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

Angeles v. Columbia River Knife & Tool Company

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:20-cv-10543
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Angeles v. Columbia River Knife & Tool, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after the parties reported a settlement in principle, subject to restoration by April 12, 2021.

Who this affects

The plaintiff, Jenisa Angeles, and the defendant, Columbia River Knife & Tool Company. The action was discontinued without costs, subject to possible restoration by April 12, 2021; otherwise, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

What happened

In Angeles v. Columbia River Knife & Tool Company, the parties told the court that they had reached a settlement in principle.

The court discontinued the case without costs to either party and allowed it to be restored if the parties could not put their agreement in writing and applied by April 12, 2021.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that, if no restoration application was filed by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

The detailed version

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Case
Angeles v. Columbia River Knife & Tool Company · No. 1:20-cv-10543
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Mar. 11, 2021

Background The parties informed the court that they had reached a settlement in principle.

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 the parties were unable to memorialize their agreement in writing. Any application to restore the action had to be made by April 12, 2021. The court further ordered that, if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Effect The case was discontinued based on the reported settlement. The order did not describe the settlement’s terms or decide the underlying claims.

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