Quintana v. D.L. Peterson Trust
- Vyskocil
- 1:22-cv-10634
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Quintana v. D.L. Peterson Trust, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the settled case, allowing restoration by August 25, 2023.
Janet Quintana and the defendants identified as D.L. Peterson Trust et al.; the action was discontinued under the settlement-related order.
What happened
In Quintana v. D.L. Peterson Trust, the parties told the court that they had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not state the settlement’s terms.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and allowed either side to ask to restore it to the court’s calendar by August 25, 2023. If no such request was made by then, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil also adjourned all other dates and deadlines indefinitely. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Quintana v. D.L. Peterson Trust · No. 1:22-cv-10634
- Vyskocil
- July 25, 2023
Background
The parties informed the court that they had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms or describe the claims’ underlying facts.
Court’s action
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. A request to restore the case had to be made by August 25, 2023. The order states that if no such request was made by that date, the dismissal of the action would be with prejudice, meaning the action could not be brought back. The court also adjourned all other dates and deadlines indefinitely.
Result
This order ended the case based on the parties’ reported settlement in principle and did not decide the underlying claims. The order was signed by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.