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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Jan. 25, 2022

Contreras v. Clutter Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:21-cv-09228
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureClass Action
In one sentence

In Contreras v. Clutter Inc., Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by February 25, 2022.

Who this affects

Yensy Contreras, the other people she sought to represent, and Clutter Inc. The action was discontinued, subject to possible restoration by February 25, 2022, and otherwise would be dismissed with prejudice.

What happened

In Contreras v. Clutter Inc., Yensy Contreras told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court discontinued the action without costs to either party. The case could be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing, but the request had to be made by February 25, 2022. If no request was made by then, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the order on January 25, 2022. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms.

The detailed version

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

Case
Contreras v. Clutter Inc. · No. 1:21-cv-09228
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Jan. 25, 2022

Background

Yensy Contreras filed the action individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated. The court received a letter from Contreras stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

Ruling

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 the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing. Any application to restore the action had to be made by February 25, 2022. The order states that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

What the Opinion Does Not Say

The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms or decide the underlying claims.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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