Court, Explained
U.S. Federal District Courts
←Back to docket
S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled July 10, 2024

Lent v. Prezzee, Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:23-cv-07098
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Lent v. Prezzee, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration until August 9, 2024; otherwise, dismissal became with prejudice.

Who this affects

Eric Lent and Prezzee, Inc., the parties to the action.

What happened

In Lent v. Prezzee, Plaintiff Eric Lent told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and allowed it to be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing, provided an application was made by August 9, 2024.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that, if no application to restore the action was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Lent v. Prezzee, Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-07098
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
July 10, 2024

Background

Plaintiff Eric Lent filed a letter informing the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement's terms.

Ruling

The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring the action to the court's calendar if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing. Any application to restore the action had to be made by August 9, 2024. The court further ordered that, if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Judge

United States District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil issued the order.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

Open opinion PDF →
Summary written with AI assistance. See how summaries are made. Spot something wrong? Tell us.