Yanez v. Mochica Group Corp.
- Gregory Woods
- 1:21-cv-01360
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Yanez v. Mochica Group Corp., Judge Woods scheduled a conference on counsel’s withdrawal motion and ordered Plaintiff to attend.
Liliana Elizabeth Yanez, her counsel, and people appearing at the Southern District of New York courthouse for the scheduled conference.
What happened
In Yanez v. Mochica Group Corp., the court scheduled a June 22, 2021 conference about Lee Litigation Group, PLLC’s motion to withdraw as Liliana Elizabeth Yanez’s lawyer.
The court ordered Yanez to attend in person and directed her counsel to confirm her attendance by June 18. Counsel also had to arrange a certified interpreter if Yanez did not speak fluent English and serve the order on her.
Judge Gregory H. Woods also described courthouse health-screening requirements related to the coronavirus pandemic, including a questionnaire and temperature check. The order scheduled the conference but did not decide the motion to withdraw.
The detailed version
- Yanez v. Mochica Group Corp. · No. 1:21-cv-01360
- Gregory Woods
- June 10, 2021
Purpose of the order
The order addressed Lee Litigation Group, PLLC’s June 10, 2021 motion to withdraw as counsel of record for Plaintiff Liliana Elizabeth Yanez. The court did not rule in this order on whether the firm could withdraw. Instead, it scheduled a conference for June 22, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom 12C of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse in New York, New York.
Requirements for the conference
The court ordered Yanez to attend. It directed her counsel to write to the court by June 18, 2021, confirming that she would attend. Counsel was also ordered to retain a certified interpreter if Yanez did not speak fluent English.
The court further directed counsel to serve the order on Yanez and keep proof that service occurred.
Courthouse procedures
The order described Southern District of New York safety procedures connected to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. People appearing at the courthouse had to complete a questionnaire and have their temperature taken. Only people meeting the questionnaire’s entry requirements could enter. The attached instructions also described registering through a website or QR code, presenting the resulting code, and undergoing a temperature check.
Disposition
The court scheduled the conference and issued attendance, interpreter, confirmation, service, and courthouse-entry instructions. The order did not state that the motion to withdraw was granted or denied.
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