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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled June 10, 2021

Sanchez v. The Kong Company, LLC

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:21-cv-04131
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureClass Action
In one sentence

In Sanchez v. The Kong Company, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by July 9, 2021.

Who this affects

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

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Sanchez v. The Kong Company, LLC · No. 1:21-cv-04131
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
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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