Lopez v. 2100 2nd Ave LLC
- Rochon
- 1:24-cv-01375
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Lopez v. 2100 2nd Ave LLC, Judge Rochon ordered settlement talks and a joint status letter without deciding the case’s merits.
The parties to Samuel Lopez’s action against 2100 2ND AVE LLC and the other named defendants.
What happened
Samuel Lopez v. 2100 2ND AVE LLC, et al. is an order setting early settlement procedures in the case. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims.
The court ordered the parties to meet for at least one hour within 30 days after the summons and complaint are served and to make a good-faith effort to settle. They must consider whether Samuel Lopez has met the legal requirement of standing, but the court did not decide that issue.
Within 15 additional days, the parties must submit a joint letter stating whether they settled. If not, they must ask for mediation or a settlement conference with a magistrate judge, or request an initial status conference. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon did not rule on the merits.
The detailed version
- Lopez v. 2100 2nd Ave LLC · No. 1:24-cv-01375
- Rochon
- Feb. 26, 2024
What the Court Ordered
The court ordered the parties to meet and confer within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint. The meeting must last at least one hour and must be a good-faith attempt to settle the action.
Standing Discussion
The parties were directed to consider whether the plaintiff satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning whether he has the legal basis required to pursue the case in federal court. The order cited decisions discussing standing, but it did not decide whether the plaintiff had standing.
Follow-Up Filing
Within 15 additional days—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 either referral to mediation or a settlement conference before a magistrate judge, while stating which option the parties prefer, or an initial status conference.
Disposition
This is a procedural settlement-management order. Judge Rochon did not decide the underlying claims, standing, or any other merits issue.
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