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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Feb. 11, 2021

Pinckney v. Carroll

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:18-cv-12198
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Pinckney v. Carroll, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the settled case, allowing restoration by March 15, 2021, or dismissal with prejudice.

Who this affects

The order affected Parisgiselle Pinckney, Louise Carroll, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and the City of New York by discontinuing the action under the stated settlement-related conditions.

What happened

Pinckney v. Carroll involved Parisgiselle Pinckney's lawsuit against Louise Carroll, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and the City of New York. The opinion does not describe the claims.

The parties informed the court that they had reached a settlement in principle. The court therefore discontinued the case without costs to any party.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil allowed the case to be restored if the parties had not executed a settlement agreement and an application was made by March 15, 2021. If no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

The detailed version

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Case
Pinckney v. Carroll · No. 1:18-cv-12198
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Feb. 11, 2021

Background

Parisgiselle Pinckney sued Louise Carroll, in her capacity as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development; the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development; and the City of New York. The opinion does not state the claims at issue.

The parties sent the court a letter stating that they had reached a settlement in principle.

Ruling

The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party. The order stated that the action could be restored to the court's calendar if the parties had not executed a settlement agreement, but only if an application to restore the case was made by March 15, 2021. If no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be brought back. Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil signed the order on February 11, 2021.

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