Markovic v. Milos HY, Inc.
- Lewis Liman
- 1:22-cv-01412
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Markovic v. Milos HY, Inc., Judge Liman granted more time for service and moved the initial conference to July 22, 2022.
The plaintiffs, the six individual defendants, and the corporate defendants involved in the case’s service and scheduling matters.
What happened
In Markovic v. Milos HY, Inc., the plaintiffs asked for 60 more days to serve six individual defendants and to move the initial conference. They said the individual defendants were outside the country and that they were locating addresses for service under an international treaty.
The court granted the limited extension to serve the individual defendants. The court also moved the initial conference to July 22, 2022, at 3:00 p.m.
Judge Lewis J. Liman issued the order. The opinion does not separately state the new deadline for service, although the plaintiffs’ request identified July 18, 2022, as the proposed extended deadline.
The detailed version
- Markovic v. Milos HY, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-01412
- Lewis Liman
- May 19, 2022
Background
The plaintiffs asked for a 60-day extension of the deadline to serve the summons and complaint on six individual defendants. According to the request, the individual defendants were residing outside the country, and the plaintiffs were locating their addresses so they could attempt service under the Hague Convention. The plaintiffs also asked to adjourn the initial pretrial conference, which was scheduled for May 27, 2022. Counsel for the corporate defendants consented, and the plaintiffs stated that this was their first request.
Ruling
The court granted the motion for the limited extension of time to serve the individual defendants, citing Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(m), which governs the time for serving a summons and complaint. The court also adjourned the initial pretrial conference to July 22, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. The opinion does not separately state the new service deadline; the plaintiffs’ request proposed July 18, 2022.
Effect
The ruling gives the plaintiffs additional time to serve the individual defendants and reschedules the initial pretrial conference. Judge Lewis J. Liman directed the parties to use the court’s listed telephone conference information.
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