Allen v. Industrial Medical Support, Inc.
- Paul Engelmayer
- 1:20-cv-06311
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Allen v. Industrial Medical Support, Inc., Judge Parker adjourned the March 3 conference to March 18, 2021.
The parties to Allen v. Industrial Medical Support, Inc., whose scheduled conference was moved from March 3 to March 18, 2021.
What happened
Allen v. Industrial Medical Support, Inc. concerns a request to postpone a scheduled court conference. The defendants' lawyers said the parties had reached a settlement in principle but were still working out its terms, and defense counsel also had staffing and scheduling problems.
The defendants asked to move the March 3, 2021 telephonic conference by two or three weeks. The plaintiffs' lawyer agreed to the request. The letter said a later conference would allow the parties to discuss settlement-related issues, including standards applicable to the case.
Judge Katharine H. Parker granted the request by ordering that the conference be adjourned to March 18, 2021, at 11:45 a.m. The parties were directed to call the court's conference line at that time.
The detailed version
- Allen v. Industrial Medical Support, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-06311
- Paul Engelmayer
- Mar. 2, 2021
Background
Defense counsel asked the court to postpone a telephonic conference scheduled for March 3, 2021. The request stated that the parties had reached a settlement in principle but were still working through the terms. It also stated that the parties believed a later conference would be more productive for discussing settlement-related issues and the standards applicable to the case under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House. Defense counsel additionally cited staffing shortages and a scheduling conflict. Plaintiffs' counsel consented to the request.
Ruling
Judge Katharine H. Parker ordered that the March 3 conference be adjourned to March 18, 2021, at 11:45 a.m. The court directed the parties to call the court's conference line at the scheduled time. The text does not decide the merits of the underlying dispute or approve the reported settlement.
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