Wheeler v. Doe
- Philip Halpern
- 7:16-cv-07441
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 16
Damon Wheeler v. Joseph Kolek: Judge Halpern set settlement-status and pretrial deadlines after a telephone conference.
Damon Wheeler and the defendants, including Joseph Kolek, were required to follow the settlement-reporting and pretrial deadlines.
What happened
In Damon Wheeler v. Joseph Kolek, the court held a telephone pretrial conference with defense counsel and Damon Wheeler, who represented himself. Defense counsel said the settlement offer was still under review.
The court ordered defense counsel to file a settlement-status letter by July 21, 2021. It also set deadlines for a joint pretrial order, a letter about trial-date availability, and other pretrial materials.
Judge Philip M. Halpern issued the order on July 7, 2021, and directed the Clerk to mail a copy to Wheeler. The order did not decide the claims or defenses.
The detailed version
- Wheeler v. Doe · No. 7:16-cv-07441
- Philip Halpern
- July 7, 2021
What the Order Did
The court conducted a telephone pretrial conference. Defense counsel appeared for the defendants, and Damon Wheeler appeared without a lawyer. Defense counsel reported that the settlement offer remained under review.
Deadlines and Instructions
The court directed defense counsel to file a letter by July 21, 2021, reporting on the status of settlement discussions.
The court also ordered the following pretrial submissions:
- By September 10, 2021, the parties had to file a joint pretrial order. - By October 15, 2021, the parties had to confer and file a joint letter listing their availability for jury selection and trial during the first quarter of 2022. - By November 22, 2021, the parties had to file their pretrial submissions, including any motions asking to exclude evidence before trial, proposed joint questions for jury selection, proposed jury instructions, a proposed verdict form, and any pretrial memoranda.
The court directed the Clerk to mail a copy of the order to Wheeler.
Result
This was a case-management and scheduling order. It did not decide the parties’ underlying claims, defenses, or settlement. The opinion does not state what those claims or defenses were.
Read the full 16-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.