UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK nanan enna ene ene eee eee neen FRANCES PERSAUD, et. all, 20 Civ. 2057 (PAC) - i t- aa ORDER THE CITY OF NEW YORK, et. al. Defendant(s). wane teen rere eee eee een Whereas, a preliminary conference was held before Judge Paul A. Crotty, a Justice of the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, on March 8, 2022, at 2:30 in the afternoon via telephone; and Whereas, and the parties having agreed that Plaintiff shall withdraw all federal claims under USC § 1983 without prejudice; and, Whereas, the parties have agreed to re-initiate this case at New York Supreme Court provided that both parties retain all statutory protections including, without limitation, the defense of the statute of limitations; and Whereas, Plaintiff shall continue to pursue all claims asserted under New York State Law: and Whereas, there remains no federal questions before this court; and Whereas, the decision “whether to dismiss or transfer a case ‘lies within the sound discretion of the district court.’” Blakely v. Lew,

(2d Cir. 2015) (quoting Minnette v. Time Warner,

(2d Cir. 1993)); see also Gonzalez v. Hasty,

(2d Cir. 2011) (noting that “‘[c]ourts enjoy considerable discretion in deciding whether to transfer a case in the interest of justice” THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that in this interest of justice, that this action shall be re-initiated at the NEW YORK SUPREME COURT, BRONX COUNTY. See

(a). The Clerk is directed to close this case. (Link fy hat, Paul A. Crotty United States District Judge Dated: 2 /'* /2022 New York, NY