Dhiman v. Equifax Information Services LLC
- Vyskocil
- 1:25-cv-01581
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Dhiman v. Equifax, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the settled case, allowing restoration by July 30, 2025; otherwise, dismissal is with prejudice.
Plaintiff Deepti Dhiman and Defendant Equifax Information Services LLC; the case was discontinued based on the parties’ reported settlement, subject to the court’s restoration deadline.
What happened
In Dhiman v. Equifax Information Services LLC, Plaintiff told the court that she had resolved her claims against Equifax Information Services LLC.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either party. The case could be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing, but any request to restore it had to be made by July 30, 2025.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that if no request to restore the case was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
The detailed version
- Dhiman v. Equifax Information Services LLC · No. 1:25-cv-01581
- Vyskocil
- June 30, 2025
Background
Plaintiff Deepti Dhiman filed a letter titled “Notice of Settlement,” informing the court that she had resolved her claims against Defendant Equifax Information Services LLC. 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. It also ordered that the action could be restored to the court’s calendar if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing, provided that an application to restore the action was made by July 30, 2025. If no application was made by that date, the court stated that the dismissal would be with prejudice.
Effect
The order ended the case based on the reported settlement but preserved a limited opportunity to restore it before the stated deadline. The court did not decide the underlying claims or describe the settlement’s substance.
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