Paguada v. Guittard Chocolate Company
- Vyskocil
- 1:20-cv-08921
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Paguada v. Guittard Chocolate Company, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the settled case, subject to restoration by May 7, 2021.
Dilenia Paguada and Guittard Chocolate Company; the action was discontinued subject to the stated deadline for restoring it.
What happened
Paguada v. Guittard Chocolate Company was discontinued after the parties told the court they had reached a settlement in principle.
The court ordered that the case be discontinued without costs to either party and allowed it to be restored if the parties could not put their settlement into a written agreement and applied by May 7, 2021.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil stated that if no application to restore the case was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
The detailed version
- Paguada v. Guittard Chocolate Company · No. 1:20-cv-08921
- Vyskocil
- Apr. 6, 2021
Background
The parties informed the court by letter that they had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the claims or the settlement terms.
Ruling
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring the case to the court's calendar if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in an agreement. Any application to restore the action had to be made by May 7, 2021. The court further ordered that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
Judge and Classification
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered an order of dismissal based on the parties' reported settlement. This was a procedural disposition, not a decision on the underlying claims.
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