Sanabria v. Lava Shawarma, Inc.
- John Koeltl
- 1:23-cv-06433
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Sanabria v. Lava Shawarma, Judge Tarnofsky scheduled a settlement conference and required submissions addressing standing.
Salustiano Sanabria and Lava Shawarma, Inc.; the order also directed the parties and any corporate settlement representative to attend or provide required submissions.
What happened
Sanabria v. Lava Shawarma, Inc. concerns a court-ordered settlement conference. The case was referred for settlement, and the referral was later reassigned to Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky.
The court scheduled the conference for January 26, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., in Courtroom 9B at 500 Pearl Street in New York. Parties facing hardship attending in person could ask to participate remotely, and counsel could propose alternative dates.
Judge Tarnofsky also required the parties to submit settlement materials and pre-conference submissions. Those submissions had to address whether Sanabria satisfied the threshold requirement of standing. The order did not decide that issue.
The detailed version
- Sanabria v. Lava Shawarma, Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-06433
- John Koeltl
- Jan. 17, 2024
Background
By an order of reference dated December 8, 2023, Judge John G. Koeltl referred the case for settlement. The referral was reassigned on December 11, 2023, to Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky.
Order
Judge Tarnofsky scheduled a settlement conference for Friday, January 26, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. The conference was set to take place in Courtroom 9B at 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York. The order allowed a party experiencing hardship with in-person attendance to file a letter explaining the situation and why the conference should be held remotely.
If the scheduled date was not convenient, counsel were instructed to contact the judge's chambers by January 23, 2024, and propose three alternative dates and times during the week of January 29, 2024. Corporate parties were required to send a person with authority to decide whether to settle.
Required Submissions and Standing Issue
The parties were instructed to complete an ex parte settlement conference summary report and prepare pre-conference submissions under Judge Tarnofsky's individual practice rules. The submissions had to be received by January 19, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. Each party's submission also had to address whether Sanabria had satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning whether he had the legal eligibility to bring the case. The order scheduled proceedings and raised that issue for discussion; it did not decide standing or the merits of the case.
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