Quinones v. NYCHHC Jacobi Medical Center
- Paul Gardephe
- 1:22-cv-04875
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
Quinones v. Jacobi Medical Center sets case-management and discovery deadlines; Judge Parker issued the scheduling order.
The order affects Carmen Quinones and defendants Jacobi Medical Center, Christine Brown, Janet Hernandez, and Seth Sokol by setting deadlines and discovery requirements for their case.
What happened
In Quinones v. NYCHHC Jacobi Medical Center, the parties attended an initial case-management conference on April 27, 2023. The court entered an order governing the next steps in the case.
The order allowed amendments to the pleadings and additions of parties until May 26, 2023. It set December 15, 2023, as the deadline to complete fact discovery and required a joint status letter by June 30, 2023. It also gave the defendants until June 26, 2023, to answer or ask Judge Paul G. Gardephe for permission to file a motion to dismiss.
Judge Katharine H. Parker also directed the parties to follow the federal rules and the court’s procedures for discovery disputes. The order discusses specific requirements for document requests and objections but does not decide the merits of the claims.
The detailed version
- Quinones v. NYCHHC Jacobi Medical Center · No. 1:22-cv-04875
- Paul Gardephe
- Apr. 27, 2023
Nature of the Order
This is a scheduling order entered after an initial case-management conference under Rule 16 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. It sets deadlines and procedures for the case; it does not resolve the parties’ underlying claims.
Deadlines and Pleadings
The parties had until May 26, 2023, to amend the pleadings or join additional parties. After that date, further amendments or joinder would require good cause. The defendants had until June 26, 2023, to answer or file a pre-motion request with Judge Paul G. Gardephe seeking permission to file a motion to dismiss.
Discovery and Status Reporting
The deadline for completing fact discovery was December 15, 2023. The parties were required to file a joint status letter by June 30, 2023. Discovery disputes were to be handled under the individual procedures of Judge Parker’s court.
Document Requests
The order reminded counsel to comply with Rules 1, 26(b)(1), 26(g), and 34. It warned that broad requests for “any and all” documents on a broad topic are presumptively improper. It also stated that an objection that does not adequately explain its grounds may be forfeited, and that discovery responses failing to state objections specifically and indicate whether materials are being withheld may waive objections other than privilege objections.
Disposition
Judge Katharine H. Parker entered the scheduling order. The opinion contains no ruling granting or denying a dispositive motion and makes no decision on the merits of the claims.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.