Jeremiah v. VNY Media Corp.

Nature of the Order

This notice reassigned the case to Judge Dale E. Ho. It is a case-management order and does not decide the parties’ underlying claims or defenses.

Conference and Filing Requirements

Unless the court later ordered otherwise, the parties were required to appear for an initial pretrial conference on December 5, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. by Microsoft Teams. Before the conference, counsel had to confer about settlement and the subjects covered by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16, which governs initial case-management conferences.

The court also ordered the parties to file, by November 30, 2023, a joint letter and a proposed Civil Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order. The letter had to address, as relevant, the nature of the action and defenses; the basis for jurisdiction and venue; existing deadlines; outstanding motions; completed and needed discovery; prior settlement discussions; possible alternative dispute-resolution procedures; and other information that could help move the case toward settlement or trial.

Other Directions

The court stated that prior orders, dates, and deadlines would remain effective despite the reassignment. If the case had already been settled or otherwise terminated, the parties could avoid the conference and joint letter by filing appropriate proof of termination before the conference date.

Requests to extend a deadline or adjourn the conference had to be made by letter-motion filed on the court’s electronic filing system at least two business days before the relevant deadline or conference, with specified information about prior requests, consent, and the next scheduled appearance.

Counsel who had already appeared had to promptly send this order and the judge’s individual practices to counsel or parties who had not appeared and file proof of that notice. Judge Dale E. Ho entered the order on October 16, 2023.