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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Jan. 28, 2022

Cruz v. Micreos North America, Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:21-cv-09977
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Cruz v. Micreos North America, Inc., Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by February 28, 2022, or dismissal with prejudice.

Who this affects

Shael Cruz, Micreos North America, Inc., and the action brought on behalf of others similarly situated.

What happened

In Cruz v. Micreos North America, Inc., Shael Cruz told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court discontinued the case without costs to either side and without prejudice to restoring it if the parties could not put their settlement in writing. Any request to restore the case had to be made by February 28, 2022; otherwise, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil issued the dismissal order on January 28, 2022. The order did not decide the underlying claims or describe the settlement’s terms.

The detailed version

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

Case
Cruz v. Micreos North America, Inc. · No. 1:21-cv-09977
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Jan. 28, 2022

Background

Shael Cruz brought the action individually and on behalf of others similarly situated against Micreos North America, Inc. The court received a letter from Cruz stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms.

Court’s Action

The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party. The dismissal was without prejudice to restoring the action to the court’s calendar if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing. The application to restore the action had to be made by February 28, 2022. If no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Result

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the order of dismissal on January 28, 2022. The court did not rule on the merits of Cruz’s claims or Micreos’s defenses.

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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