Bishop v. Vrai & Oro, LLC
- Rochon
- 1:25-cv-01834
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Bishop v. Vrai & Oro, Judge Rochon ordered the parties to discuss settlement and standing, then report whether they settled or want further court proceedings.
Cedric Bishop, Vrai & Oro, LLC, and the similarly situated people identified in the complaint are affected by the required settlement discussions and joint report.
What happened
Bishop v. Vrai & Oro, LLC is a case brought by Cedric Bishop on behalf of himself and similarly situated people against Vrai & Oro, LLC. The order does not describe the underlying claims.
The parties must meet for at least one hour within 30 days after the summons and complaint are served and make a good-faith attempt to settle. They must discuss whether Bishop has legal standing to sue and whether court-connected mediation or a settlement conference with a magistrate judge would be useful.
Within 45 days after service, the parties must jointly tell the court whether they settled. If not, they must ask either for mediation or a settlement conference, stating their preference, or request an initial status conference. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon issued this order on March 7, 2025.
The detailed version
- Bishop v. Vrai & Oro, LLC · No. 1:25-cv-01834
- Rochon
- Mar. 7, 2025
What the court ordered
The court ordered the parties to meet and confer within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint. They must spend at least one hour making a good-faith effort to settle the case.
The parties must also discuss whether Cedric Bishop has standing, meaning a legally sufficient connection to the dispute that allows him to bring the case. If they cannot settle on their own, they must discuss whether additional settlement efforts through the court’s mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive.
Required joint letter
Within 15 additional days—45 days after service of the summons and complaint—the parties must submit a joint letter telling the court 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 between those options, or an initial status conference.
Effect of the order
The order sets settlement-discussion and case-management requirements. It does not decide the merits of the case, resolve standing, or state whether any claim may proceed. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon issued the order on March 7, 2025.
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