Alexandria v. McNally Jackson Books
Erika Alexandria, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated v. McNally Jackson Books, LLC
- Rochon
- 1:25-cv-07750
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Alexandria v. McNally Jackson Books, Judge Rochon ordered settlement discussions and follow-up reporting without deciding the case’s merits.
Erika Alexandria and McNally Jackson Books, LLC, as the parties required to conduct settlement discussions and submit a joint letter; the order also concerns the proposed group described as others similarly situated.
What happened
In Erika Alexandria v. McNally Jackson Books, LLC, the court ordered the parties to meet for at least one hour within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint and try in good faith to settle the case. They were told to discuss whether Alexandria has standing to bring the action.
If the parties cannot settle on their own, they must also discuss whether court-connected mediation or a settlement conference before a magistrate judge would be useful. The order does not decide whether Alexandria has standing or whether her claims are valid.
Within 15 more days, the parties must file a joint letter stating whether they settled. If not, they must ask for mediation or a magistrate-judge settlement conference, stating their preference, or request an initial status conference. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon issued the order.
The detailed version
- Alexandria v. McNally Jackson Books · No. 1:25-cv-07750
- Rochon
- Sept. 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.
Standing Discussion
The parties must consider whether the plaintiff has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning the legal requirement that she is entitled to bring the case in federal court. The order cites decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit concerning standing. The court did not itself decide the standing issue.
Further Settlement Procedures
If the parties cannot settle the case themselves, they must discuss whether additional settlement efforts through the district’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 informing the court whether they settled. If they did not settle, the letter must request either referral to mediation or to a magistrate judge for a settlement conference, with a preference stated between those options, or an initial status conference.
This order is a case-management and settlement directive. It does not resolve the merits of the action, decide standing, certify a class, or rule on any claim.
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