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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Mar. 15, 2022

Estevez v. Pocketwatch, Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:21-cv-09009
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Estevez v. Pocketwatch, Inc., Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, subject to restoration by April 15, 2022.

Who this affects

Arturo Estevez, Pocketwatch, Inc., and the people described in the caption as "all others similarly situated."

What happened

In Estevez v. Pocketwatch, Inc., Arturo Estevez told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court discontinued the action without costs to either party 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 April 15, 2022.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil stated that if no restoration request was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

The detailed version

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Case
Estevez v. Pocketwatch, Inc. · No. 1:21-cv-09009
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Mar. 15, 2022

Background

Arturo Estevez brought the action individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated against Pocketwatch, Inc. The court received a letter from Estevez stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

Ruling

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil 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. The court required any application to restore the action to be made by April 15, 2022. The order states that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

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