Murray v. The Mint Julep Boutique, LLC
- Rochon
- 1:24-cv-04637
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Murray v. Mint Julep Boutique, Judge Rochon ordered settlement discussions and a joint report addressing settlement, mediation, or an initial conference.
Warner Murray and The Mint Julep Boutique, LLC, as the parties required to participate in settlement discussions and submit the joint letter.
What happened
Murray v. The Mint Julep Boutique, LLC concerns a lawsuit brought by Warner Murray for himself and others similarly situated. The order does not decide the claims or whether the case may proceed as a class action.
The parties must meet for at least one hour within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint to try in good faith to settle. They must also discuss whether Murray has standing and whether mediation or a settlement conference with a magistrate judge would be useful if they cannot settle themselves.
Judge Jennifer L. Rochon ordered the parties to file a joint letter within 45 days after service stating whether they settled. If they did not, the letter must request mediation or a magistrate-judge settlement conference, with a preference identified, or ask for an initial status conference.
The detailed version
- Murray v. The Mint Julep Boutique, LLC · No. 1:24-cv-04637
- Rochon
- June 21, 2024
What the court ordered
The court ordered the parties to meet and confer for at least one hour within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint. The meeting must be a good-faith attempt to settle the action.
Issues for discussion
The parties were instructed to consider whether the plaintiff satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning whether he has the legal ability to bring the case in federal court. If they could not settle on their own, they also had to discuss whether further settlement discussions through the court-annexed mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive at that time.
Required joint letter
Within 15 additional days—45 days after service of the summons and complaint—the parties must submit a joint letter stating whether they settled. If they did not settle, the letter must request either referral to mediation or a settlement conference before a magistrate judge, and state which option the parties prefer, or request that the court proceed with an initial status conference.
Disposition and scope
This order sets settlement and case-management requirements. It does not resolve the merits of Murray's claims, decide standing, rule on class certification, or state whether the case will proceed.
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