Opinion
20-CV-1029 (JMF)
02-14-2022
In re BERNARD L. MADOFF INVESTMENT SECURITIES LLC, Debtor. v. RAR ENTREPRENEURIAL FUND, LTD., Defendant. IRVING H. PICARD, Trustee for the Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, and Bernard L. Madoff, Plaintiff,
ORDER
JESSE M. FURMAN, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE:
Unless and until the Court orders otherwise, March 3, 2022, is a firm trial date in this case. The final pretrial conference remains March 1, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. No later than February 17, 2022, the parties shall file a joint letter addressing the following in separately numbered paragraphs:
(1) A brief description of any outstanding motions or other open items;
(2) A brief description of any material developments since the last conference in this case on July 8, 2021;
(3) Any update on the appeal in Picard v. JABA Assocs., No. 21-872 (2d Cir.), and the parties' views on whether trial in this matter should be adjourned pending a decision by the Court of Appeals given that oral argument is now scheduled for March 16, 2022;
(4) A statement of the anticipated length of trial (that is, whether there is any change in the parties' prior estimates of trial length); and
(5) Any other information that the parties believe may assist the Court in advancing the case to settlement or trial.
SO ORDERED.