Slade v. Umbria Olii International USA, Inc.
- Rochon
- 1:23-cv-03155
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Slade v. Umbria Olii International USA, Inc., Judge Rochon ordered the parties to meet, discuss settlement and standing, and report whether to settle or proceed.
Linda Slade and Umbria Olii International USA, Inc., who must meet and confer, consider settlement and standing, and submit a joint letter to the court.
What happened
In Slade v. Umbria Olii International USA, Inc., the court ordered Linda Slade and Umbria Olii International USA, Inc. to meet and confer for at least one hour within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint. Their discussions must include a good-faith attempt to settle the case and consideration of whether Slade has satisfied the requirement of standing to sue.
If the parties cannot settle on their own, they must also discuss whether further settlement discussions through the court’s mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive. Within 15 more days, the parties must send the court a joint letter stating whether they settled.
If the case is not settled, the joint letter must ask the court either to refer the case to mediation or a magistrate judge for a settlement conference, with a preference identified, or to schedule an initial status conference. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon’s order did not decide the standing issue or the underlying merits of the case.
The detailed version
- Slade v. Umbria Olii International USA, Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-03155
- Rochon
- Apr. 19, 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 meeting must be a good-faith attempt to settle the action. The parties were specifically instructed to consider whether Linda Slade had satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning the requirement that a person have a sufficient legal connection to bring a lawsuit.
The court further ordered that, if the parties could not settle themselves, they must discuss whether additional settlement efforts through the court’s court-annexed mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive at that time.
Required joint letter
Within 15 additional days—45 days after service of the summons and complaint—the parties must submit a joint letter reporting whether they settled. If they did not settle, the letter must request either referral to mediation or to a magistrate judge for a settlement conference, while stating a preference between those options, or an initial status conference.
Disposition
This is a case-management and settlement order. It does not decide standing, liability, or any other underlying legal issue. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon issued the order on April 19, 2023.
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