Adeniji v. New York City Department of Finance et al

Filing 66

ORDER granting 65 Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. APPLICATION GRANTED. The post-discovery conference is rescheduled to October 14, 2022 at 2:00pm. The parties are to use the dial-in 888-363-4749 and access code 2682448. SO ORDERED. Status Conference set for 10/14/2022 at 02:00 PM before Judge Vernon S. Broderick.. (Signed by Judge Vernon S. Broderick on 9/19/2022) (kv)

Case 1:19-cv-08032-VSB Document 66 Filed 09/19/22 Page 1 of 2

THE CITY OF NEW YORK

LAW DEPARTMENT

HON. SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX

100 CHURCH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10007

Corporation Counsel

ZACHARY T. ELLIS
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Labor and Employment Law Division
[phone]
[e-mail]

September 16, 2022
Via CM/ECF
Honorable Vernon S. Broderick
United States District Court
Southern District of New York
Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse
40 Foley Square, Room 415
New York, NY 10007
Re:

Oluseyi Adeniji v. The City of New York
Civil Case No. 1:19-CV-08032-VSB
Law Department No. 2019-065312

09/19/2022
The post-discovery conference is
rescheduled to October 14, 2022
at 2:00pm. The parties are to use
the dial-in 888-363-4749 and
access code 2682448.

Dear Judge Broderick,
I am an Assistant Corporation Counsel in the Office of the Hon. Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix,
Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, representing Defendant, the City of New York (“the
City”), in the above-referenced matter. In accordance with the Amended Case Management Plan
and Scheduling Order of August 3, 2022, see CM/ECF No. 59, I submit this joint letter to advise
the Court of the status of this case. In addition, the parties respectfully request that the postdiscovery conference scheduled for October 5, 2022 (ECF No. 59) be adjourned until after the
mediation, scheduled for October 7, 2022, is concluded. This is the parties first request for this
action.
Regarding discovery, Plaintiff Oluseyi Adeniji was deposed on August 25, 2022.
Additionally, from the City’s perspective, the only outstanding discovery-related matter is that Mr.
Adeniji produced tax-return release authorizations and an unemployment-records release
authorization that contained missing information and therefore cannot be executed. The City has
identified the missing information for Mr. Adeniji and asked him to provide new authorizations,
and he has agreed to do so.
A first mediation session is scheduled for October 7, 2022.
If the parties are unable to resolve this dispute at mediation, the City intends to file a motion
for summary judgment.

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In order to conserve judicial resources and allow the parties to focus on settlement, the
parties respectfully request that the Court adjourn the post-discovery conference until after the
parties have had an opportunity to mediate this case.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/
Zachary T. Ellis
Assistant Corporation Counsel
cc:

Pro-Se Plaintiff Oluseyi Adeniji and all counsel of record (via CM/ECF)

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