Toro v. Farwest Sports, Inc.

Nature of the Order

This is a reassignment and case-management order. The opinion does not describe or decide the parties’ underlying claims or defenses.

Reassignment and Schedule

The case was reassigned to Judge Margaret M. Garnett. Unless the court later orders otherwise, all prior orders, dates, and deadlines remain in effect, including those in the earlier case-management and scheduling order.

The court adjourned the post-discovery conference previously scheduled for March 12, 2024, to April 17, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. The conference will be held before Judge Garnett in Courtroom 906 of the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse. The court stated that the conference procedures ordinarily used after fact discovery should instead apply after all discovery closes on March 18, 2024.

Required Joint Letter

The parties were ordered to file a joint letter on the electronic filing system by March 13, 2024. The letter may not exceed five pages, except that lengthy information about the citizenship of certain entities may be placed in an appendix outside the page limit. The letter must address:

- counsel’s names and current contact information; - the nature of the case, principal defenses, and major legal and factual issues; - why federal jurisdiction and venue are proper, including required citizenship information if jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship; - all existing deadlines and cutoff dates; - scheduled conferences that have not occurred and the issues to be discussed; - outstanding motions and the relief requested; - completed and remaining discovery, including depositions and discovery needed for meaningful settlement discussions; - the status of settlement discussions without exact offers or demands; - whether alternative dispute resolution may be appropriate; - the estimated trial length; and - other information that could help move the case toward settlement or trial.

If the case had already been settled or otherwise terminated, the parties did not need to file the letter or appear, provided proof of termination was filed before the deadline. Requests to extend deadlines or adjourn proceedings had to be made by letter-motion filed electronically.

Disposition and Effect

Judge Garnett entered the reassignment and scheduling directives described above. The order did not grant or deny a merits motion, dismiss any claim, or determine liability.