Beauchamp v. Canal Sound and Light, Inc.
- Tarnofsky
- 1:24-cv-01839
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Beauchamp v. Canal Sound and Light, Judge Tarnofsky ordered settlement talks and a joint status letter, without deciding the case’s merits.
Kevin Beauchamp and Canal Sound and Light, Inc., who must follow the court’s settlement and joint-letter deadlines.
What happened
In Beauchamp v. Canal Sound and Light, Inc., the court ordered the parties to try to settle the case soon after the summons and complaint are served. The order did not decide the underlying dispute.
Within 30 days after service, the parties must meet for at least one hour and make a good-faith effort to settle. They must discuss whether the plaintiff has met the basic requirement of having standing to bring the case and, if needed, whether court-connected mediation or a settlement conference would be useful.
Within 45 days after service, the parties must send the court a joint letter stating whether they settled. If they did not, the letter must ask the court to refer the case to mediation, schedule a settlement conference, or hold an initial case-management conference. Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky issued the order.
The detailed version
- Beauchamp v. Canal Sound and Light, Inc. · No. 1:24-cv-01839
- Tarnofsky
- Mar. 13, 2024
Order
The court ordered the parties to meet and confer—that is, meet and discuss the case—for at least one hour within 30 days after service of the summons and complaint. The discussions must be a good-faith attempt to settle the action.
Issues for Discussion
The parties were directed to consider whether the plaintiff had satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning the legal requirement that a person be entitled to bring the case in court. If the parties could not settle the case themselves, they also had to discuss whether additional settlement discussions through the court’s mediation program or before Judge Tarnofsky would be productive at that time.
Further Filing
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 joint letter must request that the court either refer the case to mediation, set a date for a settlement conference, or proceed with an initial case-management conference.
Disposition
This order addressed settlement and case-management steps. It did not decide standing or the merits of the underlying dispute.
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