Sillam et al. v. Labaton Sucharow LLP et al.

Filing 182

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT AGAINST PLAINTIFF GERARD SILLAM PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 54(b). IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk shall enter a final judgment against Sillam pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of C ivil Procedure, dismissing this action as to Sillam with prejudice, and granting a monetary judgment against Sillam in favor of Defendants Labaton Sucharow LLP and Christopher Keller in the amount of $146,280, and that Defendants shal I have execution therefor. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 1/27/25) (yv) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing.

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Case 1:21-cv-06675-CM-OTW o;::_:Js=1 _age 1 of 2 1 C•~U?: I Document 180-1 _ ,;; I UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK GERARD SILLAM and ALDRIC SAULN IER, Plaintiffs, -againstLABATON SUCHAROW LLP and CHRISTOPHER J. KELLER, No. 21 CV 6675 (CM)(OTW) ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT AGAINST PLAINTIFF GERARD SILLAM PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 54(b) Defendants. WHEREAS, this action was filed by Plaintiffs Gerard Sillam ("Sillam") and Aldric Saulnier ("Saulnier") on August 6, 202 1 (Doc. I) ; and WHEREAS, on April 5, 2022, the Court granted Defendants ' motion to dismiss the action in part to the extent that the Second and Third Claims for Relief were dismissed, thereby dismissing Defendant Lawrence Sucharow from the action (Doc. 28) ; and WHEREAS, on April 22, 2024, Magistrate Judge Wang ordered that Sillam be sanctioned for misconduct in thi s acti on pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 3 7(a)(5) and the inherent powers of the Court (Doc. 134) ; and WH EREAS, on June 24, 2024, the District Judge overruled Sillam 's objections to Magistrate Judge Wang 's April 22, 2024 order and affirmed that order (Doc. 152); and WHEREAS, on July 24, 2024, Magistrate Judge Wang fixed the amount of the monetary sanction payabl e by Sillam to Defendants at $146,280 (Doc. 153) ; and WHEREAS, Sillam did not seek review of Magistrate Judge Wang 's July 24, 2024 order by the District Judge; and Case 1:21-cv-06675- CM-OTW Document 180-1 Filed 01/17/25 Page 2 of 2 WHEREAS , on December 9, 2024, the Court ordered that Sillam pay the $146,820 sanction to Defendants in ful l by December 20, 2024 or Sillam 's action would be dismissed with prejudice (Doc. 164); and WHEREAS , on January 13, 2025 , the Court found that Sillam had not paid the sanction and ordered that "this action as to Si llam is dismissed with prejudice" (Doc . 176) ; and WHEREAS , the monetary sanction awarded against Sillam remains enforceable; and WHEREAS , the Court determines that there is no just reason for delay in the entry of a final judgm ent against Sillam, pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ; IT IS ORDERED that the Clerk shall enter a final judgment against Sil lam pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, dismissing this action as to Sillam with prejudice, and granting a monetary judgment against Sillam in favor of Defendants Labaton Sucharow LLP and Christopher Keller in the amount of $146,280, and that Defendants shal I have execution therefor. Dated: ) r = ~ , 2025 Honorable Colleen McMahon United States District Judge 2

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