File 032321
ORDER AND NOTICE OF INITIAL CONFERENCE - Case 1:16-cv-07673-RA (File 032321)
Court order from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York scheduling an initial status conference in the case of Jane Doe v. Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey E. Epstein, filed October 4, 2016.
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Judge Ronnie Abrams issues an order assigning the case to her for all purposes and schedules an initial status conference for December 16, 2016. The order directs all parties to submit a joint letter by December 9, 2016, describing the nature of the action, jurisdiction and venue, contemplated motions, discovery needs, settlement prospects, trial length, and other case-advancing information. A proposed case management plan and scheduling order must also be jointly submitted by the same deadline.
Case 1:16-cv-07673-RA Document 5 Filed 10/04/16 Page 1 of 2UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORKUSDC-SDNYDOCUMENTELECTRONICALLY FILEDDOC#:DATE FILED: 10/4/2016JANE DOE proceeding under a pseudonym,V.Plaintiff,DONALD J. TRUMP and JEFFREY E.EPSTEIN,No. 16 CV-7673 (RA)ORDER AND NOTICEOF INITIAL CONFERENCEDefendants.RONNIE ABRAMS, United States District Judge:This case has been assigned to me for all purposes. It is hereby:ORDERED that counsel for all parties appear for an initial status conference onDecember 16, 2016 at 11 :30 a.m. in Courtroom 1506 of the U.S. District Court for the SouthernDistrict of New York, 40 Foley Square, New York, New York.IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, by December 9, 2016, the parties submit a joint letter,not to exceed five (5) pages, providing the following information in separate paragraphs:1. A brief description of the nature of the action and the principal defensesthereto;2. A brief explanation of why jurisdiction and venue lie in this Court. If anyparty is a corporation, the letter shall state both the place of incorporationand the principal place of business. If any party is a partnership, limitedpartnership, limited liability company or trust, the letter shall state thecitizenship of each of the entity's members, shareholders, partners and/ortrustees;3. A brief description of all contemplated and/or outstanding motions;4. A brief description of any discovery that has already taken place, and/orthat which will be necessary for the parties to engage in meaningfulsettlement negotiations;Case 1:16-cv-07673-RA Document 5 Filed 10/04/16 Page 2 of 25. A brief description of prior settlement discussions (without disclosing theparties' offers or settlement positions) and the prospect of settlement;6. The estimated length of trial; and7. Any other information that the parties believe may assist the Court inadvancing the case to settlement or trial, including, but not limited to, adescription of any dispositive issue or novel issue raised by the case.IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, by December 9, 2016, the parties jointly submit to theCourt a proposed case management plan and scheduling order. A template for the order isavailable at http://nysd.uscourts.gov/judge/Abrams. The status letter and the proposed casemanagement plan should be filed electronically on ECF, consistent with Section 13 .1 of theCourt's Electronic Case Filing (ECF) Rules & Instructions, available athttp://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/ecf/ecf _rules_ 080113 .pdf.Plaintiff is ordered to serve Defendants with a copy of this order and to file an affidaviton ECF certifying that such service has been effectuated.SO ORDERED.Dated: October 4, 2016New York, New YorkllIfoilllie AbramsUnited States District Judge2