Murphy v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America
- Vyskocil
- 1:20-cv-03358
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Murphy v. Prudential, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration by December 24, 2020; otherwise dismissal becomes with prejudice.
Ann Murphy and The Prudential Insurance Company of America, the parties to the action.
What happened
In Murphy v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America, the parties informed the court that they had reached a settlement in principle.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s calendar by December 24, 2020.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that if no restoration request is made by that date, the dismissal will be with prejudice.
The detailed version
- Murphy v. The Prudential Insurance Company of America · No. 1:20-cv-03358
- Vyskocil
- Nov. 9, 2020
Background
The parties notified the court that they had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying dispute or the settlement’s terms.
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 December 24, 2020. The court further ordered that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
Effect
The order ended the case subject to the stated restoration deadline. It did not decide the merits of the parties’ underlying dispute.
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