Lee v. Town
- Vyskocil
- 1:24-cv-09854
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
In Lee v. Town, Judge Vyskocil dismissed the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by July 16, 2025, or making dismissal with prejudice.
Johanna Lee, Ben Town, and Mthree Corporate Consulting Limited; the action was discontinued based on the parties’ settlement in principle, subject to the stated restoration deadline.
What happened
In Johanna Lee v. Ben Town and Mthree Corporate Consulting Limited, the court was informed that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party. The case could be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing and an application was made by July 16, 2025; otherwise, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the order and adjourned all other dates and deadlines indefinitely. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Lee v. Town · No. 1:24-cv-09854
- Vyskocil
- June 16, 2025
Background
The mediator informed the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
Ruling
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party. The order allowed the parties to restore the action to the court’s calendar if they were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing and filed an application to restore the action by July 16, 2025.
Effect of the Order
If no application to restore the action was filed by July 16, 2025, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The court also adjourned all other dates and deadlines indefinitely. The opinion does not resolve the merits of the parties’ underlying claims.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.