Bassaw v. Fantasia Trading LLC
- Rochon
- 1:23-cv-04668
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Bassaw v. Fantasia Trading LLC, Judge Rochon ordered the parties to discuss settlement, consider standing, and report whether they settled.
Shivan Bassaw and Fantasia Trading LLC, and potentially the other people Bassaw seeks to represent as similarly situated plaintiffs.
What happened
In Bassaw v. Fantasia Trading LLC, the court ordered the parties to meet for at least one hour within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint to make a good-faith attempt to settle.
The parties must discuss whether Shivan Bassaw has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, along with whether court-annexed mediation or a settlement conference before a magistrate judge would be useful if they cannot settle themselves.
Within 45 days after service, the parties must jointly inform the court whether they settled. If not, they must request mediation or a settlement conference, or ask the court to schedule an initial status conference. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon did not decide the standing issue or the merits of the case.
The detailed version
- Bassaw v. Fantasia Trading LLC · No. 1:23-cv-04668
- Rochon
- June 5, 2023
Order
The court ordered Shivan Bassaw and Fantasia Trading 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.
Standing Discussion
The parties must consider whether Bassaw has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning the legal requirement that a plaintiff be entitled to bring the case in federal court. The order cites Second Circuit decisions concerning standing but does not decide whether Bassaw has standing.
Further Deadlines
Within 15 additional days—45 days after service of the summons and complaint—the parties must submit a joint letter stating 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 indicating which option the parties prefer, or an initial status conference.
Disposition and Scope
This is a procedural order directing settlement discussions and a status update. It does not resolve the standing question, any claims, or the merits of the action.
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