Enechi v. The City Of New York
- Paul Engelmayer
- 1:20-cv-08911
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Enechi v. City of New York, Judge Torres granted a request requiring defendants to revise their Rule 56.1 statement and set response deadlines.
Eucharia Enechi and the defendants in the case, who received deadlines for revised and responsive Rule 56.1 filings and a pre-motion letter.
What happened
In Eucharia Enechi v. City of New York, defendants submitted a proposed statement of undisputed facts containing 486 paragraphs and 56 pages. Enechi’s counsel said the statement was not “short and concise” as required by the court’s rule, while defendants disagreed.
The parties jointly asked for more time for defendants to file a shorter statement. They also proposed additional time for Enechi to respond and for defendants to file a pre-motion letter if the court did not allow the revision.
The court granted the request. Judge Analisa Torres ordered defendants to serve a revised statement by August 19, 2022, Enechi to serve her statement by August 31, 2022, and defendants to file their pre-motion letter by September 7, 2022.
The detailed version
- Enechi v. The City Of New York · No. 1:20-cv-08911
- Paul Engelmayer
- Aug. 17, 2022
Background
Eucharia Enechi’s counsel wrote that defendants had served a proposed Local Civil Rule 56.1 statement of undisputed material facts containing 486 paragraphs and 56 pages. A Rule 56.1 statement identifies facts that a party claims are undisputed for purposes of a summary-judgment motion. Enechi’s counsel argued that the filing violated the rule’s requirement that such statements be “short and concise.” Defendants disputed that it violated the rule.
After conferring, the parties jointly requested permission for defendants to file a shorter statement by August 19, 2022. The letter also asked that, if the court denied that request, Enechi receive an additional 14 days to respond and defendants receive a corresponding extension for their pre-motion letter.
Ruling
The court marked the request “GRANTED.” It ordered defendants to serve a revised Rule 56.1 statement by August 19, 2022; Enechi to serve her Rule 56.1 statement by August 31, 2022; and defendants to file their pre-motion letter by September 7, 2022. The opinion concerns filing requirements and deadlines; it does not decide the merits of the underlying case or any summary-judgment motion.
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