G. v. New York City Department of Education
- Vyskocil
- 1:22-cv-01077
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
In S.G. v. New York City Department of Education, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, subject to restoration by November 26, 2022.
S.G. and the other plaintiffs, and the New York City Department of Education. The action was discontinued based on the parties’ reported settlement in principle, subject to the stated restoration deadline.
What happened
S.G. and other plaintiffs sued the New York City Department of Education. The opinion does not describe the claims or the underlying dispute.
The Department told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and allowed it to be restored if the parties could not put the settlement in writing and applied by November 26, 2022.
Judge Vyskocil ordered that, if no restoration request was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be reopened on that basis.
The detailed version
- G. v. New York City Department of Education · No. 1:22-cv-01077
- Vyskocil
- Oct. 26, 2022
Background
The defendant filed a letter informing the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not identify the claims or provide facts about the dispute.
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 if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing. Any application to restore the action had to be made by November 26, 2022.
The order further stated that if no application to restore the action was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the order on October 26, 2022.
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