Doe v. City Of New York
- Vyskocil
- 1:19-cv-06322
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In John Doe v. City Of New York, Judge Vyskocil dismissed the settled case without costs, allowing restoration by September 5, 2020, otherwise with prejudice.
The parties to the settled action, including John Doe and the City of New York and the other named defendants, were affected by the discontinuance and the deadline for seeking restoration.
What happened
John Doe v. City Of New York involved a case that the parties reported had been settled. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.
The court adjourned the scheduled post-discovery conference and discontinued the action without costs to any party. The action could be restored to the court’s calendar if an application was made by September 5, 2020.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that, if no restoration application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The court did not decide the underlying dispute.
The detailed version
- Doe v. City Of New York · No. 1:19-cv-06322
- Vyskocil
- Aug. 3, 2020
Background The parties reported to the court that the case had been settled. The opinion does not state the claims, the settlement terms, or any facts underlying the dispute.
Order The court adjourned the post-discovery conference scheduled for August 5, 2020. It discontinued the action 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 September 5, 2020. The order states that if no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
Disposition Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil dismissed the action under those terms. The court did not reach the merits of the parties’ dispute.
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