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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Feb. 5, 2021

Levin v. Long Island Railroad Company

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:19-cv-07095
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Levin v. Long Island Railroad Company, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the settled action, allowing restoration by March 22, 2021.

Who this affects

Kenneth Levin and Long Island Railroad Company.

What happened

Levin v. Long Island Railroad Company involved a letter from the defendant telling the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The opinion does not describe the underlying dispute or the settlement’s terms. It says the parties could ask to restore the case to the court’s calendar by March 22, 2021.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoration by that date. If no restoration request was made by March 22, 2021, the dismissal would be with prejudice. All other dates and deadlines were postponed indefinitely.

The detailed version

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

Case
Levin v. Long Island Railroad Company · No. 1:19-cv-07095
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Feb. 5, 2021

Background

The court received a letter from Long Island Railroad Company stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not provide the underlying claims or the settlement 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 March 22, 2021. The court stated that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The court also postponed all other dates and deadlines indefinitely.

The authoritative version

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