to agree upon a
proposal for trial procedure, including a final list of attendees (counsel, client representatives,
and witnesses), whether each person will be attending the trial in person or remotely, the agreed
upon technological platform for remote testimony or questioning, and the desired method for
handling exhibits in the case of remote witness testimony or remote attorney questioning. The
joint proposal must be filed by no later than Friday, October 30, 2020. The finalized trial
procedures will be determined at the final pretrial conference. The Court will then connect the
parties with the SDNY audiovisual department to work out the logistics of implementing the
final trial procedures.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that for those individuals attending the trial in person, they
must report on Monday, November 16, 2020, at 10:00 A.M. to the Thurgood Marshall United
States Courthouse, located at 40 Foley Square, New York, New York 10007. The courtroom
will be determined at a date closer to trial. Per the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”)
COVID-19 Courthouse Entry Program, any person who appears at any SDNY courthouse must

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complete a questionnaire and have his or her temperature taken. Only those individuals who
meet the entry requirements established by the questionnaire, including that they have not
traveled to a listed state or country for the prior 14 days, will be permitted entry. Please see the
enclosed instructions.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the final pretrial conference will be held via Skype on
Friday, November 6, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. Any interested members of the public may attend the
conference by dialing 1-917-933-2166 and using the conference ID 819980292. Counsel for the
parties will be sent the link to access the Skype video conference by email.

SO ORDERED.
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VALERIE CAPRONI
United States District Judge

Date: October 23, 2020
New York, New York

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Instructions for Courthouse Entry
All members of the public, including attorneys, appearing at a Southern District of New York
courthouse must complete a questionnaire and have their temperature taken before being allowed
entry into that courthouse.
On the day you are due to arrive at the courthouse, click on the following weblink to begin the
enrollment process. Follow the instructions and fill out the questionnaire. If your answers meet
the requirements for entry, you will be sent a QR code to be used at the SDNY entry device at
the courthouse entrance.
Weblink: https://app.certify.me/SDNYPublic
Note: If you do not have a mobile phone or mobile phone number, you must complete the
questionnaire and temperature screening at an entry device at the courthouse.

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