Hassan v. Fordham University

Filing 6

ORDER REGARDING GENERAL PRETRIAL MANAGEMENT: The above-referenced action has been referred to Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses for general pretrial management, including scheduling, discovery, non-dispositive pretrial motions, and settlement, pursua nt to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A). If you are aware of any party or attorney who should receive notice in this action, other than those currently listed on the docket sheet, please notify Courtroom Deputy Kevin Snell at [phone] immediately . All court conferences and hearings will be conducted by teleconference. The parties are directed to call [phone] a few minutes before the proceeding is scheduled to begin and enter the access code 7746387. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses on 5/7/2020) (cf)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
05/07/2020

KAREEM HASSAN, individually and on behalf
of all others similarly situated,
20-CV-3265 (LTS) (BCM)

Plaintiff,

ORDER REGARDING GENERAL
PRETRIAL MANAGEMENT

-againstFORDHAM UNIVERSITY, et al.,
Defendant.

BARBARA MOSES, United States Magistrate Judge.
The above-referenced action has been referred to Magistrate Judge Barbara Moses for
general pretrial management, including scheduling, discovery, non-dispositive pretrial motions,
and settlement, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A). All pretrial motions and applications,
including those related to scheduling and discovery (but excluding motions to dismiss or for
judgment on the pleadings, for injunctive relief, for summary judgment, or for class certification
under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23), must be made to Judge Moses and in compliance with this Court's
Individual Practices in Civil Cases and Emergency Individual Practices in Civil Cases, available
on the Court's website at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-barbara-moses. Parties and counsel are
cautioned:
1.

All discovery must be initiated in time to be concluded by the close of discovery

set by the Court.
2.

Discovery

applications,

including

letter-motions

requesting

discovery

conferences, must be made promptly after the need for such an application arises and must
comply with Local Civil Rule 37.2 and § 2(b) of Judge Moses's Individual Practices. It is the
Court's practice to decide discovery disputes at the Rule 37.2 conference, based on the parties'
letters, unless a party shows good cause why more formal briefing should be required. Absent
extraordinary circumstances, discovery applications made later than 30 days prior to the close of

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discovery may be denied as untimely.
3.

For motions other than discovery motions, pre-motion conferences are not

required, but may be requested where counsel believe that an informal conference with the Court
may obviate the need for a motion or narrow the issues.
4.

Requests to adjourn a court conference or other court proceeding (including a

telephonic court conference) or to extend a deadline must be made in writing and in compliance
with § 2(a) of Judge Moses's Individual Practices. Telephone requests for adjournments or
extensions will not be entertained.
5.

In accordance with § 1(d) of Judge Moses's Individual Practices, letters and letter-

motions are limited to four pages, exclusive of attachments. Courtesy copies of letters and lettermotions filed via ECF are required only if the filing contains attachments, which must be
attached with protruding tabs.
6.

If you are aware of any party or attorney who should receive notice in this action,

other than those currently listed on the docket sheet, please notify Courtroom Deputy Kevin
Snell at [phone] immediately.
7.

Counsel for the plaintiff must serve a copy of this Order on any defendant

previously served with the summons and complaint, must serve this Order along with the
summons and complaint on all defendants served hereafter, and must file proof of such service
with the Court.

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PLEASE BE AWARE THAT, FOR THE DURATION OF THE COVID-19
NATIONAL EMERGENCY, UNLESS OTHERWISE ORDERED BY THE
COURT:
Conferences and Hearings. All court conferences and hearings will be conducted
by teleconference. The parties are directed to call [phone] a few minutes
before the proceeding is scheduled to begin and enter the access code 7746387.
Please treat the teleconference as you would treat a public court appearance. If a
conference or hearing in another matter is ongoing, please be silent (mute your
line) until your case is called. For other teleconferencing guidelines, counsel
should review Judge Moses's Emergency Individual Rules and Practices,
available at https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-barbara-moses.
Remote Depositions. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(b)(3) and (b)(4), all
depositions in this action may be taken via telephone, videoconference, or other
remote means, and may be recorded by any reliable audio or audiovisual means.
This Order does not dispense with the requirements set forth in Fed. R. Civ. P.
30(b)(5), including the requirement that, unless the parties stipulate otherwise,
the deposition be "conducted before an officer appointed or designated under
Rule 28," and that the deponent be placed under oath by that officer. For
avoidance of doubt, a deposition will be deemed to have been conducted
"before" an officer so long as that officer attends the deposition via the same
remote means (e.g., telephone conference call or video conference) used to
connect all other remote participants, and so long as all participants (including
the officer) can clearly hear and be heard by all other participants.

Dated: New York, New York
May 7, 2020
SO ORDERED.

________________________________
BARBARA MOSES
United States Magistrate Judge

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