Quezada v. Petroleum Service Company
- Vyskocil
- 1:22-cv-04516
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Quezada v. Petroleum Service Company, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the settlement case, allowing timely restoration; otherwise, the dismissal becomes with prejudice.
Jose Quezada, Petroleum Service Company, and the similarly situated people identified in the case caption were affected by the settlement-related dismissal and its restoration deadline.
What happened
Jose Quezada brought this case against Petroleum Service Company, and the caption states that he sued individually and on behalf of similarly situated people. The court received a letter saying the parties had reached a settlement.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s calendar if an application was made by September 6, 2022. The order states that if no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the order on August 4, 2022. The order also adjourned all other dates and deadlines without setting a new date.
The detailed version
- Quezada v. Petroleum Service Company · No. 1:22-cv-04516
- Vyskocil
- Aug. 4, 2022
Background
Jose Quezada sued Petroleum Service Company individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated. The court received a letter from Quezada stating that the parties had reached a settlement.
Court’s action
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. The order allowed an application to restore the case if it was made by September 6, 2022. It further stated that if no application was made by that date, the dismissal of the action would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be refiled. All other dates and deadlines were adjourned without a new date.
What the order decided
The court did not decide the underlying claims. It entered a settlement-related dismissal and set the conditions for possible restoration. The order was entered by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil.
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