Opinion
1:20-cv-10373-GHW
09-12-2022
FAUSTINO PUJOLS, Plaintiff, v. RTS SOLUTIONZ, INC a/k/a SOLUTIONZ, INC. and as successor to Real Time Services, Inc., BILL WARNICK, and KIRK R. FERNANDEZ, Defendants.
ORDER
GREGORY H. WOODS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE:
A bench trial in this matter will begin on Monday, July 10, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. The parties are directed to submit a joint pretrial order, memoranda of law, and the other pretrial materials outlined in the Court's Individual Rule 5 no later than April 10, 2023. Opposition papers to any legal argument in a pretrial memorandum must be filed within seven days thereafter, and reply papers must be filed within four days of any opposition. Additionally, by April 10, 2023, the parties are directed to submit to the Court affidavits constituting the direct testimony of each trial witness, except for testimony of an adverse party, a person whose attendance must be compelled by subpoena, or a person for whom a party has requested and the Court has agreed to hear direct testimony during the trial. Three business days after submission of such affidavits, counsel for each party should submit a list of all affiants whom he or she intends to cross-examine at the trial. The original affidavits will be marked as exhibits at trial.
Any motions in limine must also be filed no later than April 10, 2023. As outlined in the Court's Individual Rule 5(B)(i), if any motions in limine are filed, opposition papers are due no later than seven days after the date of service of the motion. Reply papers, if any, are due no later than four days after the date of service of the opposition. Courtesy copies of motions in limine should be submitted when the motions are fully briefed; courtesy copies of all other trial materials are due when filed. Courtesy copies should be provided in hard copy and USB format.
The Court will hold a final pretrial conference in this case on Friday June 1, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. to discuss the parties' pretrial submissions and, if necessary, to hear oral argument and potentially rule on any motions in limine. Both the final pretrial conference and the bench trial will be held in Courtroom 12C of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse at 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York 10007.
SO ORDERED.