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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Dec. 28, 2020

Jaquez v. Nueske's Meat Products, Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:20-cv-09897
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureClass Action
In one sentence

In Jaquez v. Nueske’s Meat Products, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by February 26, 2021.

Who this affects

Ramon Jaquez and the other people he sought to represent, as well as Nueske’s Meat Products, Inc.; the action was discontinued subject to the settlement-related restoration terms.

What happened

Jaquez v. Nueske’s Meat Products, Inc. was a case brought by Ramon Jaquez on behalf of himself and others similarly situated. The parties notified the court that they had reached a settlement in principle.

The court discontinued the action without costs to either party. The case could be restored to the court’s calendar if the parties had not signed a settlement agreement and an application to restore was made by February 26, 2021. If no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil issued the order on December 28, 2020.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Jaquez v. Nueske's Meat Products, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-09897
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Dec. 28, 2020

Background

Ramon Jaquez brought the action on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated. The opinion states that the parties informed the court that they had reached a settlement in principle.

Disposition

The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party. The dismissal was without prejudice to restoring the action to the court’s calendar if the parties had not executed a settlement agreement and an application to restore was made by February 26, 2021. The order further states that if no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be refiled.

Judge

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the order on December 28, 2020. The opinion does not decide the underlying claims; it records a dismissal tied to the parties’ reported settlement in principle.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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