Opinion
18 Civ. 9936 (LGS)
12-05-2022
CATHERINE MCKOY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. THE TRUMP CORPORATION, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
LORNA G. SCHOFIELD, District Judge:
WHEREAS, on November 21, 2022, Plaintiffs filed a letter seeking an October 2023 trial date and a briefing schedule regarding the anticipated motions for class certification and summary judgment that would require the parties to brief the motions simultaneously. On November 22, 2022, Plaintiffs filed a second letter amending their request for a trial date, due to an Order issued in People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, No. 452564/2022 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty.), setting a trial date in that case for October 2, 2023. On November 30, 2022, Defendants filed a letter opposing both requests.
WHEREAS, the Seventh Amended Case Management Plan, issued August 9, 2022, sets a briefing schedule for Plaintiff's motion for class certification. It further requires the parties to file a status letter by February 24, 2023, regarding the close of expert discovery and a potential settlement conference. It is hereby
ORDERED that the briefing schedule for Plaintiffs' anticipated motion for class certification is amended as follows: Plaintiffs shall file the motion by February 24, 2023. Defendants shall file any Memorandum of Law in Opposition by March 24, 2023. Plaintiffs shall file a Reply by April 7, 2023. The parties are directed to the Court's Individual Rules regarding page limitations and other requirements for motions. It is further
ORDERED that any party wishing to file a motion for summary judgment shall submit a pre-motion letter by April 21, 2023. If such a letter is filed, the opposing parties shall file a response by April 28, 2023. It is further
ORDERED that a pre-motion conference will be held on May 3, 2023, at 4:10 P.M. The conference will be telephonic and will take place on the following line: 888-363-4749, access code: 558-3333. The start time is approximate, but the parties shall be prepared to begin at the scheduled time. It is further
ORDERED that by December 9, 2022, the parties shall each file a letter on ECF stating their availability for trial from October 2023 to June 2024, so that a trial date may be set.
The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to calendar a conference for May 3, 2023, at 4:10 P.M. as a pre-motion conference, even though the conference will be held by telephone.