Opinion
23-CV-7756 (VEC)
01-26-2024
DAMON JONES, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. LEE & LOW BOOKS, INC., Defendant.
ORDER
VALERIE CAPRONI, United States District Judge:
WHEREAS on January 26, 2024, the parties appeared for an Initial Pretrial Conference (the “Conference”);
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that for the reasons stated at the Conference, the Defendant's request to bifurcate discovery is GRANTED. The deadline for the parties to depose Plaintiff and complete any other discovery related to Plaintiff's standing is Friday, February 16, 2024.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, by not later than Friday, February 16, 2024, the parties must submit a joint letter indicating whether the Defendant plans to move to dismiss for lack of standing. If Defendant will move to dismiss, the parties must include in the letter a joint proposed briefing schedule. If Defendant chooses not to move, the Court will enter a Case Management plan that, inter alia, allows 90 days to complete fact discovery and another 45 days to complete expert discovery.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, upon a joint request from the parties at the Conference, the Court will refer the parties to the Mediation Program by separate order. Such referral does not stay the deadline to complete standing-related discovery and does not provide good cause to extend the deadline.
SO ORDERED.