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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Mar. 17, 2021

Romero v. Martin Sidor Farms, Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:20-cv-10192
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Romero v. Martin Sidor Farms, Inc., Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after settlement, allowing restoration by April 16, 2020.

Who this affects

Josue Romero and Martin Sidor Farms, Inc.; the action was discontinued under the stated settlement-related conditions.

What happened

Josue Romero and Martin Sidor Farms, Inc. told the court that they had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement terms.

The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and allowed it to be restored if the parties could not put their agreement in writing, provided Romero or the parties applied by April 16, 2020. The order states that if no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil issued the order on March 17, 2021. The order did not decide the underlying dispute.

The detailed version

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

Case
Romero v. Martin Sidor Farms, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-10192
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Mar. 17, 2021

Background

The parties informed the court by letter that they had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not identify the claims or provide the terms of the proposed settlement.

Order

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. The court required any application to restore the action to be made by April 16, 2020. It further stated that if no application was made by that date, the dismissal of the action would be with prejudice.

Disposition

The court entered an order of dismissal based on the parties’ reported settlement in principle. It did not reach or decide the merits of the underlying dispute.

The authoritative version

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