Opinion
21 Civ. 4945 (LGS)
02-17-2022
KENNETH HENNRICK, Plaintiff, v. MIR SCIENTIFIC, LLC, Defendant.
ORDER
LORNA G. SCHOFIELD, District Judge.
WHEREAS this action is trial ready.
WHEREAS no timely pre-motion letter has been filed in accordance with the Court's Amended Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order dated November 30, 2021 (Dkt. No. 43), the Court's scheduling order dated January 28, 2022 (Dkt. No. 58), and as provided in the Court's Individual Rule III.A.1. It is hereby
ORDERED that this action will be placed on the Court's trial-ready calendar. The jury trial will begin on October 11, 2022, or the Court's first available date thereafter, subject to the availability of courtrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is further, ORDERED that the parties shall be ready to proceed on 24 hours' notice on or after October 11, 2022. It is further, ORDERED that in accordance with and as further provided in Individual Rule IV.B:
(1) Any motions in limine shall be filed by August 26, 2022. Responses to the motions shall be filed by September 7, 2022. No. reply shall be filed. The parties shall follow the Court's Individual Rules regarding such motion.
(2) Joint requests to charge, voir dire, verdict form and any memorandum of law, as provided in the Court's individual rules, shall be filed by September 7, 2022.
(3) The final pretrial order shall be filed September 13, 2022. It is further,
ORDERED that the case management conference currently scheduled for February 23, 2022, is canceled.
The parties are encouraged to:
(1) Contact Courtroom Deputy James Street at (212) 805-4553 closer to the trial date if they wish to know where they stand on this list.
(2) Confer and consent to a trial before a Magistrate Judge (per the attached form) if they wish to have a trial date certain or if they wish a different trial date. If a Magistrate Judge has overseen settlement discussions, the parties may request a different Magistrate Judge (to be randomly selected) as the trial judge.
(3) Confer and advise the Court immediately by joint letter if they would like a referral to a Magistrate Judge or court appointed mediator for a settlement conference. Such referral will not stay the dates in this Order.
The final pretrial conference will be scheduled closer to the trial date.