Generator Media + Analytics, Inc. v. Kinetic319 LLC
- Ho
- 1:23-cv-07913
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 4
In Generator Media v. Kinetic319, Judge Ho reassigned the case and set case-management requirements and a new initial conference date.
The parties and their counsel are affected by the reassignment, the rescheduled initial conference, and the required joint filing.
What happened
Generator Media + Analytics, Inc. v. Kinetic319 LLC is a case that was reassigned to Judge Dale E. Ho. The opinion does not describe the underlying dispute or decide any legal claims.
Judge Ho kept prior orders, deadlines, and dates in effect, except that the initial conference was moved from November 1 to November 7, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., by Microsoft Teams. The parties must confer about settlement and other conference topics, then file a joint letter and proposed case-management plan by November 2, 2023.
Judge Ho also explained what the joint letter must cover, including the case’s issues, jurisdiction and venue, deadlines, motions, discovery, settlement discussions, alternative dispute resolution, and other matters that could advance the case. The court issued this reassignment and scheduling order without ruling on the merits.
The detailed version
- Generator Media + Analytics, Inc. v. Kinetic319 LLC · No. 1:23-cv-07913
- Ho
- Oct. 23, 2023
Nature of the Order
This is a notice of reassignment and case-management order. The opinion does not state the nature of the underlying dispute, the parties’ claims or defenses, or any ruling on the merits.
Reassignment and Conference
The case was reassigned to United States District Judge Dale E. Ho. Unless the court orders otherwise, all earlier orders, dates, and deadlines remain in effect. The court rescheduled the initial conference from November 1, 2023, to November 7, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. The conference will be held through Microsoft Teams.
Required Filing and Preparation
The parties must confer before the conference about settlement and the other subjects covered by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16, which governs initial case-management conferences. By November 2, 2023, they must file a joint letter on the court’s electronic filing system and attach a proposed Civil Case Management Plan and Scheduling Order using the court’s form.
The joint letter must separately address the nature of the action and principal defenses; important legal and factual issues; the basis for jurisdiction and venue; existing deadlines; outstanding motions; discovery already completed and discovery needed for meaningful settlement discussions; the status of settlement discussions without exact offers or demands; alternative dispute-resolution options; and other information that could help move the case toward settlement or trial. The court also provided procedures for requesting extensions or adjournments.
Disposition
The court issued the reassignment and case-management instructions and rescheduled the initial conference. It did not decide any underlying claim, defense, or other legal issue. Judge Dale E. Ho signed the order.
Read the full 4-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.