Lopez et al v. City of New York et al
Plaintiff: Eliezer Lopez and Suhail Laureano
Defendant: City of New York, Luis Linares, Luis Angeles and John Does ##1-3
Case Number: 1:2017cv00181
Filed: January 10, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: Foley Square Office
County: Bronx
Presiding Judge: Loretta A. Preska
Nature of Suit: Assault, Libel, and Slander
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None

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April 5, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 148 ORDER PERMITTING EVIDENCE INTO COURTHOUSE: ORDERED, that Carolyn Depoian, Rachel Seligman Weiss, Brian Francolla, Sergeant Luis Linares, and/or another representative from the Office of the Corporation Counsel of the City of New York are authorized to bring seven (8) glassines of heroin, contained in two NYPD evidence bags, into the Courthouse for use as evidence in a trial in the action captioned above. The dates for which such authorization is provided are April 7, 2022 through April 14, 2022. (Signed by Judge Loretta A. Preska on 4/5/2022) (rro)
March 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 140 ORDER denying 139 Motion for Reconsideration re 139 MOTION for Reconsideration re; 138 Order on Motion for Extension of Time, to adjourn trial date filed by Luis Linares, City of New York. Because of the Court's C OVID protocols, individual judges do not have control over trial dates. Due to the availability of jurors, the trial date was moved from April 4, 2022 to April 7, 2022. Also, depending on other scheduled trials, the actual trial date might change sl ightly; thus, the parties should be ready on 24-hour notice. Although the Court is sympathetic to a family vacation, this long-delayed trial should proceed. Accordingly, the request for yet another adjournment [dkt. no. 139] is denied. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Loretta A. Preska on 3/9/2022) (va)
December 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 135 ORDER: Trial in this matter will begin on April 4, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Once a courtroom has been designated, the Court will enter an order with the relevant information. The final pretrial conference will occur on March 22, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. The par ties shall submit requests to charge and proposed voir dire questions one week in advance of the confirmed trial date. The parties shall exchange requests to charge sufficiently in advance of the submission date to submit a single proposed draft of the substantive portions of the charge, noting any disagreements they might have. SO ORDERED. ( Final Pretrial Conference set for 3/22/2022 at 09:00 AM before Judge Loretta A. Preska.) (Signed by Judge Loretta A. Preska on 12/10/2021) (va)
September 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 130 ORDER: The Court is in receipt of the parties' letters regarding Dr. Chiu's proposed testimony. (See dkt. nos. 128-129.) The Court finds that--consistent with its order on the parties' motions in limine, (see dkt. no. 126)--Dr. Chiu may testify that Eliezer Lopez sustained burst fractures to his C4 and C5 cervical vertebrae (as well as the absence of injuries to other parts of his body). Dr. Chiu, may not, however, testify about (1) the severity of the fractures or (2) the consequences of those injuries (including any pain and suffering). Moreover, Plaintiff may not introduce medical records or photographs depicting the burst fractures. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Loretta A. Preska on 9/02/2021) (ama)
August 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 127 ORDER: The conference scheduled for September 1, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. will occur as a teleconference using the dial-in 877-402-9753, access code: 6545179. SO ORDERED. ( Telephone Conference set for 9/1/2021 at 09:00 AM before Judge Loretta A. Preska.) (Signed by Judge Loretta A. Preska on 8/30/2021) (va)
July 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 126 MEMORANDUM & ORDER re: 79 MOTION in Limine, filed by Luis Linares, City of New York. Because the Court's rulings on these motions in limine are necessarily made without the benefit of a developed trial record, they are subject to revision at trial if necessary. See Davis v. City of New York, 296 F.R.D. 127, 130 (E.D.N.Y. 2013) (Weinstein, J.). A final pre-trial conference is scheduled for September 1, 2021 at 9:00 a.m., and trial in this matter will begin on September 15, 202 1 at 9:00 a.m. The parties shall submit requests to charge and proposed voir dire questions one week in advance of the confirmed trial date. The parties shall exchange requests to charge sufficiently in advance of the submission date to submit a sing le proposed draft of the substantive portions of the charge, noting any disagreements they might have. The Clerk of the Court shall close the open motion. (See dkt. no. 79.) SO ORDERED. ( Final Pretrial Conference set for 9/1/2021 at 09:00 AM before Judge Loretta A. Preska. Jury Trial set for 9/15/2021 at 09:00 AM before Judge Loretta A. Preska.) (Signed by Judge Loretta A. Preska on 7/30/2021) (va)
July 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 125 ORDER: Trial in this matter was scheduled to begin on September 20, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. The Jury Department has since confirmed a trial date of September 15, 2021. Trial therefore will begin on September 15, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Once a courtroom has b een designated, the Court will enter an order with the relevant information. The final pretrial conference remains scheduled for September 1, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. The parties shall submit requests to charge and proposed voir dire questions one week in a dvance of the confirmed trial date. SO ORDERED. ( Final Pretrial Conference set for 9/1/2021 at 09:00 AM before Judge Loretta A. Preska. Jury Trial set for 9/15/2021 at 09:00 AM before Judge Loretta A. Preska.) (Signed by Judge Loretta A. Preska on 7/19/2021) (va)
March 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 122 ORDER granting 121 Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. Trial in this matter is adjourned to September 20, 2021. The final pretrial conference scheduled for March 17, 2021 is adjourned to September 1, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. The parties shall subm it requests to charge and proposed voir dire questions one week in advance of the new trial date. The parties' other positions outlined above will be considered alongside the pending motions in limine. SO ORDERED. Final Pretrial Conference set for 9/1/2021 at 09:00 AM before Judge Loretta A. Preska. (Signed by Judge Loretta A. Preska on 3/5/2021) (va)
February 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 119 ORDER: The parties shall appear for oral argument on February 24, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. related to Defendants' ten pending motions in limine. Argument will focus primarily on the following motions: (As further set forth herein.) Finally, arg ument regarding the pending motions in limine will be held by teleconference. The Court will communicate separately to counsel information for joining the conference. Members of the public may join the teleconference using the following listen-only line: 877-402-9753, access code: 6545179. SO ORDERED. ( Telephone Conference set for 2/24/2021 at 11:00 AM before Judge Loretta A. Preska.) (Signed by Judge Loretta A. Preska on 2/10/2021) (va)
November 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 105 ORDER granting 104 Letter Motion to Seal. Plaintiff's request to file Dr. Chiu's unredacted expert report under seal is GRANTED. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Loretta A. Preska on 11/20/2020) (va)
October 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 91 ORDER granting 79 Motion in Limine. Counsel's request to file certain confidential material in the motions in limine under seal [dkt no. 78] is GRANTED. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Loretta A. Preska on 10/8/2020) (va)
October 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 77 ORDER: Trial in this matter will begin on April 12, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 12A. The final pre-trial conference is adjourned to March 17, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. Proposed voir dire questions and agreed-upon proposed requests to charge, not ing any areas of disagreement, shall be submitted by no later than March 10, 2021. SO ORDERED. ( Final Pretrial Conference set for 3/17/2021 at 10:30 AM before Judge Loretta A. Preska. Jury Trial set for 4/12/2021 at 09:00 AM in Courtroom 12A, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Loretta A. Preska.) (Signed by Judge Loretta A. Preska on 10/7/2020) (va)
July 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 69 ORDER granting 68 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to File. The proposed schedule is approved. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Loretta A. Preska on 7/7/2020) (va)
July 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 67 ORDER: The parties shall appear for a final pre-trial conference on November 9, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. SO ORDERED. ( Final Pretrial Conference set for 11/9/2020 at 10:00 AM before Judge Loretta A. Preska.) (Signed by Judge Loretta A. Preska on 7/2/2020) (va)
May 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 65 ORDER granting 64 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to File. The extension request is granted. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Loretta A. Preska on 5/21/2020) (va)
February 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 59 ORDER granting 58 Motion to Stay. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Loretta A. Preska on 2/18/2020) (va)
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Plaintiff: Eliezer Lopez
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