Senior v. The J.G. Wentworth Company, LLC
- Vyskocil
- 1:22-cv-09459
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Senior v. J.G. Wentworth: Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by February 17, 2023.
Frank Senior, the people he sought to represent, and The J.G. Wentworth Company, LLC. The action was discontinued based on the parties’ reported settlement in principle, subject to the stated deadline for seeking restoration.
What happened
In Senior v. The J.G. Wentworth Company, LLC, Frank Senior told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. He brought the action on behalf of himself and other similarly situated people.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s calendar if the parties could not put their settlement in writing. Any request to restore the action had to be made by February 17, 2023.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that if no request to restore the action was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The opinion did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Senior v. The J.G. Wentworth Company, LLC · No. 1:22-cv-09459
- Vyskocil
- Jan. 17, 2023
Background
Frank Senior sued The J.G. Wentworth Company, LLC on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated. The opinion states that Senior informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
Court’s Action
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. Restoration was permitted if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing, but any application to restore the action had to be made by February 17, 2023.
The order further stated that if no such application was made by February 17, 2023, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The opinion did not address the merits of Senior’s claims or approve the settlement’s terms.
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