Opinion
19-CV-11895 (JMF)
09-01-2021
GUANGFU CHEN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. MATSU FUSION RESTAURANT, INC., et al., Defendants.
ORDER
JESSE M. FURMAN, United States District Judge:
As stated on the record during the teleconference held earlier today:
• Discovery will proceed as to Defendant Lam, notwithstanding her pending Motion to Dismiss (and the anticipated renewal of her motion with respect to any amended complaint filed by tomorrow's deadline). See ECF No. 107. The deadline to complete fact discovery with respect to Defendant Lam is October 12, 2021.
• Any discovery requests to or from Defendant Lam shall be served no later than September 3, 2021 and be answered within 30 days of service. No. extensions shall be granted.
• The deadline to complete fact discovery as to all other parties is extended to October 12, 2021, solely for the purposes of taking depositions. No. further extensions shall be granted. Paper discovery is closed, except as to Defendant Lam, as noted above.
• No later than October 12, 2021, the parties shall file a joint letter indicating their respective positions on: (1) referral to the Court-annexed Mediation Program or a magistrate judge; and (2) potential dates for a settlement conference.
• The deadline for any party to move for summary judgment is November 11, 2021. If no party moves for summary judgment, the parties shall, no later than November 11, 2021, file a proposed joint pretrial order in accordance with Rule 5(A) of the Court's Individual Rules and Practices for Civil Cases (available at http://nysd.uscourts.gov/judge/Furman). The parties shall also familiarize themselves and comply with Rules 5(B)-(D), (F), and (G) of the Court's Individual Rules and Practices for Civil Cases regarding submissions to be made in connection with the proposed joint pretrial order.
SO ORDERED.