Filed: Nov. 13, 2019
Latest Update: Nov. 13, 2019
Summary: JOINT STATUS REPORT; ORDER THEREON MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR. , District Judge . Pursuant to its Minute Order, dated July 26, 2019, the Court has continued its stay of this action to permit the parties time to negotiate an informal resolution to their disputes in multiple states and, if these negotiations did not result in a dismissal, directed the parties to file a further joint status report. Docket No. 28. On October 25, 2019, Plaintiffs Service Joy Corporation, Rakesh Reddy, and Ashika R
Summary: JOINT STATUS REPORT; ORDER THEREON MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR. , District Judge . Pursuant to its Minute Order, dated July 26, 2019, the Court has continued its stay of this action to permit the parties time to negotiate an informal resolution to their disputes in multiple states and, if these negotiations did not result in a dismissal, directed the parties to file a further joint status report. Docket No. 28. On October 25, 2019, Plaintiffs Service Joy Corporation, Rakesh Reddy, and Ashika Re..
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JOINT STATUS REPORT; ORDER THEREON
MORRISON C. ENGLAND, JR., District Judge.
Pursuant to its Minute Order, dated July 26, 2019, the Court has continued its stay of this action to permit the parties time to negotiate an informal resolution to their disputes in multiple states and, if these negotiations did not result in a dismissal, directed the parties to file a further joint status report. Docket No. 28.
On October 25, 2019, Plaintiffs Service Joy Corporation, Rakesh Reddy, and Ashika Reddy, and Service Joy, LLC, through their counsel Perkins Asbill, and Defendant YGM Franchise, LLC, through its South Carolina counsel, participated in a mediation in Charleston, South Carolina and reached a settlement. The parties have executed a Settlement Agreement and a Release Agreement calling for, among other things, the voluntary dismissal of this case. The Agreement and Release are being held in trust until a few conditions precedent are satisfied by December 2, 2019. Plaintiffs and their franchised businesses subject to the settlement are located in the State of Washington and Sacramento, California, while Defendant franchisor is located in the State of South Carolina.
The parties submit this Joint Status Report and report that they anticipate a request for dismissal will be presented to the Court by December 9, 2019.
Respectfully submitted,
Dated: November 4, 2019 PERKINS ASBILL
/s/ Natalia D. Asbill-Bearor
NATALIA D. ASBILL-BEAROR
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
SERVICE JOY CORPORATION,
RAKESH REDDY, ASHIKA REDDY,
SERVICE JOY
Dated: November 4, 2019 SEGAL & ASSOCIATES, PC
/s/ John T. Kinn
JOHN T. KINN
Attorneys for Defendant
YGM FRANCHISE, LLC
ORDER
In accordance with the foregoing joint report, and good cause appearing, the stay in this action is hereby continued to and including December 31, 2019. If the parties have not presented the Court with a request for dismissal by that date, then the parties are directed to file a further Joint Status Report not later than January 10, 2020.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
