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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled June 30, 2022

Loadholt v. Boot Barn, Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:22-cv-02876
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Loadholt v. Boot Barn, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the case after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by August 1, 2022.

Who this affects

The order affects Christopher Loadholt and Boot Barn, Inc. The opinion does not describe any effect on the other people identified in the complaint as similarly situated.

What happened

In Loadholt v. Boot Barn, Inc., Christopher Loadholt told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court discontinued the case without costs to either party. It allowed either side to seek restoration of the case by August 1, 2022; otherwise, the dismissal would become with prejudice.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil also adjourned all other dates and deadlines indefinitely.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Loadholt v. Boot Barn, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-02876
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
June 30, 2022

Background

The court received a letter from Christopher Loadholt stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not provide the settlement's terms or explain whether the court approved the settlement.

What the Court Did

The court ordered that the case be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring the case to the court's calendar if an application to restore it was made by August 1, 2022. If no application was made by that date, the dismissal of the action would be with prejudice. The court also adjourned all other dates and deadlines indefinitely.

Classification

This is a procedural order because the court discontinued the case based on the parties' reported settlement in principle and did not decide the underlying claims.

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