Wang v. Verizon Communications Inc. et al, No. 1:2019cv09506 - Document 188 (S.D.N.Y. 2021)

Court Description: ORDER OF DISMISSAL: The Court having been advised that all remaining claims asserted against Defendant Enhanced Recovery Co. LLC have been settled in principle, it is ORDERED that the above-entitled action be and is hereby DISMISSED and discontinu ed without costs, and without prejudice to the right to reopen the action within sixty days of the date of this Order if the settlement is not consummated. To be clear, any application to reopen must be filed by the aforementioned deadline; any appli cation to reopen filed thereafter may be denied solely on that basis. Further, requests to extend the deadline to reopen are unlikely to be granted. If the parties wish for the Court to retain jurisdiction for the purposes of enforcing any settlement agreement, they must submit the settlement agreement to the Court by the deadline to reopen to be "so ordered" by the Court. Per Paragraph 4(B) of the Court's Individual Rules and Practices for Civil Cases, unless the Court orders oth erwise, the Court will not retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement agreement unless it is made part of the public record. In light of this settlement, the Court sees no good reason not to enter judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b) with respect to the claims against the other Defendants that is, all Defendants other than Enhanced Recovery Co. LLC in the case. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in those Defendants' favor based on the Court's earl ier Opinion and Order. See ECF No. 178. Any pending motions are moot. All conferences are canceled. The Clerk of Court is directed to close the case and to mail a copy of this Order to Plaintiff. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 11/24/2021) (kv) Transmission to Docket Assistant Clerk for processing. Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing.

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Wang v. Verizon Communications Inc. et al Doc. 188 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ---------------------------------------------------------------------- X : : HAO ZHE WANG, : Plaintiff, : : -v: : VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. et al., : : Defendants. : : ---------------------------------------------------------------------- X 19-CV-9506 (JMF) ORDER OF DISMISSAL JESSE M. FURMAN, United States District Judge: The Court having been advised that all remaining claims asserted against Defendant Enhanced Recovery Co. LLC have been settled in principle, it is ORDERED that the aboveentitled action be and is hereby DISMISSED and discontinued without costs, and without prejudice to the right to reopen the action within sixty days of the date of this Order if the settlement is not consummated. To be clear, any application to reopen must be filed by the aforementioned deadline; any application to reopen filed thereafter may be denied solely on that basis. Further, requests to extend the deadline to reopen are unlikely to be granted. If the parties wish for the Court to retain jurisdiction for the purposes of enforcing any settlement agreement, they must submit the settlement agreement to the Court by the deadline to reopen to be “so ordered” by the Court. Per Paragraph 4(B) of the Court’s Individual Rules and Practices for Civil Cases, unless the Court orders otherwise, the Court will not retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement agreement unless it is made part of the public record. In light of this settlement, the Court sees no good reason not to enter judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b) with respect to the claims against the other Defendants — that is, all Defendants other than Enhanced Recovery Co. LLC — in the case. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment in those Defendants’ favor based on the Court’s earlier Opinion and Order. See ECF No. 178. Any pending motions are moot. All conferences are canceled. The Clerk of Court is directed to close the case and to mail a copy of this Order to Plaintiff. SO ORDERED. Dated: November 24, 2021 New York, New York _______________________________ JESSE M. FURMAN United States District Judge Dockets.Justia.com

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