Brown v. Trovato
- Paul Engelmayer
- 1:23-cv-09895
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Brown v. Trovato, Judge Clarke deemed Trovato self-represented and kept discovery deadlines and filing requirements in place.
Marissa Brown and Richard Trovato, including Trovato’s status as a party proceeding without a lawyer and the parties’ discovery and motion-related deadlines.
What happened
Brown v. Trovato had been paused so Richard Trovato could find a new lawyer. No new lawyer filed a notice, so the court deemed Trovato self-represented.
The court kept the case-management deadlines in effect. Fact discovery must finish by August 2, 2024, expert discovery by September 16, 2024, and the parties’ post-discovery status letter is due by August 9, 2024.
The order also required a proposed schedule for certain motions by September 23, 2024. Plaintiff must serve the order on Trovato and file proof of service, and Trovato must provide the court with his address. Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke issued the order.
The detailed version
- Brown v. Trovato · No. 1:23-cv-09895
- Paul Engelmayer
- June 21, 2024
Background
On April 15, 2024, the court stayed the case until June 14, 2024, so Defendant Richard Trovato could find new counsel. No new counsel filed a notice of appearance. The court therefore stated that Trovato would be deemed to be proceeding without a lawyer.
Order
The court left in effect the deadlines in the case-management plan, which it had extended by 60 days. The deadlines were:
- Fact discovery must be completed by August 2,
- - Expert discovery must be completed by September 16,
- - The parties must submit a post-discovery joint status letter by August 9,
- - By September 23, 2024, counsel for all parties must file a joint letter proposing a briefing schedule for dispositive motions and motions to exclude expert testimony under Federal Rules of Evidence 702 through 705 and the cases applying those rules.
The court also ordered Plaintiff Marissa Brown to serve the order on Trovato by June 24, 2024, and file proof of service on the docket by June 25, 2024. Trovato must notify the court in writing of his address by June 28, 2024.
Disposition
The order maintained the existing case-management deadlines and set service and address-notification requirements. Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke did not decide the underlying claims in this order.
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