Legelege v. Mangaroni, LLC
- Katharine Parker
- 1:19-cv-01561
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 3
In Legelege v. Manaroni, LLC, Judge Parker lifted the stay and set deadlines for pleadings, discovery, and settlement.
Oumar Legelege and the defendants, including Manaroni, LLC, doing business as Il Bastardo, as well as their counsel.
What happened
Legelege v. Manaroni, LLC concerns the court’s management of the case after the parties appeared for an initial conference on February 27, 2020.
The court lifted the stay, allowed amendments to the pleadings until April 3, 2020, set deadlines for disclosures and discovery, and ordered the parties to exchange documents concerning whether Plaintiff worked for Defendants. It also scheduled a settlement conference and set deadlines for settlement offers and pre-conference submissions.
Judge Katharine H. Parker entered the scheduling order under Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and directed counsel to follow the court’s procedures and the federal rules governing discovery.
The detailed version
- Legelege v. Mangaroni, LLC · No. 1:19-cv-01561
- Katharine Parker
- Mar. 2, 2020
Background
The parties appeared for an initial case-management conference on February 27, 2020. The opinion states that the action had been stayed. After reviewing the pleadings and consulting with the parties, the court lifted the stay and entered a scheduling order under Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Scheduling and Discovery
The parties may amend the pleadings until April 3, 2020. Initial disclosures are due March 18, 2020, and all discovery must be completed by July 10, 2020.
The parties must exchange documents showing whether Plaintiff worked for Defendants. If Defendants claim that they cannot satisfy a judgment, they must produce tax returns supporting that claim.
The court directed the parties to follow its individual procedures for discovery disputes and instructed counsel to comply with Rules 1 and 26(b)(1). It also reminded counsel of their duties under Rules 34 and 26(g), including discussing ways to reduce disputes about overly broad or insufficiently specific document requests and responses. The order states that broad requests for all documents on a topic are presumptively improper and that an objection that does not adequately explain its grounds may be forfeited, except that the cited authority recognizes an exception for privilege objections.
Settlement Conference
The court scheduled a settlement conference for April 24, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. in Courtroom 17D at 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York. The parties must attend in person with counsel. Corporate parties must send a person with authority to settle.
The parties must complete a settlement-conference summary report and make pre-conference submissions under Judge Parker’s individual practice rules. Those submissions were due by April 17, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. Plaintiff’s settlement offer was due by April 9, 2020, and Defendants’ counteroffer was due by April 16, 2020.
Disposition
Judge Katharine H. Parker lifted the stay and entered the scheduling order. The opinion does not decide the underlying claims or defenses.
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