Radoncic v. ABC Properties Equities LLC
- Clarke
- 1:23-cv-00003
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Radoncic v. ABC Properties, Judge Clarke reassigned the case, rescheduled a status conference, and ordered a joint case-update letter.
The parties and their counsel, who must follow the revised conference date, joint-letter requirement, and procedures for requesting schedule changes.
What happened
Radoncic v. ABC Properties Equities LLC was reassigned to a new judge. The court said existing dates and deadlines would remain in effect unless changed, but moved the status conference from November 1, 2023, to October 31, 2023, at noon, by Microsoft Teams.
The court ordered the parties to file a joint letter no later than one week before the conference. The letter, limited to five pages, must update the court on matters including the case’s issues, jurisdiction and venue, deadlines, motions, appeals, discovery, settlement discussions, alternative dispute resolution, and estimated trial length.
Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke also explained the requirements for requesting an extension or postponement. The order addressed scheduling and case management; it did not decide the parties’ underlying claims or defenses.
The detailed version
- Radoncic v. ABC Properties Equities LLC · No. 1:23-cv-00003
- Clarke
- Aug. 4, 2023
What the order does
This notice states that the case was reassigned to Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke. Unless the court orders otherwise, all existing dates and deadlines remain in effect. The court rescheduled the status conference from November 1, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. to October 31, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. The conference will be held before Judge Clarke by Microsoft Teams.
Required joint letter
The parties must file a joint letter on the court’s electronic filing system no later than one week before the status conference. The letter may not exceed five pages and must separately address:
- Counsel’s names and current contact information;
- The nature of the case, principal defenses, and major legal and factual issues;
- The basis for federal jurisdiction and venue, including the citizenship information required for entities in diversity cases;
- Existing deadlines and cutoff dates;
- Previously scheduled conferences that have not occurred and the subjects to be discussed;
- Outstanding motions and the relief requested;
- Pending appeals;
- Discovery completed and remaining discovery, including the number of depositions taken by each party;
- The status of settlement discussions, without exact offers or demands;
- Discussions about alternative dispute resolution, such as a settlement conference, mediation, or a private mediator;
- An estimate of the trial length; and
- Any other information that could help move the case toward settlement or trial.
If the case has already been settled or otherwise terminated, the parties do not need to file the letter or attend the conference if proof of termination is filed on the docket before the deadline.
Requests to change deadlines
Under Judge Clarke’s individual rules, requests for extensions or postponements must be made by a letter-motion filed electronically at least 48 hours before the deadline or conference. The request must identify the original and requested dates, prior requests, the reasons for the request, the opposing party’s position, and, when applicable, the next scheduled court appearance. Unless the court notifies counsel that a conference has been postponed, the conference will occur as scheduled.
Disposition and significance
This is a scheduling and case-management order. Judge Clarke did not rule on the merits of Radoncic’s claims or the defendants’ defenses.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.