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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Nov. 14, 2022

Denovellis v. Port Authority Trans Hudson Corp.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:19-cv-11780
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Denovellis v. Port Authority Trans Hudson Corp., Judge Vyskocil discontinued the case after a settlement in principle, subject to possible restoration.

Who this affects

Thomas Denovellis and Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp.; the action was discontinued based on the parties’ reported settlement in principle.

What happened

In Denovellis v. Port Authority Trans Hudson Corp., Thomas Denovellis informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court ordered the action discontinued without costs to either party. The case could be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing and an application was made by January 3, 2023.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil stated that if no application to restore the case was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

The detailed version

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

Case
Denovellis v. Port Authority Trans Hudson Corp. · No. 1:19-cv-11780
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Nov. 14, 2022

Background

Thomas Denovellis filed a letter informing the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

Court’s 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 application to restore the action had to be made by January 3, 2023. The court stated that if no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Result

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the order of dismissal on November 14, 2022. The opinion does not decide the underlying claims.

The authoritative version

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