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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled June 23, 2021

Sosa v. Frans Chocolates, LTD.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:21-cv-03791
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureClass Action
In one sentence

Sosa v. Frans Chocolates, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, subject to restoration by July 23, 2021.

Who this affects

Yony Sosa, the similarly situated people he sought to represent, and Frans Chocolates, LTD.; the action was discontinued subject to the stated restoration deadline.

What happened

In Sosa v. Frans Chocolates, LTD., Yony Sosa sued Frans Chocolates, LTD., on behalf of himself and similarly situated people. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims.

Frans Chocolates informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The order allowed the case to be restored if the parties could not put their settlement into a written agreement and an application was made by July 23, 2021.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it by that deadline. If no application to restore the action was made by July 23, 2021, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

The detailed version

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Case
Sosa v. Frans Chocolates, LTD. · No. 1:21-cv-03791
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
June 23, 2021

Background

Yony Sosa brought the action against Frans Chocolates, LTD., on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated. The opinion does not state what claims were asserted.

Settlement Notice

Frans Chocolates filed a notice informing the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not provide 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 the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in an agreement. Any application to restore the action had to be made by July 23, 2021. The order further stated that, if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal of the action would be with prejudice.

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