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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Oct. 7, 2022

Mejia v. Cleveland Kitchen Co.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:22-cv-05217
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureClass Action
In one sentence

In Mejia v. Cleveland Kitchen Co., Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, subject to restoration by November 7, 2022.

Who this affects

Richard Mejia, Cleveland Kitchen Co., and the putative class members identified in the complaint were affected by the conditional dismissal.

What happened

In Mejia v. Cleveland Kitchen Co., Richard Mejia told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. Mejia had brought the action individually and on behalf of others similarly situated.

The court discontinued the case without costs to either party. The case could be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing and an application to restore it was filed by November 7, 2022. If no application was filed by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the order on October 7, 2022.

The detailed version

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

Case
Mejia v. Cleveland Kitchen Co. · No. 1:22-cv-05217
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Oct. 7, 2022

Background

Richard Mejia sued Cleveland Kitchen Co. individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated. The opinion states that Mejia filed a letter informing the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

Ruling

The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring the action to the court’s calendar. Restoration was permitted if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing, provided that an application to restore the action was made by November 7, 2022. The court further ordered that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Effect

The order ended the action subject to the stated restoration deadline and condition. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or resolve the underlying claims.

The authoritative version

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