Carlos Ruiz Florez v. BFM Realty of NY LLC and Ancash Inc.
- Rochon
- 1:26-cv-06092
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
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In Carlos Ruiz Florez v. BFM Realty, Judge Rochon ordered settlement discussions and a joint status letter.
Carlos Ruiz Florez, BFM Realty of NY LLC, and Ancash Inc., who must comply with the settlement-discussion and joint-letter requirements.
What happened
In Carlos Ruiz Florez v. BFM Realty of NY LLC and Ancash 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 the plaintiff meets the required standing threshold.
If the parties cannot settle on their own, they must also discuss whether mediation through the court’s program or a settlement conference with a magistrate judge would be useful. The order does not decide whether the plaintiff has standing.
Within 45 days after service, the parties must file a joint letter stating whether they settled. If not, they must ask the court either to refer the case to mediation or a magistrate judge, or to schedule an initial status conference. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon issued the order.
The detailed version
- Carlos Ruiz Florez v. BFM Realty of NY LLC and Ancash Inc. · No. 1:26-cv-06092
- Rochon
- July 20, 2026
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. They must make a good-faith attempt to settle the action and discuss whether the plaintiff has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning the legal requirement that a person be entitled to bring the case in federal court.
If the parties cannot settle without court assistance, they must discuss whether additional settlement discussions through the district’s court-annexed 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 telling the court whether they settled. If they did not settle, the letter must request either referral to mediation or a settlement conference before a magistrate judge, while stating a preference between those options, or an initial status conference.
Disposition and Scope
This is a procedural order concerning settlement and case management. The court did not decide the standing issue, the merits of the action, or any claim for relief.
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