Opinion
21 Civ. 10895 (JPC)
12-30-2021
SPARTAN RACE, INC., Plaintiff, v. XCHANGE HOLDING AG, Defendant.
ORDER
JOHN P. CRONAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
The Court scheduled an Initial Pretrial Conference (“IPTC”) in this matter for February 15, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Dkt. 6 at 1. No. later than seven days prior to the IPTC, the parties were directed to submit to the Court a proposed case management plan and scheduling order, a template of which is available at https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-john-p-cronan. Id. It is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall also confer with each other and submit a joint letter, not to exceed five (5) pages, addressing the following in separate paragraphs:
(1) A brief statement of the nature of the action and the principal defenses thereto;
(2) A brief explanation of why jurisdiction and venue lie in this Court;
(3) A brief description of all outstanding motions and/or all outstanding requests to file motions;
(4) A brief description of any discovery that has already taken place, and that which will be necessary for the parties to engage in meaningful settlement negotiations;
(5) A list of all prior settlement discussions, including the date, the parties involved, and the approximate duration of such discussions, if any;
(6) The estimated length of trial; and
(7) Any other information that the parties believe may assist this Court in resolving the action.
The joint letter shall be submitted to the Court with the proposed case management plan and scheduling order.
SO ORDERED.