Opinion
17-CR-438 (VEC)
06-01-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. EDWIN CORTORREAL, Defendant.
ORDER
VALERIE CAPRONI, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
The Southern District of New York has reconfigured courtrooms and other spaces in its courthouses to allow jury trials to proceed as safely as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the centralized calendaring 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.
On April 7, 2021, the Court informed the parties that it would hold an in-person trial starting on August 9, 2021, subject to availability and the status of the COVID-19 pandemic. See Dkt. 607. The Court accordingly requested a jury trial for that date. The Clerk's Office has now notified the Court that this case has been placed on the jury trial calendar for August 9, 2021. The case is first on the list for jury trials for that day. Accordingly, this case will commence jury selection and trial on August 9, 2021.
A final pretrial conference will be held on July 29, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. The conference will be held in-person in Courtroom 443.
SO ORDERED.