Valencia v. Col. Littleton Properties, LLC
- Rochon
- 1:25-cv-01462
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Valencia v. Col. Littleton Properties, Judge Rochon ordered the parties to try to settle and report whether they succeeded.
Justin Valencia and Col. Littleton Properties, LLC, as the parties to the action; the order also concerns the proposed group Valencia seeks to represent.
What happened
In Valencia v. Col. Littleton Properties, LLC, Justin Valencia brought an action on behalf of himself and others similarly situated against Col. Littleton Properties, LLC. The order does not describe the claims or decide their merits.
The court ordered the parties to meet for at least one hour within 30 days after the summons and complaint are served. They must make a good-faith effort to settle and discuss whether Valencia has met the requirement of having standing to sue. If they cannot settle, they must also discuss whether mediation or a settlement conference would be useful.
Within 15 more days, the parties must submit a joint letter stating whether they settled. If not, they must ask the court either to refer the case to mediation or a settlement conference, or to schedule an initial status conference. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon issued this order on February 21, 2025.
The detailed version
- Valencia v. Col. Littleton Properties, LLC · No. 1:25-cv-01462
- Rochon
- Feb. 21, 2025
Order
The court ordered the parties to meet and confer 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 must consider whether Justin Valencia has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning the legal requirement that a plaintiff be entitled to bring the case. The order cites two Second Circuit decisions concerning standing but does not decide whether Valencia has standing.
If the parties cannot settle on their own, they must discuss whether additional settlement discussions through the court-annexed 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 settlement conference before a magistrate judge, with a preference identified, or an initial status conference.
The order is a case-management and settlement order. It does not resolve the merits of Valencia's claims, decide the standing issue, or state whether any claim may proceed.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.