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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Jan. 7, 2021

Moudgil v. Fujifilm North America Corp.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:20-cv-04732
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Moudgil v. Fujifilm North America Corp., Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, subject to restoration by February 8, 2021.

Who this affects

Vibhaker Moudgil and Fujifilm North America Corp.; the action was discontinued without costs, subject to restoration by February 8, 2021, after which the dismissal would be with prejudice.

What happened

Moudgil v. Fujifilm North America Corp. was brought by Vibhaker Moudgil against Fujifilm North America Corp. The court-appointed mediator informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court ordered the action discontinued without costs to either party. The parties could ask to restore the case to the court’s calendar by February 8, 2021.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that if no restoration request was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The case was otherwise dismissed without prejudice to restoration before that deadline.

The detailed version

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Case
Moudgil v. Fujifilm North America Corp. · No. 1:20-cv-04732
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Jan. 7, 2021

Background

The court-appointed mediator informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

Ruling

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil 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 February 8, 2021. The order stated that if no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Effect

The order ended the action based on the reported settlement in principle, while allowing restoration by the stated deadline. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or decide the underlying claims.

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