Rahman v. Balanos et al

Filing 30

ORDER Served Defendants have until December 31, 2024 to respond to the Amended Complaint. Plaintiff shall have until February 28, 2025 to respond to the anticipated motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint. Served Defendants shall have until March 1 5, 2025 to file a reply, if any, in further support of the anticipated motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint. Counsel for the Served Defendants shall update the Court by December 31, 2024 on the progress identifying any Unserved Defendants. If c ounsel identifies any Unserved Defendants, counsel shall inform Plaintiff of the name(s) and indicate whether counsel will be representing the newly identified Defendants. Plaintiff shall have until January 15, 2025 to further amend the Amended Co mplaint to add any newly identified Defendants. Any newly identified Defendants added to a Second Amended Complaint shall have two weeks from being served to indicate, by filing a letter with the Court, whether (1) they wish to join the anticipated motion to dismiss and its briefing by the Served Defendants, without making any additional filings; (2) they wish to join the anticipated motion to dismiss and its briefing and also wish to make a supplemental filing in support of that motion; or (3) they wish to file their own response to the operative complaint. If the newly identified Defendants elect the second or third option, they shall have three weeks from making their election to make their supplemental filing in support of the ant icipated motion to dismiss or to file their own response to the operative complaint. Asenceau answer due 12/31/2024; Assistant Warden Chestnut answer due 12/31/2024; Balanos answer due 12/31/2024; Jane Doe answer due 12/31/2024; John/Jane Doe answer due 12/31/2024; Rutherford answer due 12/31/2024; Wilson answer due 12/31/2024.( Replies due by 3/15/2025., Responses due by 2/28/2025) (Signed by Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky on 11/26/2024) (jca)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Sha-Heed Rahman,
Plain??,

23CV08168 (VSB) (RFT)
ORDER

-againstCapt. Balanos, et al.,
Defendants.
ROBYN F. TARNOFSKY, United States Magistrate Judge:

Served Defendants have un?l December 31, 2024 to respond to the Amended
Complaint. Plain?? shall have un?l February 28, 2025 to respond to the an?cipated mo?on to
dismiss the Amended Complaint. Served Defendants shall have un?l March 15, 2025 to ?le a
reply, if any, in further support of the an?cipated mo?on to dismiss the Amended Complaint.
Counsel for the Served Defendants shall update the Court by December 31, 2024 on the
progress iden?fying any Unserved Defendants. If counsel iden??es any Unserved Defendants,
counsel shall inform Plain?? of the name(s) and indicate whether counsel will be represen?ng
the newly iden??ed Defendants. Plain?? shall have un?l January 15, 2025 to further amend the
Amended Complaint to add any newly iden??ed Defendants. Any newly iden??ed Defendants
added to a Second Amended Complaint shall have two weeks from being served to indicate, by
?ling a leter with the Court, whether (1) they wish to join the an?cipated mo?on to dismiss and
its brie?ng by the Served Defendants, without making any addi?onal ?lings; (2) they wish to join
the an?cipated mo?on to dismiss and its brie?ng and also wish to make a supplemental ?ling in
support of that mo?on; or (3) they wish to ?le their own response to the opera?ve complaint. If

the newly iden??ed Defendants elect the second or third op?on, they shall have three weeks
from making their elec?on to make their supplemental ?ling in support of the an?cipated
mo?on to dismiss or to ?le their own response to the opera?ve complaint.

DATED: November 26, 2024
New York, NY

SO ORDERED.
__________________________
ROBYN F. TARNOFSKY
United States Magistrate Judge