J.B. v. New York City Department of Education
- Vyskocil
- 1:24-cv-09841
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
In J.B. v. New York City Department of Education, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the case after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by May 28, 2025.
J.B., B.B., their minor disabled child A.B., and the New York City Department of Education; the case was discontinued based on a settlement in principle, subject to the stated deadline and conditions.
What happened
J.B. and B.B., individually and for their minor disabled child, A.B., sued the New York City Department of Education. The court received a letter stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s calendar if the parties could not put their settlement in writing. Any request to restore the case had to be made by May 28, 2025.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that if no request to restore the case was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
The detailed version
- J.B. v. New York City Department of Education · No. 1:24-cv-09841
- Vyskocil
- Apr. 28, 2025
Background The plaintiffs are J.B. and B.B., individually and on behalf of their minor disabled child, A.B. The defendant is the New York City Department of Education. The court received a letter from the defendant stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
Ruling The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party. The dismissal was initially 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 May 28, 2025.
The court further ordered that if no application to restore the action was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
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