Maddy v. Lavish Lashes, Inc.
- Rochon
- 1:22-cv-05831
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Maddy v. Lavish Lashes, Judge Rochon ordered settlement talks and a later joint status letter without deciding standing.
Veronica Maddy and the other plaintiffs, and Lavish Lashes, Inc., are required to participate in the ordered settlement discussions and submit the joint letter.
What happened
In Maddy v. Lavish Lashes, Inc., the court responded to Lavish Lashes’s recent appearance by ordering the parties to try to settle the case. The order did not decide whether the plaintiff had standing, which means a legal interest sufficient to bring the case.
Within 30 days, the parties must meet and confer for at least one hour in good faith. They must discuss settlement, whether the plaintiff has met the standing requirement, and whether additional settlement discussions through court-annexed mediation or a magistrate judge would be useful.
Within 45 days of the order, the parties must submit a joint letter stating whether they settled. If not, they must ask for mediation or a settlement conference before a magistrate judge, or request an initial status conference. Judge Rochon entered this case-management order on November 15, 2022.
The detailed version
- Maddy v. Lavish Lashes, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-05831
- Rochon
- Nov. 15, 2022
Order and background
After Lavish Lashes, Inc. recently appeared in the case, the court ordered the parties to attempt settlement. The order did not resolve the case or decide the parties’ legal claims.
Required settlement discussions
Within 30 days of the order, the parties must meet and confer for at least one hour in a good-faith effort to settle the action. The parties must discuss whether the plaintiff has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing. Standing is the legal requirement that a person have a sufficient connection to, and stake in, a dispute to bring it in federal court. The order cites decisions addressing that requirement but does not decide whether standing exists here.
If the parties cannot settle on their own, they must also discuss whether further settlement discussions through the district court’s court-annexed mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive at that time.
Required joint letter and next steps
Within 15 additional days—45 days from the order—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 which option the parties prefer, or an initial status conference.
Disposition
The court entered a settlement and case-management order. It did not grant or deny a merits motion and did not decide standing. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon signed the order.
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