Macy's IP Holdings, LLC v. Aroma360, LLC
- Clarke
- 1:21-cv-09631
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Macy's IP Holdings v. Aroma360, Judge Clarke reassigned the case and ordered a joint status letter by July 19, 2023.
Macy's IP Holdings, LLC, Aroma360, LLC, and their counsel, who were required to comply with the joint-letter and case-management requirements.
What happened
Macy's IP Holdings, LLC v. Aroma360, LLC was reassigned to United States District Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke. She stated that, unless she ordered otherwise, all prior orders, dates, and deadlines would remain in effect.
The court ordered the parties to file a joint letter by July 19, 2023. The letter must update the court on counsel, the case's issues and defenses, jurisdiction and venue, deadlines, conferences, motions, appeals, discovery, settlement discussions, possible mediation, and the estimated trial length.
Judge Clarke also explained the procedure for requesting extensions or adjournments. This order manages the case and does not decide the parties' underlying dispute.
The detailed version
- Macy's IP Holdings, LLC v. Aroma360, LLC · No. 1:21-cv-09631
- Clarke
- July 5, 2023
Background
The case was reassigned to Judge Jessica G. L. Clarke. The order states that all prior orders, dates, and deadlines remain in effect unless the court orders otherwise.
Order
The court ordered the parties to file a joint letter on the electronic filing system by July 19, 2023. The letter may not exceed five pages, except that a lengthy jurisdictional and citizenship disclosure may be placed in an appendix. The parties must separately address:
- Counsel's names and current contact information; - The nature of the case, principal defenses, and important legal and factual issues; - The basis for federal jurisdiction and venue, including the citizenship information required for entities in diversity cases; - Existing deadlines and cutoff dates; - Previously scheduled but not yet held conferences; - Outstanding motions and the relief they seek; - Pending appeals; - Discovery already completed and discovery still needed for meaningful settlement discussions; - The status of prior settlement discussions without revealing exact offers or demands; - Discussions about alternative dispute-resolution options, including a settlement conference, the District's Mediation Program, or a private mediator; - The estimated trial length; and - Any other information that could help move the case toward settlement or trial.
If the case had already been settled or otherwise terminated, the parties did not need to file the letter or appear, provided proof of termination was filed before the deadline. The court also stated that extension or adjournment requests must be made by a letter-motion filed at least 48 hours before the relevant deadline or conference and must include specified information about the request, prior requests, the reason, the other party's position, and any next court appearance.
Disposition and significance
This is a case-management order concerning reassignment and a status update. It does not resolve the merits of Macy's IP Holdings, LLC's claims or Aroma360, LLC's defenses. Judge Clarke ordered the joint letter and set procedures for any request to change a deadline or conference date.
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