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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled May 22, 2023

Holland v. B&Z Auto Enterprises, L.L.C.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:21-cv-05401
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Holland v. B&Z Auto Enterprises, Judge Vyskocil dismissed the settled action with prejudice after the parties reported signing a settlement agreement.

Who this affects

Rudolph Holland, Courtney Holland, B&Z Auto Enterprises, L.L.C. d/b/a Riverdale Chrysler Jeep, CCAP Auto Lease Ltd., and Santander Consumer USA Inc. d/b/a Chrysler Capita; the action was dismissed with prejudice and the case was closed.

What happened

In Holland v. B&Z Auto Enterprises, the plaintiffs told the court that the parties had reached a settlement and signed a settlement agreement.

The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms. It states only that the settlement was reported to the court.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil dismissed the action with prejudice and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Holland v. B&Z Auto Enterprises, L.L.C. · No. 1:21-cv-05401
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
May 22, 2023

Background

Rudolph Holland and Courtney Holland sued B&Z Auto Enterprises, L.L.C. doing business as Riverdale Chrysler Jeep; CCAP Auto Lease Ltd.; and Santander Consumer USA Inc. doing business as Chrysler Capita. The opinion states that the plaintiffs informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement and signed a settlement agreement.

Ruling

The court ordered that the action be dismissed with prejudice. This means the case was ended in a way that bars refiling the same action. The court also requested that the Clerk of Court close the case. The opinion does not decide the underlying claims or describe the settlement terms.

The authoritative version

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