Opinion
19-CV-2475 (JMF)
06-17-2021
JUEL ROUNDTREE, Plaintiff, v. MEDICAL ADMINISTRATOR ROBERTS, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
JESSE M. FURMAN, United States District Judge
On June 16, 2021, the Court received a letter from Plaintiff, who is proceeding without counsel, requesting an “[e]xtension of time” of 90 days to, among other things, “gain the evidence [he] need[s].” ECF No. 114. Defendants oppose this request. ECF No. 115. Currently, there is an initial pretrial conference scheduled for July 1, 2021, at 4:30 p.m., and to be conducted telephonically. See ECF No. 113. Because the conference will allow the parties and the Court to schedule discovery and address other issues as needed, Plaintiff's request is DENIED and the conference scheduled for July 1, 2021, will proceed as scheduled.
As a reminder, the parties are instructed to comply with the Court's pre-conference procedures, including submitting letters as described at ECF No. 107 no later than the Thursday before the conference. As stated at ECF No. 107, the conference will be held remotely by teleconference in accordance with Rule 2(A) of the Court's Emergency Individual Rules and Practices in Light of COVID-19, available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-jesse-m-furman. The parties should join the conference by calling the Court's dedicated conference line at (888) 363-4749 and using access code 542-1540, followed by the pound (#) key. (Members of the public and press may also attend using the same dial-in information; they will not be allowed to speak during the conference.) In accordance with Rule 2(C)(ii) of the Court's Emergency Individual Rules and Practices in Light of COVID-19, no later than 24 hours before the conference, counsel for Defendants shall send an email to the Court with a list of those who may speak during the teleconference (including Plaintiff) and the telephone numbers from which they expect to join the call.
The Clerk of Court is directed to mail a copy of this Order to Plaintiff, who is proceeding without counsel, and to terminate ECF No. 115.
SO ORDERED.