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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Apr. 29, 2020

Norris v. BLA Candy Store Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:19-cv-03616
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Norris v. BLA Candy Store Inc., Judge Vyskocil discontinued the settled action, allowing restoration by May 29, 2020, otherwise dismissal became with prejudice.

Who this affects

The parties to the case: the action was discontinued without costs, with a possible application to restore it by May 29, 2020; otherwise, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

What happened

In Norris v. BLA Candy Store Inc., the court received a mediator’s report stating that the parties had reached an agreement to settle the case.

The court ordered the action discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s calendar by May 29, 2020. If no application to restore the action was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil issued the order on April 29, 2020. The order did not decide the underlying claims.

The detailed version

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Case
Norris v. BLA Candy Store Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-03616
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Apr. 29, 2020

Background

The court received a mediator’s report stating that the parties had reached an agreement to settle the case.

Ruling

The court ordered the action discontinued without costs to any party. The order allowed the parties to seek restoration of the action to the court’s calendar by May 29, 2020, and stated that the discontinuance was without prejudice to such a timely application. If no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Effect

The order resolved the case based on the reported settlement and did not address the merits of the underlying claims.

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