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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 17, 2022

Hobbs v. Wellness Brands, LLC

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:22-cv-03274
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureClass Action
In one sentence

In Hobbs v. Wellness Brands, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the settled case without costs, subject to restoration by September 19, 2022.

Who this affects

Alexandra Hobbs and Wellness Brands, LLC, whose case was discontinued subject to the stated restoration deadline.

What happened

Hobbs v. Wellness Brands, LLC was brought by Alexandra Hobbs on behalf of herself and other similarly situated people against Wellness Brands, LLC. The opinion says Hobbs informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement.

The court discontinued the case without costs to either party. It allowed an application to restore the case to the court’s calendar if filed by September 19, 2022; otherwise, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The court also postponed all other dates and deadlines indefinitely.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the order on August 17, 2022.

The detailed version

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

Case
Hobbs v. Wellness Brands, LLC · No. 1:22-cv-03274
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Aug. 17, 2022

Background

Alexandra Hobbs brought the action on behalf of herself and all other persons similarly situated against Wellness Brands, LLC. The court received a letter from Hobbs stating that the parties had reached a settlement. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms.

Ruling

The court ordered that the case be discontinued without costs to any party. The discontinuance was without prejudice to restoring the case to the court’s calendar if an application to restore it was made by September 19, 2022. If no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be restored under the order. The court adjourned, or postponed indefinitely, all other dates and deadlines. Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil signed the order on August 17, 2022.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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