New York Eastern District Court
Judge:Brian M Cogan
Case #: 1:25-cv-01630
Nature of Suit442 Civil Rights - Employment
Cause42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)
Case Filed:Mar 24, 2025
Last checked: Tuesday Mar 25, 2025 1:10 AM EDT
Defendant
Greg Diorio
Defendant
NYC School Support Services Inc
180 Madison Avenue, 12th Fl
New York, NY 10016
Defendant
New York City Department of Education
Defendant
William Wilson
Plaintiff
Cedric Holmes
Represented By
Anthony C. Ofodile
Anthony C. Ofodile
contact info


Docket last updated: 05/02/2025 11:59 PM EDT
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
7 7 motion Adjourn Conference Extension of Time to File Answer Wed 04/23 2:56 PM
Letter MOTION to Adjourn Conference , Letter MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by NYC School Support Services Inc, New York City Department of Education. (John, Mathew)
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6 6 notice Notice of Appearance Wed 04/23 2:50 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Mathew Valliattu John, Jr on behalf of NYC School Support Services Inc, New York City Department of Education (aty to be noticed) (John, Mathew)
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order Order on Motion to Adjourn Conference Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Answer Wed 04/23 6:38 PM
ORDER granting in part and denying in part7 . First, the Court is not going to extend the time of the non-appearing defendants to appear because if the City isn't going to protect their interests, the Court certainly isn't going to. Second, defendants' counsel is not subject to an "accelerated" discovery schedule in the Ramirez case. He is subject to the original schedule which Judge Subramanian imposed -- indeed, Judge Subramanian already extended it once based on the same "change of counsel" excuse that the ACC is raising here. It has only become "accelerated" because the parties didn't meet the schedule that Judge Subramanian set. Third, the City and DOE can have until 6/27/2025 to answer because "[i]n truth, the answer in a civil action is the most useless paper in the courthouse." Alexander By and Through Alexander v. Richardson-Merrell Inc. , 541 F.Supp. 93, 94 (S.D.N.Y. 1982). Finally, because the answer is of little or no value, the Court does not wait for an answer to commence discovery. The Initial Status Conference is adjourned only to 6/5/2025 at 11:30 am. The parties are directed to call 571-353-2301 and enter Meeting ID 949146687# and are reminded of their obligations to comply with the mandatory requirements at 5 with regard to the conference. They can expect to be placed on a prompt discovery and trial schedule at that conference. Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 4/23/2025. (PW)
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Tuesday, April 15, 2025
utility Set/Reset Hearings Tue 04/15 2:57 PM
Set/Reset Hearing: Initial Status Conference previously set for 11 am is reset to 3:00 pm on 5/9/2025. The parties are directed to call 571-353-2301 and enter Meeting ID 949146687#. (PW)
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Tuesday, March 25, 2025
5 5 order Scheduling Order Tue 03/25 11:45 AM
SCHEDULING ORDER: A telephonic Initial Status Conference is set for 5/9/2025 at 11:00 am. The parties are directed to call 571-353-2301 and enter Meeting ID 949146687#. See attached mandatory requirements for the conference. Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 3/25/2025. (PW)
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4 4 service Summons Issued Tue 03/25 10:10 AM
Summons Issued as to Greg Diorio, NYC School Support Services Inc, New York City Department of Education, William Wilson. (KD)
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3 3 misc Quality Control Check - Attorney Case Opening Tue 03/25 10:03 AM
This attorney case opening filing has been checked for quality control. See the attachment for corrections that were made, if any. (KD)
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utility Case Assigned/Reassigned Tue 03/25 10:00 AM
Case Assigned to Judge Brian M. Cogan. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned Judges, located on our[LINK:website] . Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. (KD)
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Monday, March 24, 2025
2 2 misc Proposed Summons/Civil Cover Sheet Mon 03/24 10:38 PM
Proposed Summons.Civil Cover Sheet.. Re1 Complaint, by Cedric Holmes (Ofodile, Anthony)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet
1 1 cmp Complaint Mon 03/24 10:16 PM
COMPLAINT against Greg Diorio, NYC School Support Services Inc, New York City Department of Education, William Wilson filing fee $ 405, receipt number ANYEDC-18884733 Was the Disclosure Statement on Civil Cover Sheet completed -Yes,, filed by Cedric Holmes. (Ofodile, Anthony)
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