Karim v. Noble Knight Games, Inc.
- Jesse Furman
- 1:24-cv-01053
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Karim v. Noble Knight Games, Magistrate Judge Tarnofsky ordered settlement discussions and a joint status letter.
Jessica Karim and Noble Knight Games, Inc. must conduct the required settlement discussions and jointly report to the court. The order also affects any proposed class members only insofar as it directs the early procedure for the case.
What happened
Karim v. Noble Knight Games, Inc. is a proposed class action in which the court ordered the parties to meet and discuss settlement for at least one hour in good faith within 30 days after the summons and complaint are served. The parties were told to discuss whether Jessica Karim meets the basic legal requirement of having standing to sue.
If the parties could not settle on their own, they also had to discuss whether court-connected mediation or a settlement conference would be useful. The order did not decide whether Karim has standing or resolve the underlying claims.
Within 45 days after service, the parties must send the court a joint letter stating whether they settled. If they did not, they must ask for mediation, a settlement conference, or an initial case-management conference. Magistrate Judge Tarnofsky issued the order.
The detailed version
- Karim v. Noble Knight Games, Inc. · No. 1:24-cv-01053
- Jesse Furman
- Feb. 16, 2024
What the court ordered
The court ordered Jessica Karim and Noble Knight Games, Inc. to meet and confer—meaning meet and discuss the case—for at least one hour and make a good-faith attempt to settle. This must occur within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint.
The parties must include in their discussions whether Karim has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, which is the legal requirement that a person have a sufficient connection to the dispute to bring the case. The court cited two Second Circuit decisions concerning standing.
Required report to the court
Within 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 ask the court to either refer the case to mediation, set a settlement conference before the court, or proceed with an initial case-management conference.
What the order did not decide
The order did not determine whether Karim has standing, whether the proposed class may proceed, or whether either party is right on the underlying claims. Robyn F. Tarnofsky, United States Magistrate Judge, signed the order.
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