Stephenson v. Ouraring Inc.
Jaron Stephenson, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Ouraring Inc.
- Rochon
- 1:25-cv-08559
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Stephenson v. Ouraring, Judge Rochon ordered settlement discussions and a joint status letter but did not decide the case’s merits.
The parties to the action: Jaron Stephenson and Ouraring Inc.
What happened
In Jaron Stephenson, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Ouraring Inc., 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 Stephenson has the required legal right to bring the case, called standing.
If the parties cannot settle, they must also discuss whether mediation or a settlement conference before a magistrate judge would be useful. Within 15 more days, they must send the court a joint letter stating whether they settled and, if not, requesting mediation, a magistrate-judge settlement conference, or an initial status conference.
Judge Jennifer L. Rochon issued this procedural order on October 20, 2025. The order did not decide standing, the claims, or any other issue on the merits.
The detailed version
- Stephenson v. Ouraring Inc. · No. 1:25-cv-08559
- Rochon
- Oct. 20, 2025
Order
The court ordered Jaron Stephenson and Ouraring Inc. to meet and confer—that is, to discuss the case directly—for at least one hour within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint. The discussions must include a good-faith attempt to settle the action.
The parties were also directed to consider whether Stephenson satisfies the threshold requirement of standing. Standing is the legal requirement that a person bringing a case have a sufficient connection to the alleged harm to invoke the court’s authority. The order cited two Second Circuit decisions concerning standing, but it did not decide whether Stephenson has standing.
Further Settlement Procedure
If the parties cannot settle the case themselves, they must discuss whether additional settlement efforts through the court’s mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive at that time.
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 ask the court either to refer the case to mediation or to a magistrate judge for a settlement conference, while stating a preference between those options, or to proceed with an initial status conference.
Disposition
Judge Jennifer L. Rochon entered a case-management and settlement order. The order did not resolve the claims, decide standing, or reach the merits.
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