DArezzo v. Appel
- Stewart Aaron
- 1:22-cv-00177
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In DArezzo v. Appel, Judge Aaron ordered responses by August 5, required corporate counsel, and directed mediation discussions.
Plaintiff Angela DArezzo and Defendants Catherine Appel and Overtime Dance Foundation, Inc.; Appel was given response, electronic-service, and legal-clinic information, while the corporate defendant was required to appear through counsel.
What happened
In DArezzo v. Appel, the court held a telephone conference after Defendant Catherine Appel, who was representing herself, acknowledged receiving the summons and Complaint from the United States Marshals Service.
The court ordered both defendants to respond to the Complaint by August 5, 2022. It also required Overtime Dance Foundation, Inc. to appear through a lawyer and directed the parties to discuss mediation and file a joint letter stating whether they wanted to participate. The court provided Appel with information about electronic filing and a legal clinic for people without lawyers.
This was a case-management order, not a decision about the claims. Judge Stewart D. Aaron also directed that a copy be emailed to Appel.
The detailed version
- DArezzo v. Appel · No. 1:22-cv-00177
- Stewart Aaron
- June 13, 2022
Background
After a telephone conference with the parties, pro se Defendant Catherine Appel acknowledged that the United States Marshals Service had served her with the summons and Complaint. The opinion does not describe the claims in the Complaint.
Orders
The court ordered Defendants Catherine Appel and Overtime Dance Foundation, Inc. to respond to the Complaint no later than August 5, 2022. It stated that Overtime Dance Foundation, Inc., as a corporation, must appear through counsel.
The court also ordered the parties to meet and confer and file a joint letter by August 5 stating whether they wanted to participate in mediation. Appel was told that she could consent to electronic service by completing the court's form. The order also provided information about a legal clinic operated by the New York Legal Assistance Group for individuals in civil cases who do not have lawyers. Chambers was directed to email Appel a copy of the order.
Disposition and Significance
The court did not decide the merits of the Complaint or dismiss any claim. It entered case-management and scheduling directives. Judge Stewart D. Aaron signed the order on June 13, 2022.
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