UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

KARIM ANNABI, Plaintiff, 24-CV-7367 (JPC) (VF) -against- ORDER ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ, Defendant.

VALERIE FIGUEREDO, United States Magistrate Judge Plaintiff is directed to respond to Defendant’s motion to dismiss by Monday, April 14, 2025. Plaintiffs request for a conference concerning a potential Rule 12(c) motion is premature because Defendant has not filed an answer. See Beach v. City of N.Y., No. 21-CV-6737 (ALC),

, at *7 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 28, 2023) (“Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(c), a motion for judgment on the pleadings is appropriate when the pleadings are closed, and in this case, Defendants have not filed an answer.’’).

SO ORDERED. DATED: March 26, 2025 New York, New York \\ 4 MM \ UD WAh" 1s

VALERIE FIGUEREDO United States Magistrate Judge