Angeles v. HME Medical Shop, LLC
- Vyskocil
- 1:20-cv-09980
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Angeles v. HME Medical Shop, Judge Vyskocil dismissed the action after a settlement in principle, subject to timely restoration.
The dismissal affected Jenisa Angeles’s action against HME Medical Shop, LLC, which she brought for herself and others similarly situated. The opinion does not state how the settlement affected any proposed class members.
What happened
Angeles v. HME Medical Shop, LLC was a proposed class action brought by Jenisa Angeles for herself and others similarly situated. The court received a mediator’s report stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
The court adjourned the scheduled initial pretrial conference and discontinued the action without costs to either party. The action could be restored if an application was made by March 20, 2021; otherwise, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the order on February 18, 2021. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Angeles v. HME Medical Shop, LLC · No. 1:20-cv-09980
- Vyskocil
- Feb. 18, 2021
Background
Jenisa Angeles brought this action on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated against HME Medical Shop, LLC. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms. The court received a report from the mediator stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
Court’s Action
The court adjourned the initial pretrial conference scheduled for March 5, 2021, without setting a new date. It 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 20, 2021.
The order further states that if no restoration application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The order did not address the merits of the underlying claims.
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