Sanchez v. The Kong Company, LLC
- Vyskocil
- 1:21-cv-04131
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Sanchez v. The Kong Company, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by July 9, 2021.
Cristian Sanchez, The Kong Company, LLC, and the people Sanchez sought to represent.
What happened
In Sanchez v. The Kong Company, LLC, Cristian Sanchez told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms.
The court ordered the action discontinued without costs to either party. The action could be restored if the parties could not put their settlement into a written agreement and an application to restore it was made by July 9, 2021. If no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil issued the order on June 10, 2021.
The detailed version
- Sanchez v. The Kong Company, LLC · No. 1:21-cv-04131
- Vyskocil
- June 10, 2021
Background Cristian Sanchez brought the action on behalf of himself and others similarly situated against The Kong Company, LLC. Sanchez notified the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms or indicate that the court approved a final settlement agreement.
Court’s Action 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. Restoration was permitted if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in an agreement and an application to restore the action was made by July 9, 2021. The court further ordered that, if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal of the action would be with prejudice.
Result The court entered an order of dismissal based on the reported settlement in principle. The order did not decide the underlying claims on their merits. Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil signed the order.
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