Seife v. United States Department of Energy
- Vyskocil
- 1:23-cv-01183
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Seife v. Energy, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by July 21, 2024, before dismissal with prejudice.
Charles Seife and the United States Department of Energy; the order discontinued their action subject to the stated settlement-restoration conditions.
What happened
In Seife v. United States Department of Energy, the Department told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either party and allowed it to be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing and requested restoration by July 21, 2024. If no request was made by then, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the order on June 21, 2024. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or decide the underlying dispute.
The detailed version
- Seife v. United States Department of Energy · No. 1:23-cv-01183
- Vyskocil
- June 21, 2024
Background
The United States Department of Energy filed a letter informing the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms or describe the claims’ underlying issues.
Ruling
The court ordered that the action be 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 July 21, 2024. If no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be restored under that order.
Effect
The case was discontinued based on the reported settlement in principle. The order did not decide the merits of the dispute. Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil signed the order in the Southern District of New York.
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