Opinion
21-CV-10364 (AT) (KHP)
12-17-2021
ARLENE JENKINS, Plaintiff, v. NYCHA and JOHN DOE, Defendants.
ORDER SCHEDULING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
KATHARINE H. PARKER, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
This action has been referred to me for general pretrial management, including scheduling, discovery, non-dispositive pretrial motions, and settlement pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A). (Doc. No. 6.) All non-dispositive pretrial motions and applications, including those related to scheduling and discovery, must be made to Judge Parker in compliance with this Court's Individual Practices in Civil Cases, available on the Court's website at http://nysd.uscourts.gov/judge/Parker and also attached to this Order.
It is hereby ORDERED that an initial scheduling and case management conference will be held in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 16 on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 11:30 a.m., in Courtroom 17-D, United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York. Please plan to arrive at the courthouse early enough to clear security, so that the conference can begin promptly. By February 28, 2022, the parties are directed to each complete the Proposed Case Management Plan for Pro Se Cases attached to this order and also available at http://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/cases/show.php?db=judge info&id=1342. Plaintiff should submit the Proposed Case Management Plan for Pro Se Cases to the Pro Se Intake Unit and Defendant should submit it via ECF and simultaneously mail a copy to Plaintiff. The Pro Se Intake Unit is located in the United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, Room 200, New York, New York (telephone 212-805-0175) and can assist pro se litigants in connection with court procedures.
The Court also notes that there is a legal clinic in this District available to assist pro se parties in civil cases. The Clinic is run by a private organization called the New York Legal Assistance Group; it is not part of, or run by, the Court. The Clinic is located in the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Centre Street, New York, New York, in Room LL22, which is just inside the Pearl Street entrance to that Courthouse. The Clinic is open on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., except on days when the Court is closed. Plaintiff is encouraged to make an appointment with the Clinic by calling (212) 659-6190.
To the extent Plaintiff wishes to receive documents in this case electronically (by e-mail) instead of by regular mail), she may consent to electronic service by filing a Pro Se Consent & Registration Form to Receive Documents Electronically, available in the Pro Se Intake Unit or at http://nysd.uscourts.gov/file/forms/consent-to-electronic-service-for-pro-se-cases.
If any party needs to change the date of the conference, that party must make the request, by letter, as soon as the need for a different date is known, but by no later than three (3) business days before the scheduled conference date.
Finally, to the extent the parties agree to proceed before a Magistrate Judge for all purposes pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), they should complete a Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form (available at http://nysd.uscourts.gov/file/forms/consent-to-proceed-before-us-magistrate-judge) and submit it via ECF.
The Plaintiff is directed to serve this order, and a copy of the complaint on the Defendants.
The Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to mail a copy of this order to the Plaintiff.