Hasson v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
- Vyskocil
- 1:20-cv-01024
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Hasson v. HSBC Bank, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the settled action without costs, allowing restoration by December 3, 2020, otherwise with prejudice.
Gareth Hasson and HSBC Bank USA, N.A., the parties to the discontinued action.
What happened
Hasson v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A. was an action in which the parties informed the court that they had reached a settlement in principle.
The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms. It states only that the parties jointly notified the court of the settlement in principle.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered the action discontinued without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made by December 3, 2020. If no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
The detailed version
- Hasson v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A. · No. 1:20-cv-01024
- Vyskocil
- Oct. 15, 2020
Background The parties sent the court a letter stating that they had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not provide the underlying 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 an application to restore it was made by December 3, 2020. If no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
Effect The order ended the action based on the parties’ reported settlement in principle rather than deciding the underlying claims. The opinion does not state whether the action was restored or whether the dismissal later became with prejudice.
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