Herrera v. Bubble Beauty, Inc.
- Rochon
- 1:25-cv-04310
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Herrera v. Bubble Beauty, Judge Rochon ordered settlement discussions and a joint status letter; the order did not decide the case.
Edery Herrera and Bubble Beauty, Inc. must meet and confer about settlement, discuss standing and possible further settlement procedures, and submit a joint letter to the court.
What happened
Herrera v. Bubble Beauty, Inc. is an order requiring the parties to try to settle the action. Within 30 days after the summons and complaint are served, they must meet and confer for at least one hour in good faith.
The parties must discuss whether Edery Herrera has standing, meaning a sufficient legal basis to bring the case, and whether mediation or a settlement conference with a magistrate judge would be useful if they cannot settle themselves.
The court ordered the parties to file a joint letter within 45 days after service stating whether they settled. If not, they must ask for mediation or a magistrate-judge settlement conference, or request an initial status conference. Judge Rochon did not rule on the merits of the case.
The detailed version
- Herrera v. Bubble Beauty, Inc. · No. 1:25-cv-04310
- Rochon
- May 22, 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. The meeting must be a good-faith attempt to settle the action.
Issues to Discuss
As part of those discussions, the parties were directed to consider whether Edery Herrera satisfied the threshold requirement of standing. Standing is the legal requirement that a plaintiff have a sufficient connection to the alleged injury to bring the case. The order cited two Second Circuit decisions on standing but did not decide whether Herrera has standing.
If the parties could not settle on their own, they were also required to 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 magistrate-judge settlement conference, with a preference between those options, or an initial status conference.
Disposition
This is a procedural settlement-management order. It does not grant or deny a merits motion and does not decide the claims. The opinion text identifies the judge as Jennifer L. Rochon, while the signature line states Keele L. Rochon.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.