Razzaaq v. Bronx Slice Pizza Corp
- Rochon
- 1:24-cv-03590
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Razzaaq v. Bronx Slice, Judge Rochon ordered the parties to attempt settlement and report whether they settled.
Hamead Razzaaq, Bronx Slice Pizza Corp., and Thomas McPartland, who must comply with the settlement-discussion and reporting requirements.
What happened
In Razzaaq v. Bronx Slice Pizza Corp., 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 the plaintiff has met the legal requirement of standing.
If they cannot settle, the parties must also discuss whether mediation through the court or a settlement conference before a magistrate judge would be useful. Within 15 more days, they must send the court a joint letter stating whether they settled.
If the case is not settled, the joint letter must ask the court either to refer the case to mediation or a magistrate judge, 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
- Razzaaq v. Bronx Slice Pizza Corp · No. 1:24-cv-03590
- Rochon
- May 13, 2024
Order
The court ordered the parties to meet and confer—that is, discuss the case directly—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. The parties must also consider whether Hamead Razzaaq has satisfied the threshold requirement of standing, meaning whether he is legally entitled to bring the case in federal court.
If the parties cannot settle the case themselves, they must discuss whether additional settlement discussions through the district court's mediation program or before a magistrate judge would be productive at that time.
Required Joint Letter
Within 15 additional days, or 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 magistrate judge for a settlement conference, while stating which option the parties prefer, or an initial status conference.
Disposition
This is a case-management and settlement order. Judge Jennifer L. Rochon did not rule on standing, liability, or any other underlying claim.
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