Gomez v. 103 West Seventieth Street LLC
- Paul Engelmayer
- 1:24-cv-01175
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Gomez v. 103 West Seventieth Street LLC, Judge Tarnofsky ordered settlement talks and a joint update, including whether Gomez has standing.
Alexander Gomez and the defendants, including 103 West Seventieth Street LLC, must comply with the settlement-discussion and joint-letter requirements.
What happened
Gomez v. 103 West Seventieth Street LLC concerns an order requiring the parties to begin settlement discussions shortly after the summons and complaint are served.
The parties must meet for at least one hour within 30 days and discuss settlement, including whether Alexander Gomez has the required legal standing to bring the case. If they cannot settle, they must also discuss whether court-connected mediation or a settlement conference would be useful.
Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky ordered the parties to file a joint letter within 45 days stating whether they settled. If not, the letter must ask the court to refer the case to mediation, schedule a settlement conference, or hold an initial case-management conference.
The detailed version
- Gomez v. 103 West Seventieth Street LLC · No. 1:24-cv-01175
- Paul Engelmayer
- Feb. 26, 2024
Order
The court ordered the parties to meet and confer—that is, to discuss the case directly—in a good-faith effort to settle the action. The meeting must last at least one hour and occur within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint.
Standing Discussion
The parties must consider whether Alexander Gomez has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning whether he is legally entitled to bring the case. The order cites decisions addressing standing. The order does not decide whether Gomez has standing.
Further Settlement Steps
If the parties cannot settle the case themselves, they must discuss whether additional discussions through the court’s mediation program or before Judge Tarnofsky would be productive.
Required Joint Letter
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 request that the court either refer the case to mediation, set a settlement-conference date, or proceed with an initial case-management conference.
The order addresses settlement and case-management procedures; it does not resolve the merits of the claims.
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