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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Jan. 13, 2025

Marino v. Siegel & Reiner, LLP

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:24-cv-03041
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Marino v. Siegel & Reiner, LLP, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the case after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by February 12, 2025.

Who this affects

J. Richard Marino and defendants Siegel & Reiner, LLP, Glenn A. Reiner, and Richard H. Del Valle.

What happened

In Marino v. Siegel & Reiner, LLP, the plaintiff told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court discontinued the case without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it if the parties could not put their settlement in writing. Any request to restore the case had to be made by February 12, 2025; otherwise, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the dismissal order on January 13, 2025. The order did not decide the underlying claims.

The detailed version

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

Case
Marino v. Siegel & Reiner, LLP · No. 1:24-cv-03041
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Jan. 13, 2025

Background

J. Richard Marino notified the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement's terms.

Court's Action

The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party. The discontinuance was 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 February 12, 2025.

The order further stated that if no application to restore the action was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be refiled. The court did not reach the merits of Marino's claims.

Disposition

The court entered an order of dismissal based on the reported settlement in principle. Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil signed the order on January 13, 2025.

The authoritative version

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