Young v. Old City Coffee, Inc.
- Vyskocil
- 1:22-cv-01759
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Young v. Old City Coffee, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by May 6, 2022, or dismissal with prejudice.
Lawrence Young, the persons he sought to represent, and Old City Coffee, Inc.; the action was discontinued subject to the settlement-related restoration deadline.
What happened
In Young v. Old City Coffee, Inc., Lawrence Young brought the action for himself and others similarly situated. The defendant told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either party. The case could be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing and an application to restore it was filed by May 6, 2022. If no application was filed by then, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the case could not be reopened.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the dismissal order on April 6, 2022. The opinion did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Young v. Old City Coffee, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-01759
- Vyskocil
- Apr. 6, 2022
Background
Lawrence Young sued Old City Coffee, Inc., on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated. The opinion does not state the underlying legal claims. Old City Coffee informed the court by letter that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
Order
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party. It also allowed the case to be restored to the court's calendar if the parties were unable to memorialize, or put into writing, their settlement and an application to restore the action was made by May 6, 2022.
The court further ordered that if no application to restore the action was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be reopened. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
Judge
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil issued the order on April 6, 2022.
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