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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 11, 2023

Bassaw v. Eileen Grays LLC

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:23-cv-06069
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Bassaw v. Eileen Grays LLC, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, subject to restoration by September 11.

Who this affects

Shivan Bassaw and Eileen Grays LLC; the action was discontinued, with possible restoration by September 11, 2023, and with prejudice if no restoration application was made by then.

What happened

Bassaw v. Eileen Grays LLC involved a letter from Plaintiff Shivan Bassaw telling the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court did not decide the underlying claims. It discontinued the action without costs to either party and allowed the case to be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing and an application was made by September 11, 2023.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered 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
Bassaw v. Eileen Grays LLC · No. 1:23-cv-06069
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Aug. 11, 2023

Background The court received a letter from Plaintiff Shivan Bassaw stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the claims, the settlement terms, or whether the settlement was later finalized.

Ruling The court ordered that the action was discontinued without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring the action to the court’s calendar. Restoration was permitted if the parties could not memorialize their settlement in writing, provided that an application to restore the action was made by September 11, 2023.

The court further ordered that if no application to restore the action was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The court did not reach the merits of Bassaw’s claims.

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