Opinion
19 CV 11881 (VB)
07-12-2022
YONG BIAO JI, Plaintiff, v. AILY FOOT RELAX STATION, INC. d/b/a Foot Relax Spa Station; LINDA FOOT RELAX SPA STATION, INC. d/b/a Foot Relax Spa Station; XIANG MAN ZHANG a/k/a AILING ZHANG; and KE XUE ZHENG, Defendants.
ORDER
Vincent L. Briccetti United States District Judge
As discussed at a conference held on July 11, 2022, and attended by counsel for all parties, it is hereby ORDERED:
1. The parties are instructed to continue discussing settlement in good faith.
2. By July 18, 2022, plaintiff shall file a letter, not to exceed three pages, responding to defendants' motion for change of venue. (Doc. #133).
3. By July 25, 2022, counsel shall submit a joint letter confirming whether all parties consent to conducting all further proceedings, including trial, before the assigned Magistrate Judge. If so, the parties shall complete the attached consent form and submit it to the Court for review.
4. By October 11, 2022, in accordance with Paragraph 4.A of the Court's Individual Practices, the parties shall submit a Joint Pretrial Order, which shall comply with both Fed.R.Civ.P. 26(a)(3) and the Court's Individual Practices.
5. By December 9, 2022, the parties shall file proposed voir dire, any motions in limine, joint proposed jury instructions, and a joint verdict firm. (See Paragraph 4.B of the Court's Individual Practices). The parties'joint proposed jury instructions shall consist of a single document, noting any areas of disagreement between the parties.
The proposed instructions should include both the text of any requested instruction as well as a citation, if available, to the authority from which it derives. The proposed instructions should also be submitted by email to Chambers in Word format.
6. Oppositions to motions in limine, if any, are due December 23, 2022. No replies will be permitted absent prior Court approval.
7. A final pre-trial conference is scheduled for January 18, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., to be conducted in person at the White Plains Courthouse, Courtroom 620.
8. Jury selection and trial are scheduled to begin on January 23, 2023, at 9:30 a.m.
SO ORDERED: