Sutton v. 494 Hudson LLC
- Rochon
- 1:25-cv-05825
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Sutton v. 494 Hudson LLC, Judge Rochon ordered settlement discussions and a joint status letter without deciding the case’s merits.
Stason Sutton, 494 Hudson LLC, and San Panino Inc.
What happened
In Sutton v. 494 Hudson 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 and discuss whether Stason Sutton has met the basic requirement of having standing to sue.
If the parties cannot settle, they must also discuss whether mediation through the court’s program or a settlement conference before a magistrate judge would be useful. Within 45 days after service, the parties must file a joint letter stating whether they settled.
If there is no settlement, the joint letter must ask the court either to refer the case to mediation or a magistrate judge, while stating a preference, or to schedule an initial status conference. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon’s order did not decide standing or the merits of the claims.
The detailed version
- Sutton v. 494 Hudson LLC · No. 1:25-cv-05825
- Rochon
- July 17, 2025
Order
The court ordered Stason Sutton, 494 Hudson LLC, and San Panino Inc. to meet and confer for at least one hour within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint. The parties must make a good-faith attempt to settle the action. During those discussions, they should consider whether Sutton has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning a sufficient legal connection to bring the case.
If the parties cannot settle on their own, they must also discuss whether further settlement discussions through the court’s court-annexed mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive at that time.
Further filing
Within 15 additional days—meaning within 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 stated preference between those options, or an initial status conference.
This order addressed case-management and settlement steps. It did not decide whether Sutton has standing, resolve any claim, or rule on the merits. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon entered the order on July 17, 2025.
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