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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Apr. 25, 2022

Chicco v. First UNUM Life Insurance Company

Judge
Denise Cote
Docket
1:20-cv-10593
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureInsurance
In one sentence

In Chicco v. First UNUM, Judge Cote discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration by May 25, 2022, otherwise dismissal became with prejudice.

Who this affects

Michelle Chicco and First UNUM Life Insurance Company; the action was discontinued after the reported settlement, subject to possible restoration by May 25, 2022.

What happened

Michelle Chicco sued First UNUM Life Insurance Company, and the court was informed that the case had settled.

The court discontinued the case without costs to either party. The case could be restored to the court’s calendar if an application was made by May 25, 2022.

Judge Denise Cote ordered that if no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be restored through that procedure.

The detailed version

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

Case
Chicco v. First UNUM Life Insurance Company · No. 1:20-cv-10593
Judge
Denise Cote
Date
Apr. 25, 2022

Background

The court stated that it had been informed that the case had settled. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms or describe the underlying claims.

Order

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. An application to restore the action had to be made by May 25, 2022. If no application was made by that date, the court stated that the dismissal would be with prejudice.

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