Liz v. Howi, Inc.
- Rochon
- 1:24-cv-02185
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Pedro Liz v. Howl, Inc., Judge Rochon ordered the parties to discuss settlement and standing, then report their plans to the court.
Pedro Liz and Howl, Inc., the parties to the action.
What happened
In Pedro Liz v. Howl, Inc., the court ordered the parties to meet for at least one hour within 30 days after the summons and complaint are served. They must make a good-faith effort to settle the case and discuss whether Pedro Liz has standing to bring it.
If the parties cannot settle, they must also discuss whether court-connected mediation or a settlement conference with a magistrate judge would be useful. Within 15 more days, they must jointly tell the court whether they settled.
If the case is not settled, the parties must ask the court either to send the case to mediation or a magistrate judge for a settlement conference, or to schedule an initial status conference. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon did not decide the standing issue or the underlying claims in this order.
The detailed version
- Liz v. Howi, Inc. · No. 1:24-cv-02185
- Rochon
- Mar. 25, 2024
Order
The court ordered Pedro Liz and Howl, Inc. 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.
During that meeting, the parties must discuss whether Liz has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing—the requirement that a person have a sufficient legal connection to bring a case. The order cites Second Circuit decisions concerning standing but does not decide whether Liz has standing.
If the parties cannot settle on their own, they must discuss whether additional settlement efforts through the court’s mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive. Within 15 additional days, or 45 days after service of the summons and complaint, the parties must submit a joint letter stating whether they settled. If they did not settle, the joint letter must request either referral to mediation or a magistrate judge for a settlement conference, with a stated preference between those options, or an initial status conference.
Disposition
Judge Jennifer L. Rochon issued case-management and settlement directives. The order does not resolve the standing issue or the merits of the claims.
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