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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Apr. 4, 2024

Sookul v. Bespoken Spirits Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:23-cv-10168
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureClass Action
In one sentence

In Sookul v. Bespoken Spirits, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by May 23, 2024.

Who this affects

Sanjay Sookul, the proposed similarly situated plaintiffs, and Bespoken Spirits Inc.; the action was discontinued subject to the stated restoration deadline and settlement-writing condition.

What happened

Sanjay Sookul brought Sookul v. Bespoken Spirits Inc. on behalf of himself and others similarly situated. The defendant told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if the parties could not put their settlement in writing. Any request to restore the case had to be made by May 23, 2024; otherwise, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil issued the order on April 4, 2024.

The detailed version

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Case
Sookul v. Bespoken Spirits Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-10168
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Apr. 4, 2024

Background

Sanjay Sookul sued Bespoken Spirits Inc. on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated. The opinion states that Bespoken Spirits informed the court by letter that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the claims or the settlement terms.

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 if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing. Any application to restore the action had to be made by May 23, 2024. The order states that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Judge

Mary Kay Vyskocil, United States District Judge, issued the order.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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