Fischer v. Brushy Mountain Bee Farm, Inc.
- Paul Engelmayer
- 1:17-cv-10094
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Fischer v. Brushy Mountain Bee Farm, Judge Engelmayer ordered a June 8, 2023 joint update about settlement and a related appellate decision.
The parties were required to file a joint case-status update by June 8, 2023, including their views about settlement and the possible relevance of the Second Circuit’s decision in Fischer v. Forrest.
What happened
In Fischer v. Brushy Mountain Bee Farm, the court had not yet ruled on the defendants’ motion to dismiss. A magistrate judge issued a recommendation about that motion in 2019.
The court had stayed the case and withheld its ruling while the parties discussed settlement. The plaintiff’s latest updates suggested that settlement might be possible.
Judge Engelmayer ordered the parties to file a joint update by June 8, 2023, describing the case’s status and addressing any effect of a Second Circuit decision in a related case. The order did not decide the motion to dismiss or the merits of the dispute.
The detailed version
- Fischer v. Brushy Mountain Bee Farm, Inc. · No. 1:17-cv-10094
- Paul Engelmayer
- June 1, 2023
Background
On February 26, 2019, Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang issued a report and recommendation concerning the defendants’ motion to dismiss. The court later stayed the case and withheld its ruling while the parties pursued settlement discussions.
Order
The court returned to the matter after the plaintiff’s most recent updates indicated that settlement might be possible. It directed the parties to file a joint update by June 8, 2023, stating the status of the case and their views on any implications of the Second Circuit’s decision in Fischer v. Forrest, 968 F.3d 216 (2d Cir. 2020).
Effect
Judge Paul A. Engelmayer’s order required a status report but did not rule on the defendants’ motion to dismiss, adopt or reject the magistrate judge’s recommendation, or decide the underlying dispute.
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