Beauchamp v. Multi-Man Publishing, LLC
- Tarnofsky
- 1:24-cv-01429
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Beauchamp v. Multi-Man Publishing, LLC, Judge Tarnofsky ordered the parties to discuss settlement and whether the plaintiff could bring the case, then report how to proceed.
Kevin Beauchamp and Multi-Man Publishing, LLC, who must participate in the required settlement discussions and submit a joint status letter to the court.
What happened
In Beauchamp v. Multi-Man Publishing, LLC, the court ordered Kevin Beauchamp and Multi-Man Publishing, LLC, to meet for at least one hour within 30 days after the summons and complaint were served. They must make a good-faith effort to settle and discuss whether the plaintiff met the required standing—that is, whether he could bring the case.
If the parties cannot settle, they must also discuss whether court-connected mediation or a settlement conference would be useful. Within 45 days after service, they must send the court a joint letter stating whether they settled.
If they did not settle, the letter must ask the court either to refer the case to mediation, schedule a settlement conference, or move forward with an initial case-management conference. Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky issued this order on March 15, 2024; the order did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Beauchamp v. Multi-Man Publishing, LLC · No. 1:24-cv-01429
- Tarnofsky
- Mar. 15, 2024
Order
The court ordered Kevin Beauchamp and Multi-Man Publishing, 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 discuss whether the plaintiff satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning whether he had the required basis to bring the case. The order also required them to consider whether additional settlement discussions through the court's mediation program or before Judge Tarnofsky would be productive if they could not settle on their own.
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 one of three next steps: referral to mediation, a date for a settlement conference, or an initial case-management conference.
Disposition
This is a case-management and settlement order. It does not decide the parties' underlying claims or determine whether the plaintiff has standing. The court did not dismiss or otherwise resolve the action.
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