D.S. et al v. New York City Department of Education

Filing 12

ORDER granting #11 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to File. So Ordered. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger on 2/17/2021) (js)

Case 1:21-cv-00824-JMF-RWL Document 12 Filed 02/17/21 Page 1 of 1

2/17/2021
JAMES E. JOHNSON
Corporation Counsel

THE CITY OF NEW YORK

LAW DEPARTMENT
100 CHURCH STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10007

William G. Rives
Senior Counsel
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Cell: [phone]

February 17, 2021
VIA ECF
Hon. Robert W. Lehrburger
500 Pearl Street, Room 1960
United States Courthouse
New York, New York 10007
Re:

First Request
D.S. and M.S. individually and on behalf of J.S. –v.- New York City
Department of Education 21-CV-00824 (JMF) (RWL)

Dear Judge Lehrburger:
I am an Assistant Corporation Counsel in the office of Corporation Counsel James E.
Johnson, attorney for Defendant in the above-referenced action wherein Plaintiff seeks attorneys’
fees, costs and expenses for legal work on an administrative hearing under the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §1400, et seq. (“IDEA”), as well as for this action.
I write to respectfully request an extension of the parties’ time to submit a joint letter in
lieu of a court conference pursuant to the order of the Honorable Jesse M. Furman, dated
February 1, 2021. I request the time to file be extended 30 days, from February 22, 2021 to
March 24, 2021. This is the first request for an extension of the deadline. Plaintiff consents to the
request. I was recently assigned this case and am awaiting Plaintiff’s updated billing records so
that I may review them and request settlement authority from the Comptroller of the City of New
York, as required pursuant to New York City Charter §93(i). Accordingly, Defendant
respectfully requests the time to submit a joint letter be extended to March 24, 2021.
Thank you for considering this request.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/
William G. Rives
Assistant Corporation Counsel
cc:

Adam Dayan, Esquire
(Via ECF)

2/17/2021