Costantino v. City of New York
- Vyskocil
- 1:21-cv-07248
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
In Costantino v. City of New York, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the case after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by June 11, 2022.
Sara Costantino and the defendants named in the action: the City of New York, Commanding Officer John Doe, Police Officer Jane Roe, and Police Officer Carasquillo.
What happened
In Costantino v. City of New York, Sara Costantino told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
The opinion does not describe the claims or the events underlying the lawsuit. It states only that Costantino filed a letter reporting the settlement.
Judge Vyskocil ordered the case discontinued without costs to any 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 June 11, 2022; otherwise, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
The detailed version
- Costantino v. City of New York · No. 1:21-cv-07248
- Vyskocil
- May 11, 2022
Background
Sara Costantino filed a letter informing the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not provide details about the lawsuit’s claims or the alleged underlying events.
Court’s Action
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party. The order allowed the action to be restored to the court’s calendar if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing, but the application to restore the action had to be made by June 11, 2022.
The court further stated that if no application to restore the action was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The opinion does not resolve the merits of the parties’ underlying dispute.
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