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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled June 9, 2020

Velasquez v. Chong Qing Xiao Mian I, Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:19-cv-08824
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Velasquez v. Chong Qing Xiao Mian I, Inc., Judge Vyskocil discontinued the case after a settlement in principle, subject to restoration by July 10, 2020.

Who this affects

The parties to the action: Ricardo Velasquez, Chong Qing Xiao Mian I, Inc., and 796-798 Ninth Successor LLC. The case was discontinued, with restoration permitted by July 10, 2020, and dismissal with prejudice if no restoration request was made by then.

What happened

Velasquez v. Chong Qing Xiao Mian I, Inc. involved a letter from Plaintiff Ricardo Velasquez telling the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The opinion does not describe the claims, the settlement’s terms, or the defendants’ positions.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered the case discontinued without costs and without prejudice to restoring it by July 10, 2020; if no restoration request was made by then, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Velasquez v. Chong Qing Xiao Mian I, Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-08824
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
June 9, 2020

Background

The court received a June 9, 2020 letter from Plaintiff Ricardo Velasquez stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not provide the underlying claims, the settlement terms, or the parties’ arguments.

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 an application to restore it was made by July 10, 2020. The court further ordered that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The order did not address the merits of the underlying dispute.

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