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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Oct. 24, 2022

Francis v. Aptdeco, Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:22-cv-01247
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Francis v. Aptdeco, Inc., Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, subject to restoration by November 24, 2022.

Who this affects

The plaintiff, Jade Francis, and the defendants, Aptdeco, Inc., Jason Grant, Kalam Dennis, and Reham Fagiri individually.

What happened

In Francis v. Aptdeco, Inc., the defendants told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court discontinued the case without costs to any party and allowed it to be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil set November 24, 2022, as the deadline to request restoration; otherwise, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

The detailed version

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

Case
Francis v. Aptdeco, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-01247
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Oct. 24, 2022

Background The defendants filed a letter informing the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement's terms.

Order 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 if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing. Any request to restore the action had to be made by November 24, 2022.

Effect of the Order If no request to restore the action was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The order did not decide the merits of the parties' dispute.

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