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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Mar. 2, 2021

Sanchez v. Zound Industries USA Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:21-cv-00956
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureClass Action
In one sentence

Judge Vyskocil discontinued Sanchez v. Zound Industries USA Inc. after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by April 1, 2021, otherwise with prejudice.

Who this affects

Christian Sanchez, the people he sought to represent, and Zound Industries USA Inc.; the action was discontinued subject to possible restoration by April 1, 2021, after which the dismissal would be with prejudice.

What happened

In Sanchez v. Zound Industries USA Inc., Christian Sanchez told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. Sanchez brought the action for himself and other similarly situated people.

The court discontinued the case without costs to either party. It allowed either party to seek restoration of the case to the court’s calendar by April 1, 2021.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that if no restoration request was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The court also postponed all other dates and deadlines indefinitely.

The detailed version

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Case
Sanchez v. Zound Industries USA Inc. · No. 1:21-cv-00956
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Mar. 2, 2021

Background

Christian Sanchez sued Zound Industries USA Inc. on behalf of himself and other similarly situated people. The opinion states that the court received a letter from Sanchez informing it that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. It does not describe 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 April 1, 2021. The court further ordered that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The court adjourned all other dates and deadlines indefinitely.

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