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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Feb. 10, 2025

Alexander Gomez v. The Moskowitz Children Irrevocable Trust

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:24-cv-04934
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Alexander Gomez v. The Moskowitz Children Irrevocable Trust, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the case after a settlement in principle, subject to restoration by March 10, 2025.

Who this affects

Alexander Gomez, The Moskowitz Children Irrevocable Trust, and Fish Tales LLC; the case was discontinued while the parties finalized a settlement.

What happened

In Alexander Gomez v. The Moskowitz Children Irrevocable Trust, the plaintiff told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court discontinued the case without costs to any party. The case could be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing, but an application to restore it had to be made by March 10, 2025.

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

The detailed version

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Case
Alexander Gomez v. The Moskowitz Children Irrevocable Trust · No. 1:24-cv-04934
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Feb. 10, 2025

Background

The plaintiff sent the court a letter stating 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 March 10, 2025. If no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil issued the order.

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