L.C. v. The New York City Department of Education
- Vyskocil
- 1:25-cv-00810
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In L.C. v. New York City Department of Education, Judge Vyskocil dismissed the case after a settlement in principle, subject to restoration by August 6, 2025.
L.C., E.C., R.C., and the New York City Department of Education, whose case was discontinued after the parties reported reaching a settlement in principle.
What happened
In L.C. v. New York City Department of Education, the parties told the court that they 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. Any request to restore the case had to be made by August 6, 2025.
Judge Vyskocil ordered that if no request to restore the case was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the case could not be brought back on the court’s calendar.
The detailed version
- L.C. v. The New York City Department of Education · No. 1:25-cv-00810
- Vyskocil
- July 7, 2025
Background
The court received a letter stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the terms of the proposed settlement.
Court’s Order
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. The application to restore the action had to be made by August 6, 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 opinion does not decide the merits of the parties’ underlying dispute.
Disposition
The action was discontinued under the stated conditions. Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the order on July 7, 2025.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.