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United States v. Mercado

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Jun 3, 2021
19-CR-906-2 (JMF) (S.D.N.Y. Jun. 3, 2021)

Opinion

19-CR-906-2 (JMF)

06-03-2021

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ORLANDO MERCADO, Defendants.


SCHEDULING ORDER

JESSE M. FURMAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

As counsel presumably know, this District 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, this case has been scheduled to commence on July 13, 2021, and is first on the list of jury trials for that day. Accordingly, unless and until the Court orders otherwise, the parties shall be prepared to proceed to trial on that date. That is, it is a firm date.

It is hereby ORDERED that any proposed voir dire, proposed jury instructions, and proposed verdict forms, as well as any motions in limine or trial memoranda, shall be filed by noon on June 28, 2021. Any opposition to a motion in limine or trial memorandum shall be filed by noon on July 2, 2021 In accordance with the Court's Individual Rules and Practices for Criminal Cases, available at http://nysd.uscourts.gov/judge/Furman, a party must submit one courtesy hard copies of these documents to the Court at the time of filing. In addition, the proposed voir dire, proposed jury instructions, and proposed verdict forms must be e-mailed, in Microsoft Word format, to FurmanNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov.

It is further ORDERED that the parties appear for a final pretrial conference on July 8, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. Unless and until the Court orders otherwise, the conference will be held in Courtroom 1105 of the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse, 40 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007. The final pretrial conference must be attended by the attorney who will serve as principal trial counsel.

The parties must familiarize themselves with the Court's Individual Rules and Practices for Trials, available at http://nysd.uscourts.gov/judge/Furman.

SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

United States v. Mercado

United States District Court, S.D. New York
Jun 3, 2021
19-CR-906-2 (JMF) (S.D.N.Y. Jun. 3, 2021)
Case details for

United States v. Mercado

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ORLANDO MERCADO, Defendants.

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

Date published: Jun 3, 2021

Citations

19-CR-906-2 (JMF) (S.D.N.Y. Jun. 3, 2021)