Zinnamon v. Snake Oil Provisions LLC
- Rochon
- 1:23-cv-02506
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Zinnamon v. Snake Oil Provisions, Judge Rochon ordered settlement talks and a joint update, with standing discussed as a threshold issue.
Warren Zinnamon and Snake Oil Provisions LLC, who must participate in the required settlement discussions and submit the joint letter.
What happened
In Zinnamon v. Snake Oil Provisions LLC, the court issued an order requiring the plaintiff and defendant to begin settlement discussions after the case was served.
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 legal requirement of standing, meaning a sufficient connection to the dispute to bring the case, and whether mediation or a settlement conference with a magistrate judge would be useful.
Within 15 more days, the parties must send the court a joint letter stating whether they settled. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon ordered that, if they did not settle, the letter must request either mediation or a magistrate-judge settlement conference, or an initial status conference. The order did not decide the underlying claims or the standing issue.
The detailed version
- Zinnamon v. Snake Oil Provisions LLC · No. 1:23-cv-02506
- Rochon
- Mar. 30, 2023
Order
The court ordered Warren Zinnamon and Snake Oil Provisions LLC to meet and confer for at least one hour within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint. The meeting must be a good-faith attempt to settle the action.
Issues to Discuss
The parties must consider whether the plaintiff has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing. Standing is the legal requirement that a plaintiff have a sufficient connection to the dispute to bring the case. The parties must also discuss whether further settlement discussions through the district's court-annexed mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive.
Joint Letter and Next Step
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, they must request either a referral to mediation or to a magistrate judge for a settlement conference, stating their preference, or an initial status conference.
Disposition and Scope
The court issued a case-management and settlement order. It did not rule on standing, decide the merits of the underlying claims, or enter judgment. The opinion does not identify the claims asserted in the complaint.
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