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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled June 7, 2023

Norris v. Mononoke Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:22-cv-10457
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

Norris v. Mononoke Inc.: Judge Vyskocil discontinued the case after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by July 7, 2023, or dismissal with prejudice.

Who this affects

Namel Norris and the defendants, Mononoke Inc. and 164 First Avenue Owner LLC. The action could be restored if the settlement was not put in writing and a restoration application was filed by July 7, 2023; otherwise, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

What happened

In Namel Norris v. Mononoke Inc., Norris informed 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 and applied by July 7, 2023.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that if no application to restore the case was filed 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
Norris v. Mononoke Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-10457
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
June 7, 2023

Background

The court received a letter from Plaintiff Namel Norris stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.

Ruling

The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party. It also ordered that the case could be restored to the court’s calendar without prejudice if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing, provided that an application to restore the action was made by July 7, 2023.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil further ordered that if no application to restore the action was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The order did not decide the underlying claims.

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