Opinion
1:21-cv-2719
09-10-2021
RICARDO VELASQUEZ, Plaintiff, v. SALL RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE, LLC, a New York limited liability company, d/b/a SALL RESTAURANT & LOUNGE, and 818 10TH LLC, a New York limited liability company, and 818 10TH INVESTOR GROUP LLC, a New York limited liability company, Defendants.
BRANDON PAROLY, ESQ. ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT THE WEITZ LAW FIRM, P.A. BY BRADLEY B. WEITZ, ESQ. ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
BRANDON PAROLY, ESQ. ATTORNEY FOR DEFENDANT
THE WEITZ LAW FIRM, P.A. BY BRADLEY B. WEITZ, ESQ. ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
STIPULATION
HON. KATHERINE POLK FAILLA UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the undersigned, the attorneys of record for all the parties to the above-captioned legal action, that:
1. The time for Defendant to answer, move, or otherwise respond to the Plaintiffs Complaint in the above-captioned action, which was previously October 7, 2021, is hereby extended to and including November 8, 2021. This is in order that the parties may explore an efficient settlement in that time.
2. The parties are able to appear for pre-trial conference on October 7 as requested by Judge Failla, unless Your Honor is willing to adjourn the pre-trial conference to November 8, 2021 as well.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED, that electronic or facsimile signature shall be deemed as originals.
Application GRANTED. Defendant Sall Restaurant and Lounge, LLC's response to the Complaint will be due on or before November 8, 2021. Given that Defendant was served on April 28, 2021 (Dkt. #14), and has been the beneficiary of Plaintiff's prior extension requests (Dkt. #15, 17, 19), the Court does not anticipate granting any further extensions. The initial pretrial conference scheduled for October 7, 2021, is hereby ADJOURNED to November 19, 2021, at 4:30 p.m.
In the Court's August 26, 2021 Order granting Plaintiff's prior request for an extension on Defendants' behalf, it stated that it expected Plaintiff to commence default judgment proceedings in the event Defendants had not appeared in this matter by the then-scheduled October 7, 2021 initial pretrial conference. (Dkt. #20). Consistent with that Order, Plaintiff's proposed Order to Show Cause and supporting paperwork as to Defendants 818 10th LLC and 818 10th Investor Group LLC will be due on or before October 15, 2021.
SO ORDER ED.