Riley v. St. John Knits, Inc.
- Paul Engelmayer
- 1:24-cv-03446
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Riley v. St. John Knits, Inc., Judge Tarnofsky ordered settlement discussions and a joint status letter without deciding the case’s merits.
Amanie Riley, the putative class members, and St. John Knits, Inc., because the order required the parties to engage in settlement discussions and report their status to the court.
What happened
Riley v. St. John Knits, Inc. is an action brought by Amanie Riley on behalf of herself and others similarly situated against St. John Knits, Inc.
The court ordered the parties to meet for at least one hour by July 5, 2024, and to discuss settlement, including whether Riley meets the threshold requirement of having standing to sue. If they could not settle, they also had to discuss mediation or a settlement conference. By July 24, 2024, the parties had to submit a joint letter reporting whether they settled and, if not, requesting mediation, a settlement conference, or an initial case-management conference.
Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky issued this procedural order. It did not decide standing, liability, or any other merits issue.
The detailed version
- Riley v. St. John Knits, Inc. · No. 1:24-cv-03446
- Paul Engelmayer
- June 11, 2024
Background
Amanie Riley filed this action on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated against St. John Knits, Inc. The opinion is a settlement-related order and does not describe the underlying claims.
Order
The court ordered the parties to meet and confer for at least one hour by July 5, 2024, in a good-faith attempt to settle the action. Their discussions were required to include whether Riley had satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning the legal requirement that a plaintiff be entitled to ask a court to decide the dispute. The parties also had to consider whether additional settlement discussions through the court’s mediation program or before the magistrate judge would be productive if they could not settle themselves.
By July 24, 2024, the parties had to submit a joint letter stating whether they had settled. If they had not, the letter had to request one of three next steps: referral to mediation, a date for a settlement conference, or an initial case-management conference.
Disposition and Classification
The court entered a procedural settlement order. It did not rule on standing, the merits of the claims, or the parties’ ultimate rights. Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky signed the order as the United States magistrate judge.
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