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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Sept. 12, 2025

Fernandes v. Mughlai Grill Indian Cuisine

Judge
Ona Wang
Docket
1:24-cv-09795
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

Melcom Fernandes v. Mughlai Grill, Judge Wang directed the settling parties to file a joint letter about next steps for their court submissions.

Who this affects

The parties to the case, who must meet and confer and file a joint letter by September 26, 2025.

What happened

In Melcom Fernandes v. Mughlai Grill Indian Cuisine, Inc., et al., the court said the parties had reached a settlement agreement.

The parties must meet and discuss next steps, then file a joint letter by September 26, 2025. The letter must either state that they intend to follow an example identified by the court or propose a schedule for their submissions.

Judge Ona T. Wang issued this case-management order. The opinion does not decide the underlying dispute or approve the settlement.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Fernandes v. Mughlai Grill Indian Cuisine · No. 1:24-cv-09795
Judge
Ona Wang
Date
Sept. 12, 2025

Background

The court stated that the parties had entered into a settlement agreement. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the agreement's terms.

Order

The parties were directed to meet and confer, meaning they must discuss the next procedural steps, and file a joint letter on the docket by September 26, 2025. The letter must either inform the court that the parties intend to follow the example in Mei Xing Yu v. Hasaki Rest., Inc., 944 F.3d 395, 398 (2d Cir. 2019), or propose a briefing schedule for their Cheeks submissions.

Disposition

Judge Ona T. Wang entered an order directing the parties to take these steps. The opinion does not state that the court approved or rejected the settlement, and it does not decide the merits of the dispute.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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