Lopez v. NADS LLC
Victor Lopez, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated v. NADS LLC
- Rochon
- 1:25-cv-07302
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Lopez v. NADS LLC, Judge Rochon ordered the parties to discuss settlement and standing, then jointly report whether to settle, mediate, or hold a status conference.
Victor Lopez and NADS LLC must comply with the settlement discussions and joint-letter deadlines.
What happened
In Victor Lopez v. NADS LLC, the court ordered the parties to meet for at least one hour within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint to make a good-faith effort to settle the case. The court directed them to discuss whether Lopez meets the threshold requirement of standing.
If the parties could not settle, they also had to discuss whether further settlement efforts through court-connected mediation or a settlement conference before a magistrate judge would be useful. The order did not decide whether Lopez has standing or resolve the underlying dispute.
Within 45 days after service, the parties must submit a joint letter stating whether they settled. If they did not, the letter must request mediation or a magistrate-judge settlement conference, or ask the court to schedule an initial status conference, as ordered by Judge Jennifer L. Rochon.
The detailed version
- Lopez v. NADS LLC · No. 1:25-cv-07302
- Rochon
- Sept. 4, 2025
Order
Judge Jennifer L. Rochon issued a case-management and settlement order. The court required the parties to meet and confer—that is, meet and discuss the case—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.
Standing Discussion
The parties were directed to consider whether Victor Lopez satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning whether he was entitled to bring the case in federal court. The order cited decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit concerning standing. The order did not decide the standing question.
Further Settlement Procedures
If the parties could not settle the case themselves, they also had to discuss whether additional settlement discussions through the district court’s 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 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, while stating a preference between those options, or an initial status conference.
The order addresses settlement and case administration. It does not state a ruling on standing, class certification, or the merits of the dispute.
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