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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Sept. 9, 2022

Chalas v. Running Supply, Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:22-cv-03966
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Chalas v. Running Supply, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the case after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by October 11, 2022.

Who this affects

Ana Chalas and Running Supply, Inc.; the caption also identifies Chalas as acting on behalf of all others similarly situated.

What happened

In Chalas v. Running Supply, Inc., Ana Chalas told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court did not describe the claims, the settlement’s terms, or whether a settlement agreement had been signed. It noted that Chalas had sued individually and on behalf of others similarly situated.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil discontinued the case without costs to any party and allowed either side to seek restoration by October 11, 2022. If no request was made by then, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The court also said it would not reopen the case merely because Chalas had not received the settlement consideration.

The detailed version

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Case
Chalas v. Running Supply, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-03966
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Sept. 9, 2022

Background

The court received a letter from Ana Chalas stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the proposed settlement’s terms. The caption identifies Chalas as suing individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated.

Court’s Order

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 was made by October 11, 2022. The order stated that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal of the action would be with prejudice. All other dates and deadlines were adjourned indefinitely.

The court also warned that it would not reopen the case merely because Chalas had not yet received the consideration required under the settlement’s terms. Any request to restore the case had to state that the parties had not signed a settlement agreement.

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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