Opinion
16 Civ. 6524 (GBD) (SDA)
10-04-2021
CHANDRA CATES et al., Plaintiffs, v. THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, Defendant.
ORDER
GEORGE B. DANIELS, United States District Judge
The fairness hearing scheduled to occur on October 12, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. shall occur as a videoconference using the Microsoft Teams platform.
To optimize the quality of the video feed, only the Court and counsel for each party will appear by video for the proceeding; all others will participate by telephone. Due to the limited capacity of the Microsoft Teams system, only one counsel per party may participate. Co-counsel, members of the press, and the public may access the audio feed of the conference by calling (917) 933-2166 and entering the conference ID 419 471 483#, or may attend in person in Courtroom 11A.
To optimize use of the Court's video conferencing technology, all participants in the call must:
1. Use a browser other than Internet Explorer to access Microsoft Teams;
2. Position the participant's device as close to the WiFi router as is feasible;
3. Ensure any others in the participant's household are not using WiFi during the period of the call;
4. Unless the participant is using a mobile telephone to access Microsoft Teams, connect to audio by having the system call the participant;
If there is ambient noise, the participant must mute his or her device when not speaking.
Further, all participants must identify themselves every time they speak, spell any proper names for the court reporter, and take care not to interrupt or speak over one another. Finally, all of those accessing the conference - whether in listen-only mode or otherwise - are reminded that recording or rebroadcasting of the proceeding is prohibited by law.
To the extent that there are any documents relevant to the proceeding, counsel should submit them to the Court (by email or on ECF, as appropriate) prior to the proceeding.
SO ORDERED.