Jhagroo v. Brown
- Vyskocil
- 1:16-cv-03426
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Jhagroo v. Brown: Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by July 8, 2021, or dismissal with prejudice.
Ryan Jhagroo and Officer Brown (John Doe) et al.; the action was discontinued subject to possible restoration by July 8, 2021, after which the dismissal would be with prejudice.
What happened
In Jhagroo v. Brown (John Doe), the parties informed the court that they had reached a settlement in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and allowed either side to ask to restore it to the court’s calendar by July 8, 2021.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that, if no restoration request was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice; she also adjourned the scheduled trial and all other deadlines indefinitely.
The detailed version
- Jhagroo v. Brown · No. 1:16-cv-03426
- Vyskocil
- June 4, 2021
Background
The parties sent the court a letter stating that they had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.
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 an application to restore it was made by July 8, 2021. The court further stated that, if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The previously scheduled trial and all other dates and deadlines were adjourned indefinitely.
Effect
The order ended the action subject to the stated restoration procedure. Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil did not decide the underlying claims on their merits.
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