Mulligan v. The Home Depot U.S.A. Inc.

Full title: MELAINE MULLIGAN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. THE HOME DEPOT U.S.A., Inc.…

Court: United States District Court, S.D. New York

Date published: Dec 10, 2021

19-CV-00659 (PMH) (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 10, 2021)

Opinion

19-CV-00659 (PMH)

12-10-2021

MELAINE MULLIGAN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. THE HOME DEPOT U.S.A., Inc., Defendant.

PHILIP M. HALPERN, United States District Judge.

ORDER

PHILIP M. HALPERN, United States District Judge.

As the parties have been advised, the Southern District of New York has adopted a centralized calendaring system for jury trials during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the system currently in place, the Clerk's Office schedules up to three jury trials to begin on each day of jury selection: a primary case and up to two back-up cases that may proceed in its place if the primary case does not go forward.

The Clerk's Office has now notified the Court that this case has been scheduled as the primary back up case for March 9, 2022. The case will proceed if the primary case does not go forward.

The case must therefore be trial ready for that date. As soon as the Court confirms whether the matter will proceed during the week of March 9, 2022, it will inform the parties. If the case cannot proceed during the week of March 9, 2022, the Court will seek another jury trial date for as soon as possible thereafter.

The parties are directed to file their pretrial submissions in accordance with this Court's Individual Practices Rule 6.B., which includes motions in limine, proposed joint voir dire, proposed joint jury instructions, a proposed joint verdict form, and pretrial memoranda (if any) by January 31, 2022.

A final pretrial conference is scheduled for March 1, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. in a courtroom to be determined.

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The parties are directed to immediately notify the Court if they have reached a settlement.

SO ORDERED.