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

Don Newton v. Jen N.Y., Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:19-cv-07986
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Don Newton v. Jen N.Y., Inc., Judge Vyskocil discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration by February 8, 2021, before dismissal with prejudice.

Who this affects

Don Newton and the defendants in the action, including Jen N.Y., Inc.

What happened

Don Newton informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle in Don Newton v. Jen N.Y., Inc.

The court discontinued the case without costs to any party and allowed either side to seek restoration of the case by February 8, 2021.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that the dismissal would be with prejudice if no restoration request was filed by that date, and postponed all other deadlines indefinitely.

The detailed version

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Case
Don Newton v. Jen N.Y., Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-07986
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Jan. 7, 2021

Background

The court received a letter from Don Newton stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

Ruling

The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party. The order permitted an application to restore the action to the court’s calendar if made by February 8, 2021. If no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be restored. The court also adjourned all other dates and deadlines indefinitely.

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