Siegel v. Equifax Information Services, LLC
- Vyskocil
- 1:24-cv-02850
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Siegel v. Equifax, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the settled action without costs, allowing restoration by August 11, 2024.
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
- Siegel v. Equifax Information Services, LLC · No. 1:24-cv-02850
- Vyskocil
- 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.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.