Miranda Franco et al v. Mi Barrio Meat Market Inc. et al

Filing 14

ORDER: In light of the COVID-19 public health crisis, the Court will not hold the upcoming initial pretrial conference in this case in person. Counsel should submit their proposed case management plan and joint letter seven days prior to the schedu led conference, as directed in the Court's Notice of Initial Pretrial Conference. In their joint letter, the parties should also indicate whether they can do without a conference altogether. If so, the Court may enter a case management plan and scheduling order and the parties need not appear. If not, the Court will hold the initial pretrial conference by telephone, albeit perhaps at a different time than the currently scheduled time. To that end, counsel should indicate in their joint lett er 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 Courts 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 9/23/2020) (kv)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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Jesus Miranda Franco, on behalf of himself and others
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similarly situated,
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Plaintiff,
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Mi Barrio Meat Market Inc., et al.,
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Defendants.
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9/23/20

20-cv-4983 (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 initial
pretrial conference in this case in person. Counsel should submit their proposed case
management plan and joint letter seven days prior to the scheduled conference, as directed in the
Court’s Notice of Initial Pretrial Conference. In their joint letter, the parties should also
indicate whether they can do without a conference altogether. If so, the Court may enter a
case management plan and scheduling order and the parties need not appear. If not, the Court
will hold the initial pretrial conference by telephone, albeit perhaps at a different time than the
currently scheduled time. To that end, counsel should indicate in their joint 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: September 23, 2020
New York, New York

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ALISON J. NATHAN
United States District Judge