Gonzalez v. Mel Bernie and Company, Inc.
- Lewis Liman
- 1:23-cv-09331
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Gonzalez v. Mel Bernie, Judge Liman denied Gonzalez’s extension request, without prejudice to a formal motion to reopen the already-dismissed action.
Yanilza Gonzalez’s request for additional time was denied, while the already-dismissed action remained dismissed unless reopened through a formal motion.
What happened
In Gonzalez v. Mel Bernie & Co., Yanilza Gonzalez asked for 30 more days to file a conditional dismissal order. The court stated that the action had already been dismissed under an earlier order.
Because the action had been dismissed, the court denied Gonzalez’s request for an extension. The denial was without prejudice to filing a formal motion to reopen the case.
Judge Lewis J. Liman also directed the Clerk of Court to close the docket entry for Gonzalez’s motion.
The detailed version
- Gonzalez v. Mel Bernie and Company, Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-09331
- Lewis Liman
- Apr. 9, 2024
Background
The court considered Yanilza Gonzalez’s motion for a 30-day extension of time to file a conditional dismissal order. The court stated that, under its February 18, 2024 order, the action had already been dismissed.
Ruling
The court denied the motion for an extension without prejudice to renewal by a formal motion to reopen the case. “Without prejudice” means that the denial did not prevent Gonzalez from seeking to reopen the case through the procedure identified by the court. The court also directed the Clerk of Court to close Docket Number 11, which was the motion for the extension.
Disposition
Judge Lewis J. Liman denied the extension motion without prejudice to renewal by formal motion to reopen the case. The order did not address the underlying merits of the action.
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