Herrera v. Mro Maryruth, LLC
- Rochon
- 1:25-cv-02391
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Herrera v. Mro Maryruth, Judge Rochon ordered the parties to discuss settlement and report whether they settled.
Edery Herrera and MRO Maryruth, LLC, the parties to the action, must comply with the settlement-discussion and joint-letter deadlines.
What happened
In Herrera v. Mro Maryruth, LLC, 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 the case and discuss whether Herrera has legal standing to bring it.
If the parties cannot settle on their own, they must discuss whether mediation or a settlement conference with a magistrate judge would be useful. Within 45 days after service, they must send the court a joint letter stating whether they settled.
If they did not settle, the joint letter must ask the court either to refer the case to mediation or a magistrate judge, or to schedule an initial status conference. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon did not decide the merits of the case.
The detailed version
- Herrera v. Mro Maryruth, LLC · No. 1:25-cv-02391
- Rochon
- Mar. 25, 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 discuss whether Herrera has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning whether he has the required legal connection to bring the case. The order cites decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit concerning standing.
If the parties cannot settle themselves, they must also discuss whether additional settlement discussions through the court's mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive at that time.
Required filing
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 a referral to mediation or a settlement conference before a magistrate judge, while stating which option the parties prefer, or an initial status conference.
Disposition
This is a case-management and settlement order. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon did not decide standing, the merits of Herrera's claims, or any defense.
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