Altman v. Nationwide Credit, Inc.
- Vyskocil
- 1:20-cv-05709
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
In Altman v. Nationwide Credit, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a reported settlement, subject to restoration by December 17, 2020.
Yeshaya Altman and Nationwide Credit, Inc.; the action was discontinued subject to possible restoration by December 17, 2020, after which the dismissal would be with prejudice.
What happened
In Altman v. Nationwide Credit, Inc., the parties notified the court that they had reached a settlement in principle.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either party and allowed either party to seek restoration to the court’s calendar by December 17, 2020.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that if no restoration request was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
The detailed version
- Altman v. Nationwide Credit, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-05709
- Vyskocil
- Nov. 17, 2020
Background
The court received a notice from the parties stating that they had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.
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 17, 2020. The order further states that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
Effect of the Order
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil’s order ended the case subject to the stated restoration deadline. The court did not decide the merits of the parties’ underlying dispute.
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