Murray v. Freestyle Brands, LLC
- Rochon
- 1:24-cv-04780
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Murray v. Freestyle Brands, LLC, Judge Rochon ordered settlement discussions and a follow-up joint letter without deciding the case.
The order affects Warner Murray and Freestyle Brands, LLC, the parties required to conduct settlement discussions and submit a joint letter.
What happened
Murray v. Freestyle Brands, LLC concerns an order requiring the parties to begin settlement discussions after the case was filed.
Within 30 days after the summons and complaint are served, Warner Murray and Freestyle Brands, LLC must meet for at least one hour and make a good-faith effort to settle. They must also discuss whether Murray has standing, meaning the legal ability to bring the case, and whether further settlement efforts would help.
Judge Jennifer L. Rochon ordered the parties to submit a joint letter within 45 days after service stating whether they settled. If they did not, the letter must request mediation or a settlement conference with a magistrate judge, or ask the court to schedule an initial status conference.
The detailed version
- Murray v. Freestyle Brands, LLC · No. 1:24-cv-04780
- Rochon
- June 26, 2024
Order
The court ordered Warner Murray and Freestyle Brands, LLC 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.
The parties must consider whether Murray has standing, meaning whether he has the legal basis required to bring the case. The order cited Second Circuit decisions addressing standing. The court did not decide whether Murray has standing or resolve the underlying claims.
Follow-Up Filing
Within 15 additional days—45 days after service of the summons and complaint—the parties must file a joint letter stating whether they settled. If they did not settle, the joint letter must ask the court either to refer the case to mediation or to a magistrate judge for a settlement conference, while stating a preference between those options, or to proceed with an initial status conference. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon entered the order on June 26, 2024.
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