Mt. Hawley Ins. Co. v. Smith & Co.

Full title: MT. HAWLEY INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. SMITH AND COMPANY, A REAL…

Court: United States District Court, S.D. New York

Date published: Jan 9, 2024

23 Civ. 10809 (AT) (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 9, 2024)

Opinion

23 Civ. 10809 (AT)

01-09-2024

MT. HAWLEY INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. SMITH AND COMPANY, A REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Defendant.

ANALISA TORRES, DISTRICT JUDGE:

INITIAL PRETRIAL SCHEDULING ORDER

ANALISA TORRES, DISTRICT JUDGE:

1. Counsel for all parties are directed to submit a joint letter and a jointly proposed Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order by March 8, 2024, in accordance with Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the instructions set forth below.

2. COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF IS DIRECTED TO IMMEDIATELY SEND A COPY OF THIS ORDER AND THE COURT'S INDIVIDUAL PRACTICES TO ALL PARTIES.

3. This case has been designated for electronic case filing. By the deadline for submissions, counsel for all parties are required to register as ECF filers and file a notice of appearance in accordance with the Electronic Case Filing Rules & Instructions (https://nysd.uscourts.gov/electronic-case-filing).

4. The parties are directed to submit a joint letter addressing the following in separate paragraphs: (1) a brief description of the case, including the factual and legal bases for the claim(s) and defense(s), (2) any contemplated motions, and (3) the prospect for settlement.

5. The parties are directed to submit with their joint letter a jointly proposed Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order. The parties are directed to consult the Court's Individual Practices and model Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order, which are available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-analisa-tones. Both the joint letter and the proposed Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order shall be filed electronically on ECF, with a courtesy copy of each, clearly marked as such, emailed to chambers (Tones nysdchambers@nysd.uscourts.gov) in accordance with the Court's Individual Practices (See Rule LB.)

6. Requests for adjournment of the deadline for the above submissions will be considered only if made in writing and in accordance with the Court's Individual Practices (See Rule I.C).

7, The parties are advised that the Court requires pre-motion letters before a motion is filed (See Rules IIII.A-C).

8. If this case has been settled or otherwise terminated, counsel are required to file a stipulation of discontinuance, voluntary dismissal, or other proof of termination electronically on ECF, with a courtesy copy emailed to chambers in accordance with the Court's Individual Practices.

SO ORDERED.