Mejia v. Rao's Specialty Foods, Inc.
- Vyskocil
- 1:22-cv-02617
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
In Mejia v. Rao’s Specialty Foods, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by May 27, 2022.
Jose Mejia and Rao’s Specialty Foods, Inc.; the order concerns an action brought on behalf of others similarly situated.
What happened
In Mejia v. Rao’s Specialty Foods, Inc., Jose Mejia brought an action individually and on behalf of others similarly situated against Rao’s Specialty Foods, Inc. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims.
The court received Mejia’s letter reporting that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. It discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it if the parties could not put their settlement in writing.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil required any request to restore the action to be made by May 27, 2022. If no request was made by that date, the dismissal would become with prejudice.
The detailed version
- Mejia v. Rao's Specialty Foods, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-02617
- Vyskocil
- Apr. 27, 2022
Background
Jose Mejia sued Rao’s Specialty Foods, Inc., both individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated. The opinion does not identify the claims or provide details about the proposed settlement.
Settlement and Disposition
The Court received a letter from Mejia stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The Court therefore ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party. The discontinuance was 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 May 27, 2022. The order states that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
Judge
United States District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the order on April 27, 2022.
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