Stimmel v. Equifax Information Services LLC
- Vyskocil
- 1:23-cv-01610
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
In Stimmel v. Equifax, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after the parties reported a settlement in principle, subject to restoration by December 1, 2023.
Abraham Stimmel, Equifax Information Services, LLC, and New York Community Bank were affected. The action was discontinued based on the reported settlement in principle, with a December 1, 2023 deadline to seek restoration if the settlement was not put in writing; otherwise, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
What happened
In Stimmel v. Equifax Information Services LLC, Abraham Stimmel told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The case also named New York Community Bank as a defendant.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party. It allowed the case to be restored to the court’s calendar if the parties could not put their settlement in writing, but any request to restore the case had to be made by December 1, 2023.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil stated that if no request to restore the case was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The court also adjourned the scheduled status conference and directed the clerk to terminate a specified docket entry.
The detailed version
- Stimmel v. Equifax Information Services LLC · No. 1:23-cv-01610
- Vyskocil
- Oct. 10, 2023
Background
Plaintiff Abraham Stimmel filed this action against Equifax Information Services, LLC, and New York Community Bank. The opinion states that the court received letters from Stimmel informing it that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
Ruling
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, provided that the application to restore was made by December 1, 2023. The order states that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
The court adjourned the November 8, 2023 status conference without setting a new date and requested that the clerk terminate docket entry 10. The opinion does not decide the underlying claims against either defendant.
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