Santos v. Milea Truck Sales, Corp.
- John Koeltl
- 1:23-cv-02479
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Santos v. Milea Truck Sales, Judge Koeltl directed the parties to update the court after mediation and lifted the mediation stay.
The plaintiffs and defendants in the case, who were directed to report on the mediation and submit any settlement for court review.
What happened
In Santos v. Milea Truck Sales, the court said it had been notified that mediation took place and that the parties had reached agreement on all issues. The parties had not filed the required report about the mediation’s status.
The court ordered the parties to report on the case by August 25, 2023. If they had settled, they also had to submit the settlement for the court’s fairness review and approval, with an explanation of why it was fair and reasonable.
Judge John G. Koeltl lifted the stay that had paused the case during mediation. This order did not approve a settlement or enter judgment.
The detailed version
- Santos v. Milea Truck Sales, Corp. · No. 1:23-cv-02479
- John Koeltl
- Aug. 16, 2023
Background
The court had referred the case to mediation in a June 7, 2023 order. The court was notified on August 3, 2023, that mediation had occurred and that the parties had reached agreement on all issues. The court said the parties were required to report on the mediation’s status within seven days after mediation ended, but no such report had been filed.
Order
The court directed the parties to report on the status of the action by August 25, 2023. If the parties had reached a settlement, they were directed to submit it by that date for the court’s fairness review and approval under the cited Second Circuit precedent, along with an explanation of why the settlement was fair and reasonable. The court also lifted the stay pending mediation.
Disposition
Judge John G. Koeltl issued a case-management order directing a status report and, if applicable, submission of the settlement for review. The order did not state that the court approved a settlement or entered judgment.
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