Isakov v. Gong Cha Tea, LLC
- Jesse Furman
- 1:24-cv-09484
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Isakov v. Gong Cha Tea, LLC, Magistrate Judge Tarnofsky ordered the parties to pursue settlement discussions and report to the court.
Simon Isakov, Gong Cha Tea, LLC, and the people Isakov seeks to represent.
What happened
In Isakov v. Gong Cha Tea, LLC, the court ordered Simon Isakov and Gong Cha Tea, LLC to meet for at least one hour within 30 days after the summons and complaint were served. They must make a good-faith effort to settle the case and discuss whether Isakov has standing to bring it.
If they cannot settle, the parties must also discuss whether court-annexed mediation or a settlement conference would be useful. The order does not decide whether Isakov has standing or resolve the underlying claims.
Within 45 days after service, the parties must jointly tell the court whether they settled. If not, they must ask the court to refer the case to mediation, schedule a settlement conference, or hold an initial case-management conference. Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky issued the order.
The detailed version
- Isakov v. Gong Cha Tea, LLC · No. 1:24-cv-09484
- Jesse Furman
- Dec. 17, 2024
Order
The court ordered Simon Isakov and Gong Cha Tea, LLC to meet and confer for at least one hour within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint. The parties must make a good-faith effort to settle the action.
During those discussions, the parties must consider whether Isakov has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning whether he is legally entitled to bring the case. The order cites Second Circuit decisions concerning standing but does not decide the standing issue.
If the parties cannot settle, they must discuss whether additional settlement discussions through the court’s mediation program or before Magistrate Judge Tarnofsky would be productive.
Required Joint Letter
Within 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 that the court either refer the case to mediation, set a settlement-conference date, or proceed with an initial case-management conference.
Disposition and Scope
This is a procedural settlement-management order. It does not resolve the merits of Isakov’s claims, decide standing, certify a class, or dismiss the case.
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