As we reported earlier, Magistrate Judge Wang resolved a hornet’s nest of discovery disputes in the consolidated cases for book authors (Authors Guild) and newspapers (New York Times, Daily News).
Judge Wang also reset the following deadlines:
The deadline to amend the complaint for all cases is hereby EXTENDED to April 15, 2025.
The parties to each consolidated case are directed not to file any new or supplementary discovery letters or motions between December 21, 2024, and January 10, 2025; any such motion will be stricken and will not be considered.
Briefing in support of any mature discovery disputes must be filed between January 10, 2025, and January 16, 2025 and should be done by letter motion and clearly labeled as such.
The parties are directed to file a joint chart by January 17, 2025, that identifies (1) all outstanding disputes, (2) each party’s position in no more than two paragraphs, and (3) the relevant ECF numbers (with hyperlinks) for such dispute (including oppositions and replies). If the parties have any updates to the joint chart after January 17, they should be prepared to address those updates orally at the conference.
The Court will hold an Omnibus In-Person Status Conference for all cases on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. in Courtroom 20D, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007.