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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 15, 2023

Santiago v. Royal Air Maroc

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:23-cv-05270
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Santiago v. Royal Air Maroc, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by September 18, 2023.

Who this affects

Kiara Santiago and Royal Air Maroc, the parties to the action.

What happened

In Santiago v. Royal Air Maroc, the defendant told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court discontinued the case without costs to either party. The case could be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing and applied by September 18, 2023.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil stated that if no restoration request 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
Santiago v. Royal Air Maroc · No. 1:23-cv-05270
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Aug. 15, 2023

Background

The court received a letter from Royal Air Maroc 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 and without prejudice to restoring the action to the court’s calendar. Restoration was permitted if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing, provided that the application to restore the action was made by September 18, 2023. The court further ordered that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The order did not decide the underlying claims.

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