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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 16, 2022

Scholl v. Compass Group USA, Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:19-cv-06685
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Scholl v. Compass Group, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the settled case, allowing restoration by September 19, 2022 or dismissal with prejudice.

Who this affects

Christopher Scholl, Compass Group USA Inc., the other defendants, and the parties’ pending case and scheduled deadlines.

What happened

Scholl v. Compass Group USA, Inc. involved Christopher Scholl and Compass Group USA Inc. and other defendants. The court was informed that the parties had reached a settlement.

On August 16, 2022, the court discontinued the case without costs to any party. It allowed either side to ask to restore the case to the court’s calendar by September 19, 2022. If no such request was made, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the case could not be reopened. The trial and other deadlines were postponed indefinitely.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the order of dismissal. The opinion does not describe the parties’ claims or the settlement terms.

The detailed version

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

Case
Scholl v. Compass Group USA, Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-06685
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Aug. 16, 2022

Background

Christopher Scholl brought this action against Compass Group USA Inc. and other defendants. The court stated that the parties had reached a settlement. The opinion does not identify the claims or provide the settlement’s terms.

Order

The court ordered that the case be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s calendar. An application to restore the case had to be made by September 19, 2022. If no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be reopened. The court also adjourned all other dates and deadlines, including the November 2, 2022 trial, indefinitely.

Disposition

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered an order of dismissal based on the reported settlement. The order did not decide the underlying legal claims. It discontinued the case subject to the stated restoration deadline and the resulting dismissal with prejudice if no timely restoration application was filed.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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