Williams v. Cowen
- Vyskocil
- 1:22-cv-02301
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Williams v. Cowen (DE), Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, subject to conditions for restoring it.
Milton Williams and Cowen (DE), whose action was discontinued based on a settlement in principle, subject to the order’s restoration deadline and conditional dismissal terms.
What happened
Williams v. Cowen (DE) concerned an action in which the defendant informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms. It states that the action was discontinued without costs to any party.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil allowed the action to be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing and applied by June 24, 2022. If no application was made by then, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
The detailed version
- Williams v. Cowen · No. 1:22-cv-02301
- Vyskocil
- May 24, 2022
Background
The court received a letter from Cowen (DE) stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not provide the underlying claims or the terms of the proposed settlement.
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 could not memorialize their settlement in writing. Any application to restore the action had to be made by June 24, 2022. The order further states that if no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be restored through that procedure.
Effect
The order resolved the case based on the reported settlement in principle rather than deciding the underlying legal claims. The stated deadline and conditional treatment of the dismissal are the terms given in the order.
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