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 set a conference, required an interpreter, and noted that Ms. Yanez was proceeding without a lawyer.
Liliana Elizabeth Yanez, who was without counsel at the time of the order, and the other parties who were directed to prepare for the scheduled conference.
What happened
In Yanez v. Mochica Group Corp., the court addressed what would happen after Lee Litigation Group, PLLC withdrew as Liliana Elizabeth Yanez’s lawyer. No new lawyer had appeared for her by the deadline set by the court.
The court scheduled a conference for July 22, 2021, and ordered Ms. Yanez to contact the court’s Interpreters Office and retain a certified interpreter for that conference. The order also described courthouse health-entry requirements during the coronavirus pandemic.
Judge Gregory H. Woods did not decide the underlying claims. He directed the parties to discuss next steps and a litigation schedule, and ordered the Clerk to mail the order to Ms. Yanez by certified mail.
The detailed version
- Yanez v. Mochica Group Corp. · No. 1:21-cv-01360
- Gregory Woods
- July 7, 2021
Background
On June 22, 2021, the court granted Lee Litigation Group, PLLC’s motion to withdraw as counsel of record for Liliana Elizabeth Yanez. At that conference, the court stated that if no attorney appeared for Ms. Yanez by July 6, 2021, it would understand that she had chosen to proceed without a lawyer. No attorney had appeared for her as of the date of this order.
Court’s Directives
The court scheduled a conference for July 22, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., and directed the parties to be prepared to discuss next steps and a schedule for litigating the case. The court ordered Ms. Yanez to confer with the Southern District’s Interpreters Office by July 16, 2021, and to retain a certified interpreter for the conference.
Because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the order also described courthouse entry protocols, including completion of a questionnaire and temperature screening. The Clerk of Court was directed to send Ms. Yanez a copy of the order by certified mail.
Disposition and Effect
This order set a case-management conference and imposed related attendance requirements. It did not decide the underlying claims or defenses, and it did not state that any claim or motion was granted, denied, or dismissed. Judge Gregory H. Woods signed the order.
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