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Case 1:16-cv-07673-RA Document 5 Filed 10/04/16 Page 1 of 2
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DOCUMENT
DOC#:
DATE FILED: 10/4/2016
JANE DOE proceeding under a pseudonym,
V.
Plaintiff,
DONALD J. TRUMP and JEFFREY E.
EPSTEIN,
No. 16 CV-7673 (RA)
Defendants.
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 on
December 16, 2016 at 11 :30 a.m. in Courtroom 1506 of the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District 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 defenses
thereto;
2. A brief explanation of why jurisdiction and venue lie in this Court. If any
party is a corporation, the letter shall state both the place of incorporation
and the principal place of business. If any party is a partnership, limited
partnership, limited liability company or trust, the letter shall state the
citizenship of each of the entity's members, shareholders, partners and/or
trustees;
3. A brief description of all contemplated and/or outstanding motions;
4. A brief description of any discovery that has already taken place, and/or
that which will be necessary for the parties to engage in meaningful
settlement negotiations;
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5. A brief description of prior settlement discussions (without disclosing the
parties' offers or settlement positions) and the prospect of settlement;
6. The estimated length of trial; and
7. Any other information that the parties believe may assist the Court in
advancing the case to settlement or trial, including, but not limited to, a
description 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 the
Court a proposed case management plan and scheduling order. A template for the order is
available at http://nysd.uscourts.gov/judge/Abrams. The status letter and the proposed case
management plan should be filed electronically on ECF, consistent with Section 13 .1 of the
Court's Electronic Case Filing (ECF) Rules & Instructions, available at
http://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 affidavit
on ECF certifying that such service has been effectuated.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 4, 2016
New York, New York
ll
Ifoilllie Abrams
United States District Judge
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