Fitzpatrick v. Roadget Business Pte. Ltd. et al

Filing 70

ORDER: A settlement conference is scheduled before Magistrate Judge Henry J. Ricardo on January 16, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom 14C at 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York 10007. The parties are directed to review and comply with the Procedures for All Cases Referred for Settlement to Magistrate Judge Henry J. Ricardo (the "Procedures"), available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-henry-j-ricardo. No later than five (5) business days before the conference, the parties shall submit the attached Acknowledgement Form to [e-mail], copying all counsel or pro se litigants if they are unrepresented. (Settlement Conference set for 1/16/2025 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 14C, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Magistrate Judge Henry J Ricardo.) (Signed by Magistrate Judge Henry J Ricardo on 11/25/2024) (sgz)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
11/25/2024

JENNIFER FITZPATRICK,
Plaintiff,

ORDER

-v-

23-CV-10592 (JMF) (HJR)

ROADGET BUSINESS PTE. LTD., ET AL.,
Defendants.
HENRY J. RICARDO, United States Magistrate Judge.
A settlement conference is scheduled before Magistrate Judge Henry J.
Ricardo on January 16, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., in Courtroom 14C at 500 Pearl Street,
New York, New York 10007.
The parties are directed to review and comply with the Procedures for All
Cases Referred for Settlement to Magistrate Judge Henry J. Ricardo (the
“Procedures”), available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-henry-j-ricardo. No later
than five (5) business days before the conference, the parties shall submit the
attached Acknowledgement Form to [e-mail],
copying all counsel or pro se litigants if they are unrepresented.
No later than five (5) business days before the conference, counsel for
each party must send the party’s Ex Parte Settlement Letter, marked “Confidential
Material for Use Only at Settlement Conference” to
[e-mail]. This letter should not be sent to the
other parties. The letter should include, at a minimum, the information described
in paragraph 3 of the Procedures. The parties should exchange their initial
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM
Complete this form, sign and date it, and send it by email as a PDF attachment to
(1) Judge Ricardo at [e-mail] and (2) to all other
attorneys who will be attending the conference no later than five business days
prior to the conference. Please read the certifications below carefully as your
signature indicates your compliance with them.
Name of Case: ______________________________________________
Docket Number: _____ CV ___________ (______) (HJR)
I acknowledge that my client and I must attend a settlement conference on
_______________, 20____ at _____:_____ __.m. in Courtroom ___, United States
Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York.
1.

I am attorney for ___________________________________ [Plaintiff /
Defendant].
(For corporate or other non-individual clients): The name of the
representative of my client who will attend the conference
is:_____________________________________________. The title of this
representative is:___________________________________________________.
If applicable (for insurance carrier): The name of the representative of the
insurance carrier who will attend the conference is:
____________________________________________.

2.

CHECK ONE LINE BELOW:
a. ____ The above-named individual will attend in person.
b. ____ The above-named individual will attend by telephone because I
certify that (1) such individual lives and works more than 100 miles from
the Courthouse (or, if my client is not an individual, the client’s decisionmaker lives and works more than 100 miles from the Courthouse), and (2)
it would be a great hardship for this individual to attend a settlement
conference on this or any other date. This individual understands that he
or she must participate by telephone without interruption for the duration
of the conference.

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3.

I certify that the person attending the conference (in person or by telephone)
is the person with ultimate responsibility for determining the settlement
amount: that is, the person responsible for giving settlement authority, not
someone who has received authority from another person. In addition, if
there is an insurance carrier with authority over settlement, a representative
from such carrier with complete responsibility over settlement will be present
in person or by telephone.

4.

I certify that I have read both the Court’s Order scheduling this conference as
well as the “Procedures for All Cases Referred for Settlement to Magistrate
Judge Henry J. Ricardo.”

Dated: ____________________

____________________________________
[Signature of Attorney]

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