Opinion
No. 10 Civ. 3589 (RJS).
June 4, 2010
ORDER
The above-entitled matter has been assigned to my docket. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the parties shall appear for a status conference on July 8, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 21 C of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT, by June 29, 2010 at 4:00 p.m., the parties shall jointly submit a letter, not to exceed five (5) pages, providing the following information 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 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 you believe may assist this Court in resolving this action.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT, by June 29, 2010 at 4:00 p.m., the parties shall submit to the Court a proposed case management plan and scheduling order. A template for the order is available at http://wwwl.nysd.uscourts.gov/judge_info.php?id=99.
The status letter and the proposed case management plan should be emailed to my chambers at the following email address: sullivannysdchambers@nysd.uscourts.gov. Please consult my Individual Rules with respect to communications with chambers and related matters.
SO ORDERED.