Wu v. China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.
- Denise Cote
- 1:22-cv-05442
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Wu v. China Merchants Bank, Judge Cote discontinued the settled case, allowing restoration by January 30, 2023, after which dismissal would be with prejudice.
Plaintiff Minqiang Wu and defendants China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. and Kang Pan; the action was discontinued after the court was informed that it had settled.
What happened
Wu v. China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. was reported to have settled, but the order does not describe the underlying claims or settlement terms.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and allowed either party to seek restoration to the court’s calendar by January 30, 2023. If no application to restore was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
Judge Denise Cote entered the discontinuance order on December 29, 2022. The order did not decide the underlying dispute.
The detailed version
- Wu v. China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. · No. 1:22-cv-05442
- Denise Cote
- Dec. 29, 2022
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had settled. The opinion does not provide the claims, facts, or terms of the settlement.
Order
Judge Denise Cote ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party. The parties could apply to restore the action to the court’s calendar by January 30, 2023. The order stated that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal of the action would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be restored through that procedure.
Result
The court discontinued the case based on the reported settlement. It did not rule on the underlying dispute.
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