Park et al v. Hanpool, Inc. et al

Filing 67

ORDER. The Court disfavors split-format conferences and is therefore disinclined to have some parties attend the Settlement Conference in person while others attend telephonically. Accordingly, to ensure that all parties may equally participate i n a fruitful discussion, the Settlement Conference will now proceed by videoconference hosted on the Court's Microsoft Teams platform. The Court will provide a link to connect to the Settlement Conference once it receives the annexed Attendan ce Acknowledgement Form (the "Form") with the names and email addresses of the individuals who will attend. If absolutely necessary, Mr. Park and Mr. Larios may dial in to the Settlement Conference using a telephonic access code that wil l be provided on the Court's receipt of the Form, which all parties must submit (or re-submit) by today, Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Finally, to be clear, whether participating by video or by phone, all parties must attend the Settlement Conference and must do so from a suitable location free of distractions and background noise. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave on 3/5/25) (yv)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
ANDREW PARK, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
-v-

CIVIL ACTION NO.: 23 Civ. 11309 (VEC) (SLC)
ORDER

HANPOOL, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
SARAH L. CAVE, United States Magistrate Judge.

At roughly 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, Attorney Clifford Tucker filed a letter
stating that two of his clients—Plaintiffs Andre Park and Alfredo Larios Salvador—would be
unable to physically attend the settlement conference scheduled for this Thursday, March 6,
2025 (the “Settlement Conference”). (ECF No. 66). Mr. Tucker therefore requests use of a “tollfree conference call number . . . so that [Mr. Park and Mr. Larios] may dial in to the [S]ettlement
[C]onference.” (Id.)
The Court disfavors split-format conferences and is therefore disinclined to have some
parties attend the Settlement Conference in person while others attend telephonically.
Accordingly, to ensure that all parties may equally participate in a fruitful discussion, the
Settlement Conference will now proceed by videoconference hosted on the Court’s Microsoft
Teams platform. The Court will provide a link to connect to the Settlement Conference once it
receives the annexed Attendance Acknowledgement Form (the “Form”) with the names and
email addresses of the individuals who will attend. If absolutely necessary, Mr. Park and
Mr. Larios may dial in to the Settlement Conference using a telephonic access code that will be

provided on the Court’s receipt of the Form, which all parties must submit (or re-submit) by
today, Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. EST.
Finally, to be clear, whether participating by video or by phone, all parties must attend
the Settlement Conference and must do so from a suitable location free of distractions and
background noise.
Dated:

New York, New York
March 5, 2025
SO ORDERED.

_________________________
SARAH L. CAVE
United States Magistrate Judge

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ATTENDANCE ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM
CASE NAME: ___________________________________________________________________
DOCKET NUMBER: ______________________________________________________________
I represent the

Plaintiffs

Defendants

I acknowledge that I am attending a virtual settlement conference through the Court’s
Microsoft Teams platform on ____________________ at _______________________.
Please provide the name of any co-counsel who will attend the conference with you.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
I acknowledge that my client, and any other relevant decisionmakers, will attend the
settlement conference.
Please provide the name and title, if applicable, of the individuals who will attend:
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

Next to the name of each conference participant, please indicate the last four digits of the phone
number from which they will be calling into the conference, e.g., John Doe (1234) or the email
address to which the Microsoft Teams invitation should be sent.
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Signature
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Name (print)

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Date