Tucker v. Amity Harbor Marine, Inc.
- Rochon
- 1:22-cv-04640
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Tucker v. Amity Harbor Marine, Judge Rochon ordered settlement discussions and a joint status letter within 30 days.
Henry Tucker and Amity Harbor Marine, Inc., the parties to the action.
What happened
In Tucker v. Amity Harbor Marine, Inc., the court ordered Henry Tucker and Amity Harbor Marine, Inc. to meet and confer for at least one hour within 15 days in a good-faith effort to settle the case.
The parties must discuss whether Tucker has standing to bring the case and whether mediation or a settlement conference with a magistrate judge would help if they cannot settle themselves. Within 30 days of the order, they must file a joint letter stating whether they settled and, if not, requesting mediation, a magistrate-judge settlement conference, or an initial status conference.
Judge Jennifer L. Rochon issued this case-management order on November 14, 2022. The order did not decide the underlying dispute.
The detailed version
- Tucker v. Amity Harbor Marine, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-04640
- Rochon
- Nov. 14, 2022
Order
The court ordered the parties to meet and confer for at least one hour within 15 days, in good faith, to try to settle the action. Their discussions must include whether the plaintiff has met the threshold requirement of standing, meaning whether he is legally entitled to bring the case. The court also directed the parties to consider whether additional settlement discussions through the court's mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive.
Within 30 days of the order, the parties must submit a joint letter stating whether they have settled. If they have not settled, the letter must request either referral to mediation or a magistrate-judge settlement conference, with a preference between those options, or an initial status conference.
The order addresses settlement and case management only. It does not resolve the parties' underlying dispute or determine whether the plaintiff has standing.
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