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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Dec. 12, 2022

Guzman v. R.W.D.S.U. Local 670 Pension Fund

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:22-cv-06980
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

Guzman v. R.W.D.S.U. Local 670 Pension Fund was discontinued after a settlement, Judge Vyskocil ruled, subject to a restoration deadline.

Who this affects

Domingo Guzman and defendants R.W.D.S.U. Local 670 Pension Fund, also known as Local 670 Pension Plan, and Lisa Fontaine.

What happened

In Guzman v. R.W.D.S.U. Local 670 Pension Fund, Domingo Guzman told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The opinion does not describe the underlying dispute or the settlement’s terms. It states only that the plaintiff filed a letter informing the court of the settlement.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil discontinued the case 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 case had to be made by January 12, 2023; otherwise, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

The detailed version

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Case
Guzman v. R.W.D.S.U. Local 670 Pension Fund · No. 1:22-cv-06980
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Dec. 12, 2022

Background

Domingo Guzman sued R.W.D.S.U. Local 670 Pension Fund, also known as Local 670 Pension Plan, and Lisa Fontaine. The court received Guzman’s letter stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not provide the claims, the settlement terms, or whether the settlement was finalized.

Court’s Action

The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party. The dismissal was 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 January 12, 2023. If no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The order was signed by United States District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil.

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