Komatsu v. The City of New York et al

Filing 428

ORDER: With regard to plaintiff's letter of September 24, 2020 (Docket # 426), as stated in the Court's Order of October 31, 2019, "[n]o summary judgment motion shall be filed prior to the close of discovery without permission of the C ourt." The Court now directs that any request to Judge Schofield for permission to make a summary judgment motion, as required by paragraph 5.A of her Special Rules & Practices in Civil Pro Se Cases, shall be filed on the date that discovery clo ses. That date is currently November 30, 2020 (Docket # 405). Any other request for relief in Docket # 426 is denied. With regard to defendants' letter dated September 29, 2020 (Docket # 427), the Court notes that plaintiff's response was d ue, absent agreement or court order, on October 1, 2020. As of today, no response has been filed on the docket. Be that as it may, the Court finds defendants' letter insufficiently detailed to allow the Court to consider it. The defendant is dir ected to file a new letter that identifies each response with respect to which it seeks relief. The request and response shall be quoted verbatim in the letter. Following each quotation of the request/response, the defendants shall specify their obje ctions to the response and the relief sought. Plaintiff shall respond to the letter within 7 days of its filing. The Clerk shall mail a copy of this letter to plaintiff at the address shown on the docket sheet. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein on 10/07/2020) (ama) Transmission to Docket Assistant Clerk for processing.

Case 1:18-cv-03698-LGS-GWG Document 428 Filed 10/07/20 Page 1 of 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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TOWAKI KOMATSU,
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Plaintiff,
-v.THE CITY OF NEW YORK, et al.,

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ORDER
18 Civ. 3698 (LGS) (GWG)

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Defendants.
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GABRIEL W. GORENSTEIN, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
With regard to plaintiff’s letter of September 24, 2020 (Docket # 426), as stated in the
Court’s Order of October 31, 2019, “[n]o summary judgment motion shall be filed prior to the
close of discovery without permission of the Court.” The Court now directs that any request to
Judge Schofield for permission to make a summary judgment motion, as required by paragraph
5.A of her Special Rules & Practices in Civil Pro Se Cases, shall be filed on the date that
discovery closes. That date is currently November 30, 2020 (Docket # 405). Any other request
for relief in Docket # 426 is denied.
With regard to defendants’ letter dated September 29, 2020 (Docket # 427), the Court
notes that plaintiff’s response was due, absent agreement or court order, on October 1, 2020. As
of today, no response has been filed on the docket. Be that as it may, the Court finds defendants’
letter insufficiently detailed to allow the Court to consider it. The defendant is directed to file a
new letter that identifies each response with respect to which it seeks relief. The request and
response shall be quoted verbatim in the letter. Following each quotation of the
request/response, the defendants shall specify their objections to the response and the relief
sought. Plaintiff shall respond to the letter within 7 days of its filing.
sheet.

The Clerk shall mail a copy of this letter to plaintiff at the address shown on the docket
SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 7, 2020
New York, New York