Alexander v. Almonte

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK --------------------------------------------------------------x RAMON ALEXANDER, : : Plaintiff, : 21-CV-11206 (ALC) (OTW) : -against- : ORDER : WILFREDO ALMONTE, et al., : Defendants. : : : --------------------------------------------------------------x ONA T. WANG, United States Magistrate Judge: It has come to the Court’s attention that the parties in this case may have reached a settlement. Assuming the parties have settled, the May 11, 2022 Initial Case Management Conference (“ICMC”) will be converted into a Cheeks hearing, if the parties consent to my jurisdiction for all purposes.1 See Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015). If the parties do not consent to my jurisdiction for all purposes, the parties are directed to file their Cheeks submission by Friday, May 13, 2022. If the parties have not settled, the ICMC remains scheduled for May 11, 2022.

SO ORDERED.

s/ Ona T. Wang Dated: April 28, 2022 Ona T. Wang New York, New York United States Magistrate Judge

1 The consent form can be found here: https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/practice_documents/AO%2085%20Consent%20to%20Proceed %20Before%20US%20Magistrate%20Judge.pdf.