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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Nov. 19, 2024

Frazier v. Morgan Stanley & Co, LLC

Judge
Richard Sullivan
Docket
1:16-cv-00804
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Frazier v. Morgan Stanley, Judge Sullivan dismissed Coleman and Pryor’s settled claims with prejudice and without costs, retaining jurisdiction to enforce the settlement.

Who this affects

Plaintiffs Kwesi Coleman and Jeanna Pryor, whose claims were dismissed with prejudice and without costs; the court retained jurisdiction to enforce their settlement with the defendants.

What happened

In Frazier v. Morgan Stanley & Co, LLC, plaintiffs Kwesi Coleman and Jeanna Pryor informed the court that they had reached a settlement with the defendants.

The order applies only to Coleman and Pryor. It does not describe the settlement’s terms or rule on the other plaintiffs’ claims.

Judge Richard J. Sullivan dismissed all of Coleman’s and Pryor’s claims with prejudice and without costs. The court retained jurisdiction to enforce the settlement agreement and directed the clerk to terminate the case as to Coleman and Pryor.

The detailed version

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

Case
Frazier v. Morgan Stanley & Co, LLC · No. 1:16-cv-00804
Judge
Richard Sullivan
Date
Nov. 19, 2024

Background

The parties informed the court that plaintiffs Kwesi Coleman and Jeanna Pryor had reached a settlement with the defendants. The order does not provide the settlement’s terms.

Ruling

The court ordered that all of Coleman’s and Pryor’s claims be dismissed in their entirety with prejudice and without costs. “With prejudice” means the claims cannot be brought again. The court also retained jurisdiction—the power to oversee enforcement—to enforce the settlement agreement. It directed the clerk of court to terminate the action as to Coleman and Pryor.

Scope of the Order

The order addresses Coleman and Pryor only. It does not state what happens to the claims of the other plaintiffs.

The authoritative version

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