Norris v. CREPERIE NEW YORK INC.
- Tarnofsky
- 1:25-cv-09914
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In NAMEL NORRIS v. CREPERIE NEW YORK INC., Judge Tarnofsky ordered settlement discussions and a joint status letter.
NAMEL NORRIS and the defendants, who must meet and confer, consider settlement-related issues, and submit a joint letter to the court.
What happened
NAMEL NORRIS v. CREPERIE NEW YORK INC. is an order requiring the plaintiff and defendants to discuss settlement early in the case.
Within 21 days after service of the summons and complaint, the parties must meet for at least one hour and make a good-faith effort to settle. They must also discuss whether the plaintiff has met the basic requirement of having standing, and whether court-connected mediation or a settlement conference would help if they do not settle themselves.
Within 28 days after service, the parties must send a joint letter telling the court whether they settled. If not, they must ask for mediation, a settlement conference, or an initial case-management conference. Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky did not decide standing or the merits of the case.
The detailed version
- Norris v. CREPERIE NEW YORK INC. · No. 1:25-cv-09914
- Tarnofsky
- Dec. 2, 2025
Order
The court ordered the plaintiff and defendants to meet and confer within 21 days after service of the summons and complaint. The meeting must last at least one hour and must be a good-faith attempt to settle the action.
Issues to Discuss
The parties were directed to consider whether the plaintiff has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing. Standing is the basic requirement that a person bringing a case has the legally recognized connection to the dispute needed to ask a court to decide it. The order cites decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit concerning 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 Joint Letter
Within 28 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 request one of three next steps: referral to mediation, a date for a settlement conference, or an initial case-management conference.
What the Order Decided
Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky's order sets settlement and case-management requirements. It does not decide whether the plaintiff has standing, whether any claim succeeds, or any other issue on the merits.
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