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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Nov. 25, 2025

Westfield Bank FSB v. Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:24-cv-06940
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Westfield Bank FSB v. Allied World, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the settled action, subject to restoration by December 29, 2025, or dismissal with prejudice.

Who this affects

Westfield Bank FSB and Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company

What happened

Westfield Bank FSB v. Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company involved a dispute that the parties said they had settled in principle.

The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if the parties could not put their settlement in writing and requested restoration by December 29, 2025. If no request was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The court also postponed all other dates and deadlines indefinitely.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the order on November 25, 2025.

The detailed version

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

Case
Westfield Bank FSB v. Allied World Surplus Lines Insurance Company · No. 1:24-cv-06940
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Nov. 25, 2025

Background

The parties informed the court that they had reached a settlement in principle.

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 allowed if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing and made the application by December 29, 2025. If no application was made by that date, the court stated that the dismissal would be with prejudice. The court adjourned all other dates and deadlines indefinitely.

Effect of the Order

The order ended the action based on the parties’ reported settlement, while preserving a limited opportunity to restore the case if the settlement could not be put in writing and the parties acted by the stated deadline.

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