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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Oct. 19, 2020

Smith v. BRP Development Corporation

Judge
Barbara Moses
Docket
1:19-cv-11794
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Rashiem Smith v. BRP Development Corporation, Judge Vyskocil dismissed the settled action, allowing timely restoration before making the dismissal final.

Who this affects

Rashiem Smith, BRP Development Corporation, United DBT Security Corp., and Darrul Brown.

What happened

Rashiem Smith v. BRP Development Corporation involved Smith's action against BRP Development Corporation, United DBT Security Corp., and Darrul Brown. The court received a mediator's report stating that the parties had reached an agreement on all issues.

The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and allowed it to be restored to the court's calendar if an application was made by November 18, 2020. If no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil issued the dismissal order on October 19, 2020.

The detailed version

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Case
Smith v. BRP Development Corporation · No. 1:19-cv-11794
Judge
Barbara Moses
Date
Oct. 19, 2020

Background

The court received a report from the mediator stating that the parties had reached an agreement on all issues. The opinion does not describe the claims, the settlement terms, or the parties' allegations.

Ruling

The court 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 18, 2020. The order stated that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Classification

This is a procedural order because the court dismissed the action after being informed that the parties had reached an agreement, without deciding the underlying claims.

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