Maritime Legal Solutions, PLLC v. U.S. Transportation Command

Filing 14

ORDER granting 13 Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. Application GRANTED. The conference scheduled for November 14, 2023 is hereby ADJOURNED to November 29, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. The dial-in information for the conference remains the same, and i s as follows: At the scheduled date and time, the parties are to call [phone] and enter access code 5123533. The Court trusts that the parties will timely file their joint pre-conference submission and proposed case management plan on or befor e November 23, 2023, or will promptly seek an an adjournment should such additional time prove useful to the parties in reaching a negotiated resolution. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the pending motion at docket number 13. SO ORDERED. Initial Conference set for 11/29/2023 at 10:00 AM before Judge Katherine Polk Failla. (Signed by Judge Katherine Polk Failla on 11/13/2023) (mml)

U.S. Department of Justice

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United States Attorney
Southern District of New York
86 Chambers Street
New York, New York 10007

November 13, 2023

BY ECF
The Honorable Katherine Polk Failla
United States District Court
Southern District of New York
40 Foley Square
New York, NY 10007

MEMO ENDORSED

Re: Maritime Legal Solutions v. U.S. Transp. Command, No. 23 Civ. 7045 (KPF)
Dear Judge Failla:
This Office represents defendant the United States Transportation Command in the
above-referenced action brought pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). I
write respectfully, together with the plaintiff, to request that the initial pretrial conference
presently scheduled for tomorrow November 14, 2023, be rescheduled to the week of
November 27, 2023, or a time thereafter that is convenient for the Court, with a
corresponding extension of time for the parties’ preconference submissions.
This is the first request by either party to adjourn the conference. The parties
apologize for any inconvenience to the Court in not making this request 48 hours in
advance. Three weeks ago, defendant responded to the FOIA request and made a
production. In the interest of efficiency, the requested adjournment will allow the parties
to continue their discussion regarding plaintiff’s concerns with the production and confer
regarding next steps in advance of the conference. The parties thank the Court for its
consideration of this letter.
Respectfully submitted,
DAMIAN WILLIAMS
United States Attorney for the
Southern District of New York
Attorney for Defendant
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cc: Counsel of record (by ECF)

By:

/s/ Joseph A. Pantoja________
JOSEPH A. PANTOJA
Assistant United States Attorney
86 Chambers Street, 3rd Floor
New York, New York 10007
Tel.: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Application GRANTED. The conference scheduled for November 14, 2023 is
hereby ADJOURNED to November 29, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. The dial-in information
for the conference remains the same, and is as follows: At the scheduled
date and time, the parties are to call [phone] and enter access code
5123533.
The Court trusts that the parties will timely file their joint pre-conference
submission and proposed case management plan on or before November 23, 2023,
or will promptly seek an an adjournment should such additional time prove
useful to the parties in reaching a negotiated resolution.
The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the pending motion at docket
number 13.
Dated:

November 13, 2023
New York, New York

SO ORDERED.

HON. KATHERINE POLK FAILLA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE