King v. Malcolm
- Vyskocil
- 1:21-cv-06986
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In King v. Malcolm, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration by May 1, 2022 before dismissal with prejudice.
Sharif King and the defendants, including Omar Malcolm, Assistant Deputy Warden, Shield No. 184, and the other named defendants.
What happened
In King v. Malcolm, the court was informed 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 to the court’s calendar if an application was made by May 1, 2022. If no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil also adjourned all other dates and deadlines and directed the Clerk of Court to terminate the pending letter motions at docket entries 13 and 17.
The detailed version
- King v. Malcolm · No. 1:21-cv-06986
- Vyskocil
- Apr. 1, 2022
Background
The court stated that the Magistrate Judge had informed it that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.
Court’s Action
The court ordered that the case be discontinued without costs to any party. The discontinuance was without prejudice to restoring the case to the court’s calendar if an application to restore it was made by May 1, 2022. The order further stated that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal of the action would be with prejudice.
The court also adjourned all other dates and deadlines and requested that the Clerk of Court terminate the letter motions pending at docket entries 13 and 17. The order did not decide the merits of the underlying claims.
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