Opinion
23-cv-00491-BAM
06-28-2023
GUADALUPE URENO, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE; and DOES 1 through 100, Inclusive, Defendants
BONAKDAR LAW FIRM Roger S. Bonakdar Attorneys for Plaintiff.
BONAKDAR LAW FIRM Roger S. Bonakdar Attorneys for Plaintiff.
STATUS REPORT AND REQUEST TO CONTINUE MANDATORY SCHEDULING CONFERENCE
BARBARA A. MCAULIFFE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE.
Plaintiff, GUADALUPE URENO, by and through her attorney or record, Roger S. Bonakdar, BONAKDAR LAW FIRM, hereby requests a continuance of the Mandatory Scheduling Conference currently scheduled in this matter for July 11, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom 8 (BAM), for the reasons set forth below.
1. Plaintiff was injured on a premises leased by the Defendant, United States Postal Service, from a non-government person/entity.
2. Plaintiff is currently engaged in informal resolution of this matter with the insurance carrier for the property owner for the premises where the injury occurred.
3. As these informal negotiations are underway, the Defendant, United States Postal Service, has not been served with the Summons and Complaint.
4. Because Defendant has not been served, and has not appeared in this action, Plaintiff has been unable to meet and confer with the Defendant or prepare a joint scheduling report.
For the reasons set forth above, Plaintiff respectfully requests that the Mandatory Scheduling Conference currently set for July 11, 2023, be continued to a date after October 31, 2023, at the Court's convenience.
ORDER
Upon request by Plaintiff and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Mandatory Scheduling Conference, currently set for July 11, 2023, be continued to November 1, 2023, at 9:00 AM in Courtroom 8 (BAM) before Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe. However, Plaintiff is reminded of her responsibility for having the summons and complaint served within the time allowed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m). Fed.R.Civ.P. 4(c)(1).
The parties shall file a Joint Scheduling Report one week prior to the conference. The parties shall appear at the hearing remotely either via Zoom video conference or Zoom telephone number. The parties will be provided with the Zoom ID and password prior to the conference.
If this matter shall settle prior to the Mandatory Scheduling Conference, counsel for Plaintiff shall immediately notify the Court of the settlement.
IT IS SO ORDERED.