Ledesma v. New York City Police Department et al

Filing 17

ORDER granting 16 Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. Application granted. Defendant the City of New York's request to adjourn the initial pretrial conference is granted. Dkt. No. 15. The initial pretrial conference scheduled for February 13, 2024 is adjourned to February 14, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. The parties are also reminded to cite the correct case number in their submissions going forward, to avoid potential confusion. The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motion pending at Dkt. No. 15. Initial Conference set for 2/14/2024 at 02:00 PM before Judge Gregory H. Woods. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 2/5/2024) (rro)

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DATE FILED: 2/5/2024
HON. SYLVIA O. HINDS-RADIX
Corporation Counsel

THE CITY OF NEW YORK

ZACHARY KALMBACH
Senior Counsel
phone: [phone]
fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

LAW DEPARTMENT

100 CHURCH STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10007

February 5, 2024
By ECF
Honorable Gregory H. Woods
United States District Judge
United States District Court
Southern District of New York
500 Pearl Street
New York, NY 10007
Re:

MEMORANDUM ENDORSED

Ledesma v. New York City Police Department, et al.,
23 Civ. 5645 (CM)

Your Honor:
I represent the City of New York (the “City”) in the above-referenced matter. The City
writes to respectfully request that the Court reschedule the Initial Conference currently scheduled
for February 13, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., to earlier in the afternoon or to 3:45 p.m. or later on the same
date, or to a later date convenient for the Court, due to a previously-scheduled conference before
the Honorable John G. Koetl. The parties consent to this request.
By way of background, on December 22, 2023, the Court scheduled the Initial Conference
for February 1, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. (ECF No. 9). On January 25, 2024, the parties requested an
adjournment of the Initial Conference to later in February, in part because the undersigned was on
trial before the Honorable Ann M. Donnelly, from January 29, 2024, through February 1, 2024.
See Borisova v. Friberg, et al., 18-CV-7440 (AMD) (SJB). However, on January 29, 2024, the
Court moved the Initial Conference to January 31, 2024, at 4:00, instead of adjourning it to a later
date. On January 30, 2024, the City requested a further adjournment of the Initial Conference due
to the Borisova trial (ECF No. 13). On January 30, 2024, the Court adjourned the Initial
Conference to February 13, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. (ECF No. 14).
Unfortunately, I have a previously-scheduled telephonic status conference before the
Honorable John G. Koetl on February 13, 2024, at 3:00 p.m.—the very same date and time as the
Initial Conference is currently scheduled in this matter. See Camacho v. City of New York, et al.,
No. 23 Civ. 10216 (JGK) (ECF No. 13). As such, the City respectfully requests that the Court
reschedule the Initial Conference to a different time in the afternoon on February 13, 2024—either
earlier in the afternoon or at 3:45 p.m. or later—or, alternatively, adjourn the conference to a later
date convenient for the Court. For the Court’s convenience, the parties are available anytime on
February 14, 2024, or in the afternoon of February 15, 2024 (though plaintiff prefers February 13

or 14 to February 15, 2024). The City sincerely apologizes for any convenience this request causes
the Court.
Thank you for your time and consideration.

Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Zachary Kalmbach
Zachary Kalmbach
Senior Counsel
cc:

Via ECF
All counsel of record

Application granted. Defendant the City of New York's request to adjourn the initial pretrial
conference is granted. Dkt. No. 15. The initial pretrial conference scheduled for February 13, 2024
is adjourned to February 14, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. The parties are also reminded to cite the correct
case number in their submissions going forward, to avoid potential confusion.
The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motion pending at Dkt. No. 15.
SO ORDERED.

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Dated: February 5, 2024
New York, New York

GREGORY H. WOODS
United States District Judge

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