After an initial conference was held Oct. 10, pretrial dates and deadlines were set. According to court documents, a specific trial date has not been decided. The trial is expected to last approximately four days. Some key pretrial deadlines are: 

• Mandatory disclosures: Oct. 3 
• Initial discovery demands: Nov. 9
• Joinder of parties: Dec.16
• Amendment of pleadings: Dec. 16
• Status report: Dec. 23
• Mandatory mediation: Feb. 28, 2025
• Discovery: June 30, 2025
• Experts to be identified by Doe: April 1, 2025
• Experts to be identified by Ithaca College and Bryan Roberts: May 16, 2025
• Other motions to be filed by Aug. 29, 2025

An order referred Doe v. Ithaca College et al. to Mandatory Mediation, which is an alternative form of dispute resolution offered by the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. A mandatory mediation aims to improve communication between the parties involved. A mediator does not have a final say in the case and mandatory mediation does not impact the original scheduling order of the case.