Colson v. Mingo
- Jesse Furman
- 1:18-cv-02765
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Colson v. Mingo, Judge Furman reassigned the case and ordered a joint status letter by April 18, 2022.
The parties and their counsel in Colson v. Mingo, including anyone responsible for filing the required joint status letter or requesting an extension or adjournment.
What happened
Colson v. Mingo was reassigned to Judge Jesse M. Furman. The reassignment did not change existing dates or deadlines, although scheduled conferences and oral arguments before the court were postponed unless otherwise ordered, except appearances before the assigned magistrate judge.
The court ordered the parties to file a joint letter by April 18, 2022. The letter must update the court about counsel, the case and defenses, jurisdiction and venue, deadlines, conferences, motions, appeals, discovery, settlement discussions, possible alternative dispute resolution, the estimated trial length, and other issues that could help move the case toward settlement or trial. The letter is not required if the case has already been settled or otherwise terminated and proof of termination is filed by the deadline.
Judge Furman also stated that requests to extend deadlines or postpone conferences must be made by letter-motion at least 48 hours in advance and include specified information. This order addressed case management and did not decide the parties’ underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Colson v. Mingo · No. 1:18-cv-02765
- Jesse Furman
- Apr. 11, 2022
Background
The case was reassigned to Jesse M. Furman, United States District Judge. The order states that, unless the court later orders otherwise, existing dates and deadlines remain in effect. Any currently scheduled conference or oral argument with the court is adjourned pending further order, except appearances scheduled before the assigned magistrate judge.
Order
The court ordered the parties to file a joint letter on the electronic docket no later than April 18, 2022. The letter may not exceed five pages and must separately address:
- the names and current contact information of counsel; - the nature of the case and principal defenses; - why federal jurisdiction and venue are proper, including required citizenship information for diversity cases and certain business entities; - all existing deadlines and cutoff dates; - previously scheduled conferences that have not occurred; - outstanding motions and the relief requested; - pending appeals; - discovery completed and discovery needed for meaningful settlement discussions; - prior settlement discussions; - whether the parties have considered alternative dispute resolution, including a settlement conference, the District’s Mediation Program, or a private mediator; - the estimated trial length; and - other information that could assist in moving the case toward settlement or trial, including dispositive or novel issues.
If the case had been settled or otherwise terminated, the parties did not need to file the joint letter if they filed a stipulation of discontinuance, voluntary dismissal, or other proof of termination on the docket before the deadline.
Extensions and Adjournments
The order states that requests for extensions or adjournments must be made by letter-motion filed on the electronic docket and received at least 48 hours before the deadline or conference. The request must identify the original dates, prior extension or adjournment requests and their outcomes, whether the opposing party consents and, if not, that party’s reasons, and the date of the next scheduled court appearance. A conference remains scheduled unless the parties are notified that it has been adjourned.
Disposition
Judge Furman issued a case-management order requiring a joint status letter and setting procedures for requests to change deadlines or conferences. The order did not resolve the underlying claims or defenses.
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