Karim v. From Spain, Inc.
- Rochon
- 1:24-cv-00303
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Karim v. From Spain, Inc., Judge Rochon ordered settlement discussions and a status letter, while directing the parties to consider standing.
Jessica Karim, From Spain, Inc., and the other parties to the proposed class action.
What happened
Karim v. From Spain, Inc. is brought by Jessica Karim on behalf of herself and others described as similarly situated. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims.
The court ordered the parties to meet for at least one hour within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint, or after a waiver of service, to make a good-faith attempt to settle. They must consider whether Karim has met the threshold requirement of standing and discuss whether court-connected mediation or a settlement conference would be useful.
Within 15 additional days, the parties must send a joint letter stating whether they settled. If they did not, they must ask the court either to refer the case to mediation or a magistrate judge for a settlement conference, or to schedule an initial status conference. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon did not decide standing, the merits, or any claim in this order.
The detailed version
- Karim v. From Spain, Inc. · No. 1:24-cv-00303
- Rochon
- Jan. 18, 2024
What the Order Requires
The court ordered the parties to meet and confer for at least one hour in a good-faith attempt to settle the action. The meeting must occur within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint, or alternatively within 30 days after waiver of service.
During those discussions, the parties should consider whether the plaintiff has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing—that is, whether she has the legally required connection to the dispute to bring the case. The order cites Second Circuit decisions concerning standing but does not decide whether Karim 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 at that time.
Required Joint Letter
Within 15 additional days—45 days after service of the summons and complaint, or alternatively 45 days after waiver of service—the parties must submit a joint letter telling the court whether they have settled.
If the case has not settled, the parties must ask the court either to refer the case to mediation or to a magistrate judge for a settlement conference, stating their preference, or to proceed with an initial status conference.
Disposition and Scope
This is a case-management and settlement order. It does not decide standing, the merits of the underlying claims, or whether a class should be certified. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon issued the order on January 18, 2024.
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