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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled July 21, 2022

Dark v. Touro College

Judge
Denise Cote
Docket
1:21-cv-07355
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Dark v. Touro College, Judge Cote discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration by August 26, 2022, or dismissal with prejudice.

Who this affects

Celina Dark, Travis Barry, and Touro College.

What happened

Dark v. Touro College involved Celina Dark and Travis Barry as plaintiffs and Touro College as the defendant. The court was told that the case had been settled.

The order discontinued the case without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s calendar. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms.

Judge Denise Cote allowed an application to restore the case if made by August 26, 2022. If no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

The detailed version

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

Case
Dark v. Touro College · No. 1:21-cv-07355
Judge
Denise Cote
Date
July 21, 2022

Background

The court stated that it had been informed that the case had been settled. The opinion does not identify the claims or explain the settlement’s terms.

Order

The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party. It also stated that the action could be restored to the court’s calendar if an application to restore it was made by August 26, 2022.

If no application to restore the action was made by that date, the order provided that the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be brought again. Judge Denise Cote signed the order on July 21, 2022.

The authoritative version

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