McNair v. Big Bowl LLC
- Vernon Broderick
- 1:25-cv-08017
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In McNair v. Big Bowl, Judge Tarnofsky ordered the parties to try settling and report whether settlement occurred.
Iesha McNair and Big Bowl LLC, who must meet to discuss settlement and jointly report to the court.
What happened
Iesha McNair v. Big Bowl LLC concerns an order requiring both sides to try to settle the case. The order did not decide the dispute or determine whether McNair has standing to sue.
Within 14 days, McNair and Big Bowl must meet for at least one hour and make a good-faith effort to settle. They must discuss standing and whether court-connected mediation or a settlement conference could help if they cannot settle themselves.
Within 18 days, the parties must jointly tell the court whether they settled. If not, Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky ordered them to request mediation, a settlement conference, or an initial case-management conference.
The detailed version
- McNair v. Big Bowl LLC · No. 1:25-cv-08017
- Vernon Broderick
- Nov. 7, 2025
What the order does
The court ordered Iesha McNair and Big Bowl LLC to meet and confer for at least one hour within 14 days of the order. They must make a good-faith effort to settle the action.
Issues the parties must discuss
As part of those discussions, the parties should consider whether McNair has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing—the requirement that a person have a sufficient connection to a dispute to bring it in federal court. The order cited Calcano v. Swarovski N. Am. Ltd. and Harty v. W. Point Realty, Inc. in connection with that issue. The court did not decide whether McNair has standing.
If the parties cannot settle on their own, they must also discuss whether further discussions through the court's mediation program or a settlement conference before Judge Tarnofsky would be productive at that time.
Required filing and possible next steps
Within 18 days of the order, the parties must submit a joint letter telling the court whether they settled. If they did not settle, the letter must ask the court to do one of three things: refer the case to mediation, set a settlement-conference date, or proceed with an initial case-management conference.
The order is a case-management and settlement directive. It does not resolve the underlying dispute, rule on standing, or state whether either party is entitled to judgment.
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