Bishop v. Jupiter Disco LLC

Filing 15

ORDER: In light of the COVID-19 public health crisis, the Court will not hold the upcoming post-discovery conference in this case in person. Counsel should submit a joint status letter on ECF no later than seven days prior to the scheduled conf erence. The joint letter shall as further set forth in this Order. After reviewing the parties' joint status letter, the Court will issue an order indicating whether the conference is cancelled and addressing any other relevant deadline s and information. If a conference is held, it will be by telephone, albeit perhaps at a different time than the currently scheduled time. To that end, if counsel believe that a conference would be appropriate, they should indicate in their jo int status letter all times on the date of the scheduled conference that they would be available for a telephone conference. In either case, counsel should review and comply with the Court's Emergency Individual Rules and Practices in Light of COVID-19, available at https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-alison-j-nathan. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 10/13/2020) (ks)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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Cedric Bishop,
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Plaintiff,
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Jupiter Disco LLC,
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Defendant.
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10/14/20

20-cv-343 (AJN)
ORDER

ALISON J. NATHAN, United States District Judge:
In light of the COVID-19 public health crisis, the Court will not hold the upcoming postdiscovery conference in this case in person. Counsel should submit a joint status letter on ECF
no later than seven days prior to the scheduled conference. The joint letter shall:
1) Include a statement confirming that all fact discovery has been completed (the parties
should not assume that the Court will grant any extensions);
2) Include a statement regarding the status of any settlement discussions;
3) Include a statement regarding whether any party intends to move for summary
judgment on or before the deadline specified in the CMP;
4) If no party intends to move for summary judgment, propose (a) a deadline for the
submission of a joint final pre-trial order pursuant to Rule 5.A of the undersigned’s
Individual Practices in Civil Cases, and (b) potential trial dates; and
5) Indicate whether they can do without a conference altogether.
After reviewing the parties’ joint status letter, the Court will issue an order indicating
whether the conference is cancelled and addressing any other relevant deadlines and information.
If a conference is held, it will be by telephone, albeit perhaps at a different time than the
currently scheduled time. To that end, if counsel believe that a conference would be appropriate,

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they should indicate in their joint status letter all times on the date of the scheduled conference
that they would be available for a telephone conference. In either case, counsel should review
and comply with the Court’s Emergency Individual Rules and Practices in Light of COVID-19,
available at https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-alison-j-nathan.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 13, 2020
New York, New York

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ALISON J. NATHAN
United States District Judge

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