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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled July 11, 2024

Siegel v. Equifax Information Services, LLC

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:24-cv-02850
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Siegel v. Equifax, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the settled action without costs, allowing restoration by August 11, 2024.

Who this affects

Barry Siegel and all remaining defendants in the action were affected by the court’s settlement-based discontinuance and restoration deadline.

What happened

In Siegel v. Equifax Information Services, LLC, the court received filings stating that Barry Siegel had settled with all remaining defendants. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms.

The court discontinued the action without costs to any party. It allowed either side to seek restoration of the action if the parties could not put their settlement in writing, but the request had to be made by August 11, 2024.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ruled that if no request to restore the action was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. All other dates and deadlines were postponed indefinitely.

The detailed version

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

Case
Siegel v. Equifax Information Services, LLC · No. 1:24-cv-02850
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
July 11, 2024

Background

The court received filings from the parties and a notice from the mediator stating that Barry Siegel had settled with all remaining defendants. The opinion does not provide the settlement terms or explain the underlying claims.

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 11, 2024. If no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The court also adjourned all other dates and deadlines indefinitely.

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