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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Apr. 9, 2024

Cochran v. TransUnion, LLC

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:24-cv-01447
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Cochran v. TransUnion, Judge Vyskocil ordered the action discontinued after settlement in principle, subject to restoration by May 9, 2024, or dismissal with prejudice.

Who this affects

Thomasina Tara Cochran and TransUnion, LLC. The action was discontinued, with a limited opportunity to restore it if the settlement was not put in writing and the restoration request was made by May 9, 2024.

What happened

In Cochran v. TransUnion, LLC, Plaintiff Thomasina Tara Cochran informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court discontinued the case without costs to either party. The case could be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing, but an application to restore had to be made by May 9, 2024.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that if no restoration application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be reopened.

The detailed version

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

Case
Cochran v. TransUnion, LLC · No. 1:24-cv-01447
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Apr. 9, 2024

Background

Plaintiff Thomasina Tara Cochran filed this action against TransUnion, LLC. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims. Cochran notified the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

Court’s Action

The court ordered the action 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 9, 2024.

Disposition

The court stated that if no application to restore the action was made by May 9, 2024, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The order did not decide the underlying claims. Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil signed the order on April 9, 2024.

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