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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Nov. 6, 2020

Calcano v. Kenmore Philatelic, Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:20-cv-06917
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureClass Action
In one sentence

In Calcano v. Kenmore Philatelic, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the settled action without costs, allowing restoration by December 6, 2020, otherwise dismissal became with prejudice.

Who this affects

Marcos Calcano, the putative similarly situated plaintiffs, and Kenmore Philatelic, Inc.; the action was discontinued, subject to possible restoration by December 6, 2020, after which the dismissal would be with prejudice.

What happened

Calcano v. Kenmore Philatelic, Inc. involved Marcos Calcano’s action on behalf of himself and others similarly situated against Kenmore Philatelic, Inc. The parties informed the court that they had reached a settlement in principle.

The court discontinued the action without costs to either party. It allowed the parties to ask to restore the action to the court’s calendar by December 6, 2020.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that if no restoration request was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be reopened through that procedure.

The detailed version

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Case
Calcano v. Kenmore Philatelic, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-06917
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Nov. 6, 2020

Background

Marcos Calcano brought the action on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated against Kenmore Philatelic, Inc. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims. The parties informed the court by letter 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 if an application to restore it was made by December 6, 2020. The court further ordered that if no application was made by that date, the dismissal of the action would be with prejudice. The opinion cites Muze, Inc. v. Digital On Demand, Inc. in support of that procedure.

Disposition

The court entered an order of dismissal based on the parties’ reported settlement in principle. Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil signed the order on November 6, 2020.

The authoritative version

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