Opinion
13 Civ. 7789 (LGS)
09-19-2022
In re FOREIGN EXCHANGE BENCHMARK RATES ANTITRUST LITIGATION.
ORDER
LORNA G. SCHOFIELD, District Judge.
WHEREAS a pre-trial conference was held in this matter on September 19, 2022. It is hereby
ORDERED that Defendants' letter motion at Dkt. No. 1912, requesting a pre-motion conference seeking permission to file a motion for certification pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) of the Court's order denying Defendants' motion to decertify the class, is DENIED without prejudice to renewal after trial for the reasons stated at the conference. It is further
ORDERED that Defendants' motion at Dkt. No. 1913, seeking reconsideration of the Court's order regarding the verdict form, is DENIED for the reasons stated at the conference. It is further
ORDERED that Defendants' request to offer into evidence Plaintiffs' responses to certain interrogatories listed in Dkt. No. 1853 is DENIED for the reasons stated at the conference. It is further
ORDERED that, by September 22, 2022, the parties shall file a joint status letter stating whether they have reached agreement on a protocol for introducing the Fifth Amendment testimony Plaintiffs seek to introduce or stating the parties' respective positions if they seek Court intervention to resolve a dispute. It is further
ORDERED that, by October 5, 2022, the parties shall file a letter with the names of all individuals whom the Court should introduce during jury selection, including witnesses each party expects to call, lawyers who will have speaking roles and others who will sit at counsel table, confer with counsel often in front of the jury or otherwise be highly visible to the jury.