Morehouse v. Vasques et al

Filing 125

ORDER granting 124 CONSENT LETTER MOTION to Adjourn Conference on Friday, May 8, 2020. Granted. The Court will give the Parties 30 days to see if a settlement can be reached. The Parties are to report to the Court by June 6, 2020 of their progress. The 5/8/20 conference is adjourned without date, for now. So Ordered. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 5/6/2020) (jca)

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STATE OF NEW YORK
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
LETITIA JAMES

DIVISION OF STATE COUNSEL

ATTORNEY GENERAL

LITIGATION BUREAU

May 6, 2020

By ECF
The Honorable Kenneth M. Karas
United States District Judge
The Honorable Charles L. Brieant, Jr.
Federal Building and United States Courthouse
300 Quarropas Street
White Plains, New York 10601-4150
Re:

Scott Morehouse v. Martin Vasquez, et al.
USDC SDNY Civil No. 17 CV 4836 (KMK)

Dear Judge Karas:
On behalf of all parties, I write to request an adjournment of the upcoming status
conference in this case, which is currently scheduled for Friday, May 8, 2020, at 11:30 a.m.
I am pleased to report that the parties have had constructive settlement discussions and are
moving forward in the settlement process. On Friday, April 17, 2020, counsel for defendants and
Mr. Morehouse spoke by telephone, and Mr. Morehouse made a monetary demand of defendants
to settle the case. On the basis of that conversation, I have initiated the process of obtaining
authority from the New York State Attorney General’s Office to settle the matter. I am cautiously
optimistic that the parties can resolve this matter without further litigation, but this office needs
some additional time to review and to decide upon the matter.
Today, counsel for defendants discussed this by telephone with Mr. Morehouse and all
parties agreed to request that the Court grant an adjournment of the status conference.
Accordingly, with the consent of all parties, I respectfully request a sixty (60) day adjournment of
the status conference, which should permit the parties to make substantial progress in the
settlement process. I will, of course, keep the Court apprised of developments. If this meets with
the Court’s approval, the parties request that the Court “so order” it.
The parties thank the Court for its time and attention to this matter.

28 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10005 ● PHONE [phone] ● WWW.AG.NY.GOV

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Hon. Kenneth M. Karas
May 6, 2020
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Respectfully submitted,

Granted. The Court will give the Parties 30 days
to see if a settlement can be reached. The
Parties are to report to the Court by June 6, 2020
of their progress. The 5/8/20 conference is
adjourned without date, for now.
So Ordered.

LETITIA JAMES
Attorney General
State of New York
By: /s/ James Mirro
JAMES MIRRO
Assistant Attorney General
28 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10005
[phone]
[e-mail]

5/6/20

cc:

Scott Morehouse
Sean M. O’Brien