Surls v. Vasilpoulos
- John Cronan
- 1:22-cv-00755
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Surls v. Vasilpoulos, Judge Cronan ordered the parties to submit any settlement requiring court approval after mediation and postponed upcoming pretrial deadlines.
Tyger Surls and Theodoros Vasilpoulos, whose settlement-related submission deadline and pretrial schedule were addressed by the order.
What happened
In Surls v. Vasilpoulos, the parties participated in the court’s mediation program on May 17, 2022. The mediator’s final report indicated that they had reached an agreement on all issues.
The court ordered the parties to submit any settlement requiring court approval under the cited precedent, along with any other necessary information, by June 21, 2022. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the terms of the agreement.
Judge Cronan also postponed the June 8 Initial Pretrial Conference and the June 1 deadlines for the parties’ joint pre-conference letter and proposed case-management documents.
The detailed version
- Surls v. Vasilpoulos · No. 1:22-cv-00755
- John Cronan
- May 24, 2022
Background
The parties participated in the Court-annexed Mediation Program on May 17, 2022. Based on the mediator’s final report, the court understood that the parties had reached an agreement on all issues. The opinion does not identify the underlying claims or state the agreement’s terms.
Court’s Action
The court ordered the parties to submit by June 21, 2022, any settlement requiring court approval under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015), together with any other necessary information. The order did not itself approve or reject a settlement.
The court also adjourned, meaning postponed without setting a new date in this order, the Initial Pretrial Conference scheduled for June 8, 2022. It likewise postponed the June 1 deadline for the parties to file their joint letter before that conference and their proposed case-management plan and scheduling order.
Effect
The order directed the parties to take additional steps regarding any settlement requiring court approval and changed the case schedule. It did not decide the merits of the underlying dispute.
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