Karim v. Splits:59, LLC
- Paul Engelmayer
- 1:24-cv-00829
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Karim v. Splits:59, LLC, Judge Tarnofsky ordered settlement discussions and a joint status letter, without deciding the case’s merits.
Jessica Karim and Splits:59, LLC, as well as the individuals Karim seeks to represent, are affected by the required settlement discussions and joint court filing.
What happened
Jessica Karim brought Karim v. Splits:59, LLC on behalf of herself and others similarly situated. The order required the parties to meet for at least one hour within 30 days after the summons and complaint were served and to make a good-faith effort to settle.
The parties were also required to discuss whether Karim had met the basic legal requirement of showing that she had standing to sue. Within 45 days after service, they must submit a joint letter stating whether they settled and, if not, asking the court to choose mediation, a settlement conference, or an initial case-management conference.
Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky issued the order on February 7, 2024. The order addressed settlement and case-management steps; it did not decide the claims’ merits or whether Karim had standing.
The detailed version
- Karim v. Splits:59, LLC · No. 1:24-cv-00829
- Paul Engelmayer
- Feb. 7, 2024
Order
The court ordered Jessica Karim and Splits:59, LLC to meet and confer for at least one hour within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint. The parties must make a good-faith effort to settle the action.
The court directed the parties to consider whether Karim had satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning the legal requirement that a plaintiff be entitled to bring the case. If they could not settle, they also had to discuss whether further settlement efforts through the court’s mediation program or before Magistrate Judge Tarnofsky would be productive.
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 ask the court to refer the case to mediation, set a settlement-conference date, or proceed with an initial case-management conference.
The order did not rule on the merits of Karim’s claims, decide the standing issue, or dismiss or grant judgment in the case.
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