Felicien v. United States
- Vyskocil
- 1:20-cv-10561
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
In Felicien v. United States, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by June 13, 2022.
Frederick Felicien and the United States of America; the action was discontinued subject to the settlement-related restoration deadline.
What happened
In Felicien v. United States, the plaintiff informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
The court discontinued the action 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 made by June 13, 2022.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that if no restoration application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
The detailed version
- Felicien v. United States · No. 1:20-cv-10561
- Vyskocil
- May 11, 2022
Background The court received a letter from Plaintiff Frederick Felicien stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
Ruling The court 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. Any application to restore the action had to be made by June 13, 2022. The court stated that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
Effect The order ended the action based on the reported settlement, subject to the stated deadline and restoration procedure. The opinion did not decide the underlying merits of the dispute.
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