Thomas v. Walker
- Vyskocil
- 1:19-cv-07980
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Thomas v. Walker, U.S. District Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after mediation, with restoration allowed by December 29, 2020, or dismissal with prejudice.
William Thomas and the defendants in the action; the case was discontinued after the parties reached an agreement through mediation.
What happened
In Thomas v. Walker, the parties participated in court-ordered mediation and reached an agreement on all issues.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party. It allowed either side to ask to restore the case to the court’s calendar by December 29, 2020.
If no such request was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil issued the order and directed the Clerk to mail it to pro se plaintiff William Thomas.
The detailed version
- Thomas v. Walker · No. 1:19-cv-07980
- Vyskocil
- Nov. 24, 2020
Background The mediator notified the court that the parties participated in court-ordered mediation and reached an agreement on all issues.
Order 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. An application to restore the action had to be made by December 29, 2020. The order further stated that if no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be restored through that procedure.
Effect and Judge The order ended the action subject to the stated restoration deadline. Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil also directed the Clerk of Court to mail a copy of the order to pro se plaintiff William Thomas.
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