Ruilova v. 443 Lexington Ave, Inc.
- Alison Nathan
- 1:19-cv-05205
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Ruilova v. 443 Lexington Ave, Judge Nathan lifted a mediation stay and approved briefing and amended discovery deadlines.
The plaintiff and defendants in Ruilova v. 443 Lexington Ave, Inc., because the order resumed the case and set briefing and scheduling deadlines.
What happened
Ruilova v. 443 Lexington Ave, Inc. involved a jointly filed request by the plaintiff and defendants after the case had been paused for mediation.
The parties reported that their February 5, 2020 private mediation did not produce a settlement. They asked to lift the pause, set deadlines for briefing the plaintiff’s request to conditionally certify a group action, and amend the discovery schedule.
Judge Alison J. Nathan ordered the stay lifted and approved the proposed briefing schedule and amended case-management schedule. The text provided does not list the specific amended discovery deadlines.
The detailed version
- Ruilova v. 443 Lexington Ave, Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-05205
- Alison Nathan
- Feb. 21, 2020
Background
The case had been stayed on November 19, 2019, while the parties pursued mediation. In a joint letter, the plaintiff and defendants reported that a private mediation held on February 5, 2020, did not result in a settlement.
Requests
The parties jointly asked the court to lift the stay and adopt a briefing schedule for the plaintiff’s already-filed motion for conditional collective certification. Under the proposed schedule, responses were due March 27, 2020, and replies were due April 10, 2020. They also jointly requested amendments to the discovery deadlines in the existing case-management plan and scheduling order to account for the time the case had been stayed.
Ruling
The order lifted the stay and approved the proposed briefing schedule and amended case-management plan and scheduling order. The opinion text provided does not identify the specific revised discovery deadlines or otherwise resolve the conditional-certification motion. Judge Alison J. Nathan signed the order.
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