Walker v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation
- Clarke
- 1:23-cv-06394
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Walker v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Judge Clarke reassigned the case while keeping prior orders, deadlines, and dates in effect.
The parties and their counsel, because the court kept prior orders, dates, and deadlines in effect and imposed requirements concerning expert discovery, future motions, and the next case-management conference.
What happened
Walker v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation concerns a case reassigned to the court that issued this notice. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims.
The court stated that prior orders, dates, and deadlines—including a specified earlier order—would remain in effect unless the court ordered otherwise. It also required counsel to propose a briefing schedule after expert discovery and set the next case-management conference.
Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke issued the notice on April 19, 2024. The notice made no ruling on the merits of the dispute.
The detailed version
- Walker v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation · No. 1:23-cv-06394
- Clarke
- Apr. 19, 2024
Nature of the Order
This is a notice of reassignment and case-management order, not a decision on the parties’ underlying claims.
What the Court Ordered
Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke stated that the case had been reassigned to her. Unless the court ordered otherwise, all prior orders, dates, and deadlines would remain in effect, including ECF No. 18.
The court directed counsel for all parties to file a joint letter no later than September 10, 2024—one week after the close of expert discovery—proposing a briefing schedule for any dispositive motions and motions to exclude expert testimony under Federal Rules of Evidence 702 through 705 and the cases applying the Supreme Court’s decision in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
The court also scheduled the next case-management conference for September 18, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. in Courtroom 11B of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse in New York, New York. The court directed all counsel to familiarize themselves with its individual rules and practices.
Disposition and Scope
The opinion does not grant or deny a dispositive motion, decide the merits, or state the nature of the underlying claims. It preserves the existing case schedule subject to further court orders and sets additional case-management requirements.
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