Doncouse v. Redge Salon LLC
- Rochon
- 1:24-cv-04380
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Doncouse v. Redge Salon, Judge Rochon ordered the parties to meet, discuss settlement and standing, and report whether they settled.
Plaintiff Graciela Doncouse and defendants Redge Salon LLC and 73-75 East 7th Street LLC must comply with the settlement-discussion and joint-letter deadlines.
What happened
In Doncouse v. Redge Salon LLC and 73-75 East 7th Street LLC, the court ordered the parties to try to settle the case.
Within 30 days after the summons and complaint are served, the parties must meet for at least one hour and discuss settlement in good faith. They must also consider whether the plaintiff has shown that she has the required legal right to bring the case.
If they do not settle, Judge Jennifer L. Rochon ordered them to submit a joint letter within 45 days of service, requesting either mediation or a settlement conference before a magistrate judge, or an initial status conference.
The detailed version
- Doncouse v. Redge Salon LLC · No. 1:24-cv-04380
- Rochon
- June 14, 2024
Order
The court issued a case-management and settlement order. It did not decide the merits of the claims or whether the plaintiff has standing, which is the legal requirement that a person have a sufficient connection to a dispute to bring it in federal court.
Required settlement discussions
Within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint, the parties must meet and confer for at least one hour in a good-faith effort to settle the action. During those discussions, they must consider whether the plaintiff has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing. The order cites Second Circuit decisions addressing standing.
If the parties cannot settle on their own, they must also discuss whether additional settlement discussions through the court-annexed mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive at that time.
Required joint letter and next step
Within 15 additional days—45 days after service of the summons and complaint—the parties must submit a joint letter telling the court whether they settled. If they did not settle, the letter must ask the court either to refer the case to mediation or to a magistrate judge for a settlement conference, while stating which option the parties prefer, or to schedule an initial status conference.
Judge Jennifer L. Rochon entered the order on June 14, 2024. The opinion does not state any further ruling on standing, liability, or the merits.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.