Serene Investment Management, LLC v. Lippmann

Background

The case was reassigned to United States District Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke. The notice does not state the claims, defenses, or underlying dispute.

Court’s Orders

The court directed that all prior orders, dates, and deadlines remain in effect unless the court later orders otherwise. It rescheduled the initial pretrial conference from August 16, 2023, at 4:20 p.m. to October 16, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. The conference will be held before Judge Clarke through Microsoft Teams.

The court ordered the parties to file, on the court’s electronic filing system, a joint letter and a proposed Civil Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order as an exhibit to that letter. The filing was due no later than one week before the initial pretrial conference. The joint letter could not exceed five pages and had to address whether the conference could be skipped, the nature of the action and principal defenses, the main legal and factual issues, the basis for jurisdiction and venue, existing deadlines, outstanding motions, completed and needed discovery, the status of settlement discussions, and other information relevant to settlement or trial.

Additional Instructions

If the case had already been settled or otherwise terminated, the parties did not have to submit the letter or appear if they filed appropriate proof of termination before the conference. Requests to extend a deadline or adjourn the conference had to be made by a letter-motion filed at least 48 hours beforehand and had to include the information specified in the notice. Counsel who had appeared were also directed to send the order and Judge Clarke’s individual rules to parties or counsel who had not appeared and to file proof of that notice.

Disposition

This is a case-management and scheduling order. It does not decide the merits of the dispute, dismiss any claims, or resolve any motion.