Herrera v. Dallas Baptist University
- Vyskocil
- 1:24-cv-08522
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
In Herrera v. Dallas Baptist University, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by February 20, 2025.
Edery Herrera, Dallas Baptist University, and the people Herrera sought to represent in the action.
What happened
In Herrera v. Dallas Baptist University, the plaintiff told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and allowed it to be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing, provided an application was made by February 20, 2025.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that if no application to restore the action was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
The detailed version
- Herrera v. Dallas Baptist University · No. 1:24-cv-08522
- Vyskocil
- Jan. 21, 2025
Background
Edery Herrera filed the action on behalf of himself and other similarly situated people against Dallas Baptist University. The court received a letter from Herrera stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
Ruling
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it 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 February 20, 2025. The order stated that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The opinion did not state the settlement’s terms or indicate that the court had approved a final written settlement.
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