Opinion
21-cv-2713 (AJN)
08-30-2021
Richard Essebag, Plaintiff, v. United States of America, Defendant.
ORDER
ALISON J. NATHAN, District Judge:
In light of the COVID-19 public health crisis, the Court will not hold the upcoming initial pretrial conference in this case in person. Per the Court's notice of initial pretrial conference, the parties shall submit their proposed case management plan and joint letter no later than seven days prior to the scheduled conference. In the joint letter, the parties should advise the Court if they can do without a conference altogether. If so, the Court may enter a case management plan and scheduling order and the parties need not appear. If not, the Court will hold the initial pretrial conference by telephone. The parties and members of the public may access the proceeding by dialing (888) 363-4749 and entering access code 919-6964. In either case, counsel should review and comply with the Court's Emergency Individual Rules and Practices in Light of COVID-19, available at https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-alison-j-nathan.
SO ORDERED.