Jones v. Rebel Rags, LLC
- Rochon
- 1:25-cv-01841
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Jones v. Rebel Rags, Judge Rochon ordered settlement discussions and a follow-up letter without deciding standing or the case’s merits.
Clay Lee Jones and Rebel Rags, LLC, who must follow the court’s deadlines for settlement discussions and the joint status letter.
What happened
In Jones v. Rebel Rags, LLC, Clay Lee Jones sued Rebel Rags, LLC on behalf of himself and others similarly situated. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims.
Judge Rochon 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. They must discuss whether Jones has established the required legal interest to bring the case, known as standing, and whether further settlement discussions would be useful.
Within 15 more days, the parties must file a joint letter stating whether they settled. If not, they must ask the court either to send the case to mediation or to a settlement conference with a magistrate judge, or to schedule an initial status conference. Judge Rochon did not decide standing or the merits.
The detailed version
- Jones v. Rebel Rags, LLC · No. 1:25-cv-01841
- Rochon
- Mar. 7, 2025
Order
The court entered a case-management order requiring the parties to pursue settlement discussions. The opinion does not state the substance of Jones’s claims.
Required settlement discussions
Within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint, the parties must meet and confer for at least one hour in a good-faith attempt to settle the action. During those discussions, they must consider whether Jones has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing. Standing is the legal requirement that a plaintiff have the required connection to the alleged injury and dispute. The court cited Calcano v. Swarovski N. Am. Ltd. and Harty v. W. Point Realty, Inc. in connection with that issue, but did not decide whether Jones has standing.
If the parties cannot settle on their own, they must also discuss whether additional settlement discussions through the district’s court-annexed mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive at that time.
Joint letter and next step
Within 15 additional days—45 days after service of the summons and complaint—the parties must submit a joint letter informing the court whether they settled. If they did not settle, the letter must ask the court either to refer the case to mediation or to a settlement conference before a magistrate judge, while stating the parties’ preference between those options, or to proceed with an initial status conference.
The order concerns settlement and case management. It does not rule on standing, liability, damages, class certification, or any other merits issue.
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