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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Feb. 21, 2020

So v. Sidi

Judge
Andrew Carter
Docket
1:18-cv-11526
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In So v. Sidi, Judge Carter approved the parties’ settlement and dismissed the case with prejudice, retaining enforcement authority for 60 days.

Who this affects

Jack So and defendants Ziv Sidi, Natalia Virych, and Zound Pro LLC; the settlement was approved and the case was dismissed with prejudice.

What happened

In So v. Sidi, Jack So and the defendants submitted a settlement and release agreement for court review.

The court found the agreement fair and reasonable and approved it. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.

Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. dismissed and discontinued the case with prejudice, while retaining authority to enforce the agreement for no longer than 60 days after dismissal.

The detailed version

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

Case
So v. Sidi · No. 1:18-cv-11526
Judge
Andrew Carter
Date
Feb. 21, 2020

Background

The court reviewed the parties’ settlement and release agreement as required by the Second Circuit’s decision in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the agreement’s terms.

Ruling

The court found the settlement fair and reasonable and approved it. It then dismissed and discontinued the matter with prejudice. The court reserved authority to enforce the agreement’s terms for a period no longer than 60 days after dismissal.

Disposition

Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. approved the settlement and dismissed and discontinued the case with prejudice. The court retained limited enforcement authority for up to 60 days following dismissal.

The authoritative version

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