Opinion
19-CV-11853 (PMH)
07-20-2021
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. LEWIS A. SAVOY, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
PHILIP M. HALPERN, United States District Judge
A Case Management Conference was held by telephone today, July 20, 2021. Counsel for Plaintiff and Defendant Savoy, proceeding pro se, appeared. As stated on the record, discovery in this matter closed on March 12, 2021. Accordingly, the Court directed the following:
1. Plaintiff shall file and serve a letter, no more than three double-spaced pages, on or before July 23, 2021, explaining why: (1) Plaintiff failed to seek leave to move for summary judgment within the time permitted by the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure; (2) a motion for summary judgment would be more efficient than a non-jury trial (including whether any issues of fact exist); and (3) the time for Plaintiff to move for summary judgment should be extended nunc pro tunc from April 12, 2021; and
2. Plaintiff and Defendant shall meet and confer over the next two weeks to explore settlement. Thereafter, on August 3, 2021, Plaintiff shall file a letter: (1) providing the Court with the date, time, and duration of each meet and confer; (2) advising as to the outcome of those discussions; and (3) informing the Court as to whether the moratorium has been extended.
Plaintiff is instructed to serve a copy of this Order on Defendant Savoy and file proof of service by 5:00 p.m. on July 21, 2021. Plaintiff is encouraged to retain counsel.
SO ORDERED.