Chalas v. Back Market Inc
- Vyskocil
- 1:22-cv-04199
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Chalas v. Back Market, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after the parties reported a settlement in principle, subject to restoration by September 1.
Ana Chalas, Back Market Inc., and the action brought on behalf of others similarly situated. The opinion does not identify those other people or describe the settlement terms.
What happened
In Chalas v. Back Market Inc., Ana Chalas informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party. It allowed either party to seek restoration of the action if the parties could not put their settlement in writing, but the request had to be made by September 1, 2022.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that, if no restoration request was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
The detailed version
- Chalas v. Back Market Inc · No. 1:22-cv-04199
- Vyskocil
- Aug. 1, 2022
Background
Ana Chalas brought the action individually and on behalf of others similarly situated against Back Market Inc. The court received Chalas's letter reporting that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not provide the settlement's terms or state whether the court approved the settlement.
Ruling
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party. The discontinuance was without prejudice to restoring the action to the court's calendar if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing, provided that an application to restore the action was made by September 1, 2022. The order further states that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal of the action would be with prejudice.
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