Brown v. The Lure Group, LLC
- Rochon
- 1:23-cv-05907
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Brown v. The Lure Group, LLC, Judge Rochon ordered settlement talks and a joint status letter without deciding the case.
Altaune Brown, The Lure Group, LLC, and 5421 Equities, LLC—the parties required to participate in settlement discussions and submit a joint letter.
What happened
In Brown v. The Lure Group, LLC, the court ordered Altaune Brown and The Lure Group, LLC and 5421 Equities, LLC to try to settle the case. The order does not describe the underlying dispute.
The parties must meet for at least one hour within 30 days after the summons and complaint are served. They must discuss settlement, including whether Brown has met the requirement to show that she has the right to bring the case, and whether court-connected mediation or a settlement conference would help.
Within 45 days after service, the parties must jointly tell the court whether they settled. If not, they must ask for mediation or a settlement conference, or request an initial status conference. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon issued the order.
The detailed version
- Brown v. The Lure Group, LLC · No. 1:23-cv-05907
- Rochon
- July 11, 2023
Order
The court ordered Altaune Brown, The Lure Group, LLC, and 5421 Equities, LLC to meet and confer—that is, meet and discuss the case—in a good-faith effort to settle it. The meeting must last at least one hour and take place within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint.
The parties must consider whether Brown has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning whether she has shown that she is entitled to bring the case in federal court. The order cites two Second Circuit decisions concerning standing but does not decide whether Brown has standing.
If the parties cannot settle on their own, they must also discuss whether further settlement discussions through the district court's mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive.
Further filing
Within 15 additional days, or within 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, with a preference between those options, or an initial status conference.
Disposition
This is a case-management and settlement order. It does not resolve the merits of the parties' dispute or the standing issue.
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