King v. Regen Medical Management, LLC
- Alison Nathan
- 1:20-cv-06050
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In King v. Regen Medical Management, Judge Cott ordered settlement papers after an agreement in principle, pending court approval.
Rosie-Alice King and the defendants were required to file a joint letter motion and settlement agreement by December 3, 2021, and to seek court approval.
What happened
In Rosie-Alice King v. Regen Medical Management, LLG, the parties attended a settlement conference and reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.
The court ordered the parties to file a joint letter motion and their settlement agreement by December 3, 2021. The filing had to explain why the proposed settlement was fair, reasonable, and consistent with the required appellate standards.
Judge James L. Cott directed the parties to submit the settlement papers to Judge Nathan, unless they agreed to let Judge Cott review the settlement with their consent. The order did not approve the settlement itself.
The detailed version
- King v. Regen Medical Management, LLC · No. 1:20-cv-06050
- Alison Nathan
- Nov. 4, 2021
Background
The parties appeared before Magistrate Judge James L. Cott for a settlement conference on November 4, 2021. According to the order, they reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not identify the underlying claims, state the settlement amount or terms, or indicate that the settlement had been finally approved.
Order
Judge Cott directed the parties to file a joint letter motion together with their settlement agreement by December 3, 2021. The letter motion had to explain why the proposed settlement was fair and reasonable and otherwise complied with the Second Circuit’s decision in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc. The parties were directed to submit the settlement materials to Judge Nathan unless they consented to Judge Cott’s jurisdiction to review the settlement under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).
Disposition and effect
The court ordered the parties to submit settlement materials for approval; it did not grant or deny a motion and did not itself approve the settlement. The order therefore affected the parties by requiring a joint filing and further court review before approval. This is a procedural order concerning settlement review.
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