Norris v. Big Night, LLC
- Rochon
- 1:25-cv-01097
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Norris v. Big Night: Judge Rochon ordered settlement discussions and a joint status letter, without deciding the case’s merits.
The plaintiff and defendants in Norris v. Big Night, LLC, who must comply with the settlement-discussion and joint-letter deadlines after service of the summons and complaint.
What happened
In Norris v. Big Night, LLC, the court ordered the parties to meet for at least one hour within 30 days after the summons and complaint are served and make a good-faith effort to settle the case.
The parties must discuss whether Norris has met the basic requirement of having standing to bring the case. If they cannot settle, they must also discuss whether court-connected mediation or a settlement conference before a magistrate judge would be useful. Within 45 days after service, they must file a joint letter reporting whether they settled and, if not, asking either for mediation or a magistrate-judge settlement conference, or for an initial status conference.
The order did not decide the parties’ legal claims. The order is signed by Heike L. Rochon, United States District Judge.
The detailed version
- Norris v. Big Night, LLC · No. 1:25-cv-01097
- Rochon
- Feb. 7, 2025
Order
The court ordered the parties to meet and confer—meaning discuss the case directly—for at least one hour within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint. They must make a good-faith attempt to settle the action.
The parties were specifically directed to consider whether the plaintiff has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning the legal requirement to show that the plaintiff is entitled to bring the case. If the parties cannot settle, they must also discuss whether further settlement efforts through the court’s mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive at that time.
Within 15 additional days, or 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 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 order concerning settlement and case management. It does not decide standing or the merits of the claims. The order is signed by Heike L. Rochon, United States District Judge.
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