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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Apr. 6, 2021

Jaquez v. Alaska Chip Company LLC

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:21-cv-00253
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureClass Action
In one sentence

In Jaquez v. Alaska Chip Company, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by May 7, 2021.

Who this affects

Ramon Jaquez, the people he represented as others similarly situated, and Alaska Chip Company LLC.

What happened

Jaquez v. Alaska Chip Company LLC was brought by Ramon Jaquez on behalf of himself and others similarly situated against Alaska Chip Company LLC.

The parties told the court that they had reached a settlement in principle. The order did not describe the settlement’s terms.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil discontinued the action without costs and without prejudice to restoring it if the parties could not complete a written settlement agreement, provided they applied to restore the case by May 7, 2021. Without such an application, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

The detailed version

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

Case
Jaquez v. Alaska Chip Company LLC · No. 1:21-cv-00253
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Apr. 6, 2021

Background

Ramon Jaquez brought the action on behalf of himself and others similarly situated against Alaska Chip Company LLC. The parties informed the court that they had reached a settlement in principle.

Order

The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s calendar. Restoration was permitted if the parties could not memorialize their settlement in an agreement and if they applied to restore the action by May 7, 2021.

The order further stated that if no application to restore the action was made by May 7, 2021, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The opinion did not describe the settlement’s terms or decide the underlying claims.

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