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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Feb. 1, 2022

Norris v. Whipped - Urban Dessert Lab LLC

Judge
Katherine Failla
Docket
1:21-cv-07608
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
2
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Norris v. Whipped - Urban Dessert Lab LLC, Judge Failla granted the defendant’s request to extend its response deadline and adjourn the initial conference.

Who this affects

Defendant Whipped - Urban Dessert Lab LLC received additional time to respond to the complaint, and the parties’ initial pretrial conference was moved to March 24, 2022. The court clerk was directed to terminate the pending motion at docket number 15.

What happened

Norris v. Whipped - Urban Dessert Lab LLC involved the defendant’s request for more time to respond to the complaint and to reschedule the initial pretrial conference. The defendant’s newly retained lawyer said the request was the defendant’s first and that the plaintiff’s lawyer agreed.

The defendant requested an extension until March 15, 2022, to answer the complaint. It also asked to move the conference scheduled for February 15, 2022, so counsel could review the facts, investigate, and discuss possible settlement.

Judge Katherine Polk Failla granted the application. She ordered the defendant to respond by March 15, 2022, moved the initial pretrial conference to March 24, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., and directed the Clerk to terminate the pending motion at docket number 15.

The detailed version

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Case
Norris v. Whipped - Urban Dessert Lab LLC · No. 1:21-cv-07608
Judge
Katherine Failla
Date
Feb. 1, 2022

Background

An attorney notified the court that Bell Law Group, PLLC had been retained to represent Defendant Whipped - Urban Dessert Lab LLC. The defendant requested a 45-day extension, until March 15, 2022, to respond to the complaint. It also requested that the initial pretrial conference scheduled for February 15, 2022, be rescheduled. The request stated that it was the defendant’s first request and that counsel for the plaintiffs consented.

Court’s Ruling

The court marked the application “GRANTED.” Judge Katherine Polk Failla ordered Defendant Whipped - Urban Dessert Lab LLC to respond to the complaint on or before March 15,

  1. She adjourned the initial pretrial conference to March 24, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., and directed the parties to consult the notice of initial pretrial conference at docket number
  2. The Clerk of Court was directed to terminate the pending motion at docket number
  3. The order did not address the underlying claims.
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