Loadholt v. 101Phones, Inc.
- Vyskocil
- 1:22-cv-04601
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Loadholt v. 101Phones, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the case after the parties reported reaching a settlement in principle.
Christopher Loadholt, 101Phones, Inc., and the proposed group of similarly situated people identified in the complaint; the opinion does not state whether any class was certified.
What happened
In Loadholt v. 101Phones, Inc., Christopher Loadholt told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. He brought the case on behalf of himself and others described as similarly situated.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either party. The case could be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing and an application to restore it was made by October 12, 2022.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that if no application to restore the case was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The opinion did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Loadholt v. 101Phones, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-04601
- Vyskocil
- Aug. 2, 2022
Background
Christopher Loadholt filed the action on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated against 101Phones, Inc. The opinion states that Plaintiff notified the Court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
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 writing. Any application to restore the action had to be made by October 12, 2022. The opinion further states that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The Court did not address the merits of the underlying claims.
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