Jackson v. Coty DTC Holdings, LLC
- Rochon
- 1:24-cv-09772
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Jackson v. Coty DTC Holdings, LLC, Judge Rochon ordered settlement talks and a joint status letter, while directing the parties to consider standing.
Sylinia Jackson and Coty DTC Holdings, LLC are required to participate in settlement discussions and submit the joint letter required by the order.
What happened
Jackson v. Coty DTC Holdings, LLC involves Sylinia Jackson’s lawsuit against Coty DTC Holdings, LLC on behalf of herself and other similarly situated people.
The court ordered the parties to meet for at least one hour within 30 days after the summons and complaint are served, and to try in good faith to settle. They must discuss whether Jackson has satisfied the legal requirement of standing and whether mediation or a settlement conference with a magistrate judge would be useful.
Within 15 more days, the parties must jointly tell Judge Rochon whether they settled. If not, they must ask the court to refer the case to mediation or a magistrate judge, or to schedule an initial status conference. The order does not decide the merits of the lawsuit.
The detailed version
- Jackson v. Coty DTC Holdings, LLC · No. 1:24-cv-09772
- Rochon
- Jan. 22, 2025
Order
The court ordered Sylinia Jackson and Coty DTC Holdings, 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.
Issues for Discussion
The court directed the parties to consider whether Jackson has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning whether she has the legal basis to pursue the case in federal court. If the parties cannot settle on their own, they must also discuss whether further settlement discussions through the court’s 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 magistrate judge for a settlement conference, with a preference between those options, or an initial status conference.
Disposition
Judge Rochon entered a case-management and settlement order. The opinion does not decide standing, the merits of Jackson’s claims, or any motion to dismiss.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.