Luo v. Kaiyi Inc.
- Jesse Furman
- 1:18-cv-03101
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 19
In Quan Luo v. Hang Ying Li, Judge Furman instructed Li how to file submissions and moved a status conference to September 2, 2025.
Defendant Hang Ying Li and the other participants in the case are affected by the filing instructions and the rescheduled status conference.
What happened
Quan Luo v. Hang Ying Li concerns an email that Defendant Hang Ying Li sent directly to the court. The order states that substantive filings must go through the Pro Se Intake Unit rather than being sent directly to the judge’s chambers.
The court also noted Li’s representation that she would be outside the country until August 18, 2025. It therefore moved the previously scheduled July 30 conference to September 2, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. The conference will address the case’s progress and whether Li has a lawyer; it is not a trial.
Judge Jesse M. Furman ordered that the conference take place in person and stated that the court would arrange for a Mandarin-speaking volunteer representative to translate between Mandarin and English for Li. The order warns that future submissions sent directly to chambers may be disregarded.
The detailed version
- Luo v. Kaiyi Inc. · No. 1:18-cv-03101
- Jesse Furman
- July 29, 2025
Background
On July 25, 2025, the court received an email from Defendant Hang Ying Li. The order attached the email in redacted form. The email included Li’s statements about the case, her travel outside the country, and her concerns about the proceedings. The order itself does not decide the allegations or legal issues raised in that email.
Court’s Instructions
The court again admonished Li that substantive submissions must be filed through the Pro Se Intake Unit, not sent directly to chambers by email. The order identified three filing methods: sending the communication as a PDF attachment to the designated filing email address, mailing it to the Pro Se Intake Unit, or delivering it there by hand. The court stated that future submissions sent directly to chambers may be disregarded.
Conference
Because Li represented that she would be out of the country until August 18, 2025, the court adjourned the conference previously scheduled for July 30, 2025, until September 2, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. The court specified that the conference is a status conference about the progress of the case and Li’s representation by counsel or lack thereof, not a trial. It will be held in person in Courtroom 24B of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse. The court also stated that it would arrange for a Mandarin-speaking volunteer representative to provide limited Mandarin-English translation for Li.
Disposition and Classification
The order gives filing instructions and adjourns a status conference. It does not rule on the merits of the underlying dispute, enter judgment, or decide the allegations in Li’s email. It is therefore a procedural order.
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