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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Mar. 23, 2021

DNA Contracting and Waterproofing, LLC v. Strongwall Industries, Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:16-cv-06125
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In DNA Contracting v. Strongwall, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by April 22 or dismissal with prejudice.

Who this affects

All parties to the action. The case was discontinued without costs, with restoration permitted through April 22, 2021; otherwise, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

What happened

In DNA Contracting and Waterproofing, LLC v. Strongwall Industries, Inc., the court received a letter stating that all parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court discontinued the action without costs to any party. The parties could ask to restore the action to the court’s calendar by April 22, 2021; if they did not, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil also adjourned all other dates and deadlines indefinitely.

The detailed version

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Case
DNA Contracting and Waterproofing, LLC v. Strongwall Industries, Inc. · No. 1:16-cv-06125
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Mar. 23, 2021

Background

The court received a letter from defendant StrongWall Industries, Inc., written on behalf of all parties, reporting that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the claims or the settlement terms.

Ruling

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s calendar if an application to restore the action was made by April 22, 2021. The order stated that if no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The court also adjourned all other dates and deadlines indefinitely.

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