Rodriguez v. City of New York et al

Filing 71

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER denying as moot 66 Motion to Compel. The Court has reviewed the parties' letters of September 1, 2020, September 4, 2020, and September 16, 2020. See ECF Nos. 66-68. Because defendants ascertained the identities of t he individuals plaintiff sought, plaintiff's request to move to compel discovery is now moot. See ECF No. 66. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate the motion pending at ECF No. 66. SO ORDERED.. (Signed by Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald on 9/21/2020) (ks)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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GIOVANNI RODRIGUEZ (a/k/a King Karrot),
Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

- against -

18 Civ. 4805 (NRB)

THE CITY OF NEW YORK et al.,
Defendants.
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NAOMI REICE BUCHWALD
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
The Court has reviewed the parties’ letters of September 1,
2020, September 4, 2020, and September 16, 2020.
68.

Because

individuals

defendants
plaintiff

ascertained

sought,

the

plaintiff’s

See ECF Nos. 66-

identities
request

to

of
move

the
to

compel discovery is now moot. See ECF No. 66.
The Court is supportive of parties resolving disputes among
themselves. Nevertheless, it bears noting that before receiving
defendants’ letter of September 16, 2020, ECF No. 68, the Court
drafted an order that would have converted plaintiff’s letter, ECF
No. 66, into a motion and denied it as meritless. In this twoyear-old case in which the Court has been consistently engaged, a
simple letter informing the Court of the issue would have sufficed.
Moreover, in the circumstances, the suggestion that sanctions were
appropriate was wholly misplaced.

The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate the
motion pending at ECF No. 66.
SO ORDERED.

Dated:

New York, New York
September 21, 2020
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NAOMI REICE BUCHWALD
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE