Young v. Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Vyskocil
- 1:25-cv-01238
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Young v. Colgate-Palmolive Company, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after settlement in principle, allowing restoration by May 19, 2025.
LesHawn Young, the proposed class, and Colgate-Palmolive Company were affected by the discontinuance and settlement-related restoration deadline.
What happened
In Young v. Colgate-Palmolive Company, the parties informed the court that they had reached a settlement in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs and without prejudice to restoring it if the parties could not put their settlement in writing and applied to restore the case by May 19, 2025.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil stated that if no restoration application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The court also postponed all other dates and deadlines indefinitely and directed the Clerk to terminate the parties’ letter motion.
The detailed version
- Young v. Colgate-Palmolive Company · No. 1:25-cv-01238
- Vyskocil
- Apr. 17, 2025
Background The parties informed the court by letter that they 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 the action to the court’s calendar if the parties could not memorialize their settlement in writing. Any application to restore the action had to be made by May 19, 2025. The court stated that if no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. All other dates and deadlines were postponed indefinitely.
Additional Order Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil directed the Clerk of Court to terminate the letter motion filed at ECF No. 9.
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