Young v. Netgear, Inc.
- Rochon
- 1:22-cv-08882
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Young v. Netgear, Judge Rochon ordered the parties to meet about settlement and report whether they settled.
Leshaun Young and Netgear, Inc., who must meet and confer about settlement and submit a joint letter under the court’s deadlines.
What happened
In Young v. Netgear, Inc., the court issued a case-management order after assigning the case to Judge Jennifer L. Rochon for all purposes. The order did not decide the parties’ underlying dispute.
Within 30 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 discuss whether the plaintiff has met the threshold requirement of standing and whether further settlement discussions through mediation or a magistrate judge would be useful.
Judge Rochon ordered the parties to file a joint letter within 15 more days stating whether they settled. If they did not settle, the letter must request mediation or a settlement conference before a magistrate judge, or ask the court to schedule an initial status conference.
The detailed version
- Young v. Netgear, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-08882
- Rochon
- Oct. 25, 2022
Order
The case was assigned to Judge Rochon for all purposes. The court entered case-management and settlement instructions; it did not resolve the merits of the dispute or decide whether the plaintiff has standing.
Required settlement meeting
Within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint, the parties must meet and confer for at least one hour in a good-faith attempt to settle the action. The court directed them to discuss whether the plaintiff satisfied the threshold requirement of standing. The court also directed them to consider whether additional settlement discussions through the court-annexed mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive if they could not settle themselves.
Required joint letter
Within 15 additional days—45 days after service of the summons and complaint—the parties must submit a joint letter informing 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, with a stated preference between those options, or an initial status conference.
Disposition
The court entered these procedural directives. The opinion does not state that any motion was granted or denied, and it does not decide the standing issue or the underlying claims.
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