Court Refers T-Mobile Suit vs. 3 Bronx Landlords to Magistrate Judge

U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter for Southern New York signed an order of reference Tuesday (docket 1:22-cv-08369) handing over T-Mobile’s complaint against three Bronx building landlords to U.S. Magistrate Judge James Cott for “general pretrial” proceedings, including discovery, non-dispositive pretrial motions and settlement negotiations. The landlords from whom T-Mobile is leasing rooftop space are rebuffing the carrier’s demands that they sign the New York Fire Department paperwork required for the company to access those rooftops and upgrade its wireless antenna facilities (see 2210270004).