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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Dec. 2, 2022

Loadholt v. Artesanos Design Collection, LLC

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:22-cv-07419
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureClass Action
In one sentence

In Loadholt v. Artesanos, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a reported settlement in principle, allowing restoration by January 17, 2023, otherwise with prejudice.

Who this affects

Christopher Loadholt, the people he sought to represent, and Artesanos Design Collection, LLC were affected by the court’s conditional dismissal of the action.

What happened

In Loadholt v. Artesanos Design Collection, LLC, Christopher Loadholt told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle in his action brought on behalf of himself and others similarly situated.

The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it if the parties could not put their settlement in writing. Any request to restore the action had to be made by January 17, 2023; otherwise, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the order on December 2, 2022.

The detailed version

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Case
Loadholt v. Artesanos Design Collection, LLC · No. 1:22-cv-07419
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Dec. 2, 2022

Background

Christopher Loadholt brought the action on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated. The opinion states that Loadholt informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

Ruling

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil 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. The court required any application to restore the action to be made by January 17, 2023. If no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The order does not describe the claims or the settlement’s terms.

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