Opinion
Civil Action 21 Civ. 648 (PAC) (SLC)
06-14-2022
ANNALISA VIEIRA, individually and on behalf of her infant child A.V., Plaintiffs, v. ISAIAH HEADLEY, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
SARAH L. CAVE, United States Magistrate Judge.
Defendants' request (ECF No. 69) for an extension of the fact discovery deadline is GRANTED, and the fact discovery deadline is HELD IN ABEYANCE pending the outcome of the June 30, 2022 Settlement Conference. The deposition of Plaintiff Annalisa Vieira shall proceed as scheduled on June 24, 2022. If the Settlement Conference is unsuccessful, the Court will either (i) set a deadline for completing the depositions of Defendants Isaiah Headley, Edwin Ikenata, and Rebecca Martins, or (ii) address Plaintiffs' request for entry of default against these Defendants.
Defendants' request to convert the format of the Settlement Conference is GRANTED. The Settlement Conference will take place in-person in Courtroom 18A, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York. The parties shall submit a completed copy of the annexed Attendance Acknowledgement Form with the settlement submissions. Plaintiff A.V.'s attendance at the Settlement Conference is not required.
SO ORDERED.
ATTENDANCE ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM
CASE NAME: ________________
DOCKET NUMBER: ________________
I am or represent the Plaintiffs Defendants
[ ] I acknowledge that I am attending a settlement conference in Courtroom 18A at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 on ________________ at ________________________________.
Please provide the name of any co-counsel who will attend the conference with you. ________________________________
[ ] I acknowledge that my client, and any other relevant decisionmakers, will attend the settlement conference.
Please provide the name and title, if applicable, of the individuals who will attend: ________________________________
[ ] I have obtained permission from the Court to allow the following individual(s) who live(s) more than 100 miles from New York City to participate in the conference by telephone.
Name and title: ________________________________________________