Mahon v. Commi. of N.Y.S. Division of Parole
- Rochon
- 1:19-cv-09498-JLR-SLC
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 22
In Mahon v. Comm. of N.Y.S. Division of Parole, Judge Rochon reassigned the case and ordered a status update.
Kalonji Mahon, who is proceeding without a lawyer, the other parties and their counsel, and the scheduling of the case.
What happened
Mahon v. Comm. of N.Y.S. Division of Parole is a case brought by Kalonji Mahon, who is proceeding without a lawyer. The order does not describe the underlying claims or defenses.
The court reassigned the case to a new district judge, kept prior orders and deadlines in place, and postponed previously scheduled appearances before the district judge. Proceedings before or directed by the magistrate judge were to continue as previously ordered.
Judge Rochon ordered the parties to confer and required Defendants to file and serve a joint letter within three weeks updating the court on the case’s status. The order also provided filing instructions for the case.
The detailed version
- Mahon v. Commi. of N.Y.S. Division of Parole · No. 1:19-cv-09498-JLR-SLC
- Rochon
- Sept. 26, 2022
Nature of the Order
This is a notice of reassignment and case-management order. The opinion does not decide the merits of Mahon’s claims and does not explain the underlying dispute.
Reassignment and Schedule
The case was reassigned to Judge Jennifer L. Rochon. Unless the court later orders otherwise, all earlier orders, dates, and deadlines remain effective. Conferences or oral arguments before, or directed by, the magistrate judge are to proceed as previously ordered. Previously scheduled appearances or conferences before the district judge were postponed until the court provides further notice.
Required Status Letter
Within three weeks after the order was filed, the parties were ordered to confer and prepare a joint letter. Defendants were ordered to file the letter through the court’s electronic filing system and serve it on pro se Petitioner Kalonji Mahon. The letter may not exceed four pages and must address, when relevant, the parties’ current contact information, the nature of the case and principal defenses, the basis for federal jurisdiction and venue, existing deadlines, previously scheduled conferences, outstanding motions, pending appeals, discovery completed and remaining, settlement discussions, possible alternative dispute resolution, estimated trial length, and other information that could help move the case toward settlement or trial.
If the case had already been settled or otherwise terminated, the parties did not need to submit the joint letter or appear, so long as proof of termination was filed before the letter deadline. The clerk was directed to mail the order and Judge Rochon’s individual practice rules to Mahon.
Attached Practice Rules
The order also included Judge Rochon’s general rules for civil cases and separate rules for civil cases involving people proceeding without lawyers. Those rules address communications with the court, filing and service, discovery disputes, motions, pretrial submissions, trial procedures, sealing and redactions, settlement agreements, and electronic devices. They are general practice instructions and are not rulings on the claims in this case.
Disposition
The court entered a reassignment and case-management order. No claim was granted, denied, dismissed, or otherwise resolved on the merits.
Read the full 22-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.