Angeles v. Life Science Institute, LLC
- Rochon
- 1:23-cv-05932
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Angeles v. Life Science Institute, Judge Rochon ordered the parties to discuss settlement and standing, then report whether they settled.
The plaintiffs and Life Science Institute, LLC, because the court ordered the parties to meet, discuss settlement and standing, and submit a joint letter.
What happened
In Angeles v. Life Science Institute, LLC, the court ordered the parties to meet and confer for at least one hour within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint. They must make a good-faith effort to settle and discuss whether the plaintiff satisfies the threshold requirement of standing.
If the parties cannot settle on their own, they must also discuss whether mediation through the court’s program or a settlement conference before a magistrate judge would be productive. Within 15 additional days, they must send a joint letter stating whether they settled.
If there is no settlement, the joint letter must ask the court either to refer the case to mediation or a magistrate judge, or 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
- Angeles v. Life Science Institute, LLC · No. 1:23-cv-05932
- Rochon
- July 17, 2023
Order
The court ordered the parties to meet and confer for at least one hour within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint. The discussions must include a good-faith attempt to settle the action and consideration of whether the plaintiff has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning a legally sufficient connection to bring the case.
If the parties cannot settle without additional assistance, they must discuss whether further settlement discussions through the district’s court-annexed mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive at that time.
Within 15 additional days—45 days after service of the summons and complaint—the parties must submit a joint letter telling the court 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 stated preference between those options, or an initial status conference.
Disposition
This was a procedural order directing settlement discussions and a status report. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon did not resolve standing, any other legal issue, or the merits of the case.
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