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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled May 10, 2023

The Travelers Indemnity Company v. Hiscox Insurance Company

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:22-cv-09935
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureInsurance
In one sentence

In Travelers Indemnity v. Hiscox Insurance, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the settled case, allowing restoration by June 10 before dismissal became with prejudice.

Who this affects

The Travelers Indemnity Company and Hiscox Insurance Company; the order discontinued their settled case under the stated restoration deadline and dismissal terms.

What happened

The Travelers Indemnity Company v. Hiscox Insurance Company was discontinued after the court was informed that the parties had reached a settlement.

The court ordered that the case be discontinued without costs to either party and allowed either party to seek restoration to the court’s calendar by June 10, 2023. If no restoration request was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil also adjourned all other dates and deadlines indefinitely. The order was entered on May 10, 2023.

The detailed version

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Case
The Travelers Indemnity Company v. Hiscox Insurance Company · No. 1:22-cv-09935
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
May 10, 2023

Background

The court stated that the defendant had informed it that the parties reached a settlement in the case.

Ruling

The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring the action to the court’s calendar. A request to restore the case had to be made by June 10, 2023. The order stated that if no such request was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be reopened through that restoration procedure. The court also adjourned all other dates and deadlines indefinitely.

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