Quezada v. Dale Electronics Corp.
- Vyskocil
- 1:21-cv-01241
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Quezada v. Dale Electronics, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by June 11.
Jose Quezada, the putative class members, and Dale Electronics Corp.
What happened
Jose Quezada brought Quezada v. Dale Electronics Corp. on behalf of himself and others similarly situated. The parties informed the court that they had reached a settlement in principle.
The court adjourned the conference scheduled for May 19, 2021. It discontinued the action without costs to either party and allowed the parties to seek restoration if they could not put their settlement into a written agreement.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that any application to restore the action had to be made by June 11, 2021. If no application was made by then, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
The detailed version
- Quezada v. Dale Electronics Corp. · No. 1:21-cv-01241
- Vyskocil
- May 13, 2021
Background
Jose Quezada sued Dale Electronics Corp. on behalf of himself and others similarly situated. The parties notified the court that they had reached a settlement in principle. The order does not describe the settlement’s terms.
Court’s Action
The court adjourned the conference scheduled for May 19, 2021. It ordered that the action was 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 settlement in an agreement. Any application to restore the action had to be made by June 11, 2021. The order stated that if no application was made by that date, the dismissal of the action would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be refiled.
Classification
This is a procedural order because the court discontinued the action based on the parties’ settlement process and did not decide the underlying claims.
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