Jones v. Davie Group Trading, Inc.
- Rochon
- 1:24-cv-10039
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Jones v. Davie Group, Judge Rochon ordered settlement discussions and a joint status letter but did not decide standing or the merits.
The plaintiff, Davie Group Trading (USA), Inc., and the parties to the action must meet, discuss settlement and standing, and submit a joint letter according to the ordered deadlines.
What happened
In Jones v. Davie Group Trading (USA), Inc., the court ordered the parties to meet and confer about settling the case within 30 days after the summons and complaint are served.
The parties must discuss whether Clay Lee Jones has met the threshold requirement of standing and whether additional settlement discussions through mediation or a magistrate judge would be useful. Within 15 more days, they must jointly tell the court whether they settled and, if not, request mediation, a settlement conference, or an initial status conference.
Judge Jennifer L. Rochon issued this case-management order on January 3, 2025. The order did not decide standing, approve or deny class treatment, or resolve the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Jones v. Davie Group Trading, Inc. · No. 1:24-cv-10039
- Rochon
- Jan. 3, 2025
Order
The court ordered the parties to meet and confer for at least one hour in a good-faith effort to settle the action. The meeting must occur within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint.
Required Discussions
The parties must discuss whether the plaintiff has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning a sufficient legal connection to bring the claims in federal court. The order also directs them to discuss whether further settlement efforts through the court-annexed mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive if they cannot settle the case themselves.
Joint Letter and Next Steps
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 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.
Disposition
This is a procedural case-management order. It does not decide standing, the merits of the claims, or whether the proposed class should be certified. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon ordered the settlement discussions and reporting requirements described above.
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