Catahan v. Eco Community Cleaners Inc.
- Katharine Parker
- 1:20-cv-01749
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 3
In Catahan v. Eco Community Cleaners, Judge Parker vacated default certificates, mooted default judgment, and set case deadlines.
The plaintiffs and defendants in the case. The defendants’ Certificates of Default were vacated, and the case was placed on a schedule for further litigation.
What happened
Catahan v. Eco Community Cleaners Inc. involved an inquest hearing scheduled after the defendants’ default and a referral from Judge Analisa Torres.
At the January 19, 2022 hearing, the defendants sought to vacate the Clerk’s Certificates of Default, and the plaintiff did not object. The court also addressed the case schedule, including the defendants’ answer, discovery, a status letter, and a settlement conference.
Judge Katharine H. Parker vacated the Certificates of Default, made the plaintiff’s motion for default judgment moot, required the defendants to answer by February 2, 2022, and entered a scheduling order.
The detailed version
- Catahan v. Eco Community Cleaners Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-01749
- Katharine Parker
- Jan. 19, 2022
Background
The court had scheduled an inquest hearing after the defendants’ default, following a referral from Judge Analisa Torres. At the January 19, 2022 telephonic hearing, the defendants asked the court to vacate the Certificates of Default entered by the Clerk of Court. The opinion states that the plaintiff did not object.
Rulings
The court vacated the Certificates of Default at ECF Nos. 29–32. Because the defaults were vacated, the court stated that the plaintiff’s motion for default judgment at ECF No. 50 was moot. The court did not decide the underlying claims in this order.
Scheduling Order
The court required the defendants to file an answer by February 2, 2022, and entered a scheduling order under Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The order set May 31, 2022 as the deadline to complete discovery, required initial disclosures by February 18, 2022, limited each party to four depositions absent agreement or a court order, and required a joint status letter by February 28, 2022. It also scheduled a settlement conference for April 14, 2022, and provided instructions for discovery disputes and settlement submissions.
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