United States Of America v. Lacher et al

Filing 97

ORDER OF DISMISSAL: The Court having been advised by counsel's letter dated January 16, 2020 (Dkt. No. 96) that all claims asserted herein have been settled in principle, it is hereby ORDERED that the above-entitled action be and is hereby di smissed and discontinued without costs, but without prejudice to the right to reopen the action within 45 days of the date of this Order if the settlement is not consummated. The parties are free to file their stipulation of dismissal at any time w ithin the next 45 days. To be clear, any application to reopen must be filed within 45 days of the date of this Order; any application to reopen filed thereafter may be denied solely on that basis. Further, if the parties wish for the Court to re tain jurisdiction for the purposes of enforcing any settlement agreement, they must submit the settlement agreement to the Court within the same 45-day period to be so ordered by the Court. Any pending motions are moot. The Clerk is directed to close this case. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge James L. Cott on 1/16/2020) (jca)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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Plaintiff,
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MICHAEL LACHER and JUDITH LACHER,
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Defendants.
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USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #: _________________
1/16/2020
DATE FILED: ______________

ORDER OF DISMISSAL
15-CV-2572 (JLC)

JAMES L. COTT, United States Magistrate Judge.
The Court having been advised by counsel’s letter dated January 16, 2020 (Dkt. No. 96)
that all claims asserted herein have been settled in principle, it is hereby ORDERED that the
above-entitled action be and is hereby dismissed and discontinued without costs, but without
prejudice to the right to reopen the action within 45 days of the date of this Order if the
settlement is not consummated. The parties are free to file their stipulation of dismissal at any
time within the next 45 days.
To be clear, any application to reopen must be filed within 45 days of the date of this
Order; any application to reopen filed thereafter may be denied solely on that basis. Further, 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 within the same 45-day
period to be “so ordered” by the Court.
Any pending motions are moot. The Clerk is directed to close this case.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: New York, New York
January 16, 2020