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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled June 16, 2023

Perez v. Hornitos Restaurant Corp.

Judge
John Koeltl
Docket
1:21-cv-06641
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Perez v. Hornitos Restaurant, Judge Koeltl ordered a joint status letter after mediation ended without the required update.

Who this affects

The parties to the case were required to submit a joint status letter by June 23, 2023; any settlement reached by then also had to be submitted for court approval.

What happened

Perez v. Hornitos Restaurant Corp. was referred to mediation on February 27, 2023, and the parties were directed to provide a status update within seven days after mediation ended.

The mediation concluded on May 26, 2023, but the court had not received the required status update by June 16, 2023.

Judge John G. Koeltl ordered the parties to submit a joint letter about the case’s status by June 23, 2023. If they had reached a settlement, he directed them to submit the proposed settlement for court approval by that deadline.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Perez v. Hornitos Restaurant Corp. · No. 1:21-cv-06641
Judge
John Koeltl
Date
June 16, 2023

Background

On February 27, 2023, the court referred the case to mediation and directed the parties to provide a status update within seven days after mediation concluded. The mediation ended on May 26, 2023, but no status update had been submitted as of the date of this order.

Order

The court directed the parties to submit a joint letter informing the court of the case’s status by June 23, 2023. If the parties had reached a settlement, the court directed them to submit their settlement proposal by the same deadline for court approval under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc.

Result

This order required a case-status update and, if applicable, a settlement proposal. It did not state whether the parties had reached a settlement or decide the merits of the case.

The authoritative version

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