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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Oct. 2, 2020

Mercer v. YMCA of Greater Boston, Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:20-cv-06038
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

Mercer v. YMCA of Greater Boston, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a reported settlement, allowing restoration by November 2, 2020.

Who this affects

Stacey Mercer and YMCA of Greater Boston, Inc.; the action was discontinued after the parties reported a settlement in principle.

What happened

In Mercer v. YMCA of Greater Boston, the parties reported that they had reached a settlement in principle.

The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or settlement terms.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered the case discontinued without costs, while allowing either party to seek restoration by November 2, 2020; otherwise, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

The detailed version

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Case
Mercer v. YMCA of Greater Boston, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-06038
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Oct. 2, 2020

Background

The parties reported to the court that they had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not state the claims, the settlement terms, or whether the settlement was completed.

Ruling

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s calendar if an application to restore the action was made by November 2, 2020. The order further states that if no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

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