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