Genwright v. Rickshaw Bagworks, Inc.
- Rochon
- 1:22-cv-10981
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Genwright v. Rickshaw Bagworks, Inc., Judge Rochon ordered settlement discussions and a joint status letter without deciding the case.
The plaintiffs, including Thomas Genwright, and Rickshaw Bagworks, Inc., the defendant, must comply with the court’s settlement-discussion and joint-letter deadlines.
What happened
In Genwright v. Rickshaw Bagworks, Inc., the court ordered the parties to meet and confer 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 has met the basic requirement of having standing to sue.
If the parties cannot settle, they must also discuss whether mediation through the court’s program or a settlement conference with a magistrate judge would be useful. Within 45 days after service, the parties must submit a joint letter stating whether they settled and, if not, asking either for mediation or a magistrate-judge settlement conference, or for an initial status conference.
Judge Jennifer L. Rochon issued this case-management order on January 11, 2023. The order does not decide standing or any other underlying issue.
The detailed version
- Genwright v. Rickshaw Bagworks, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-10981
- Rochon
- Jan. 11, 2023
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. The discussions must include a good-faith attempt to settle the action and consideration of whether the plaintiff satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning the basic legal requirement that a person be entitled to bring the lawsuit.
If the parties cannot settle on their own, they must discuss whether additional settlement discussions through the 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 magistrate-judge settlement conference, while stating a preference, or an initial status conference.
Effect of the Order
This is a case-management and settlement order. It does not rule on standing, liability, or any other merits issue, and it does not state that the case was settled. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon entered the order on January 11, 2023.
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