Hames v. Sirius XM Radio Inc.
- Vyskocil
- 1:24-cv-05314
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Hames v. Sirius XM Radio Inc., Judge Vyskocil conditionally dismissed the settled case, allowing restoration by July 7, 2025, or making dismissal with prejudice.
William Hames and Sirius XM Radio Inc.; the case was discontinued based on the parties’ reported settlement in principle, subject to the stated restoration deadline and conditions.
What happened
In Hames v. Sirius XM Radio Inc., the parties told the court that they had reached a settlement in principle.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either 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 July 7, 2025.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that the dismissal would become with prejudice if no restoration request was filed by that date. The court also postponed all other dates and deadlines indefinitely.
The detailed version
- Hames v. Sirius XM Radio Inc. · No. 1:24-cv-05314
- Vyskocil
- June 5, 2025
Background
The court received a letter from the parties stating that they had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the 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. Restoration was permitted only if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing and filed an application to restore the action by July 7, 2025.
The order further states that if no restoration application was made by July 7, 2025, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The court 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.