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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Oct. 1, 2023

Vuppala v. Billy Reid, Inc

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:23-cv-00151
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Vuppala v. Billy Reid, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by November 1, 2023; otherwise, dismissal becomes with prejudice.

Who this affects

Kiran Vuppala and the defendants are affected by the discontinuance of the action, the November 1, 2023 deadline to seek restoration, and the stated consequence that the dismissal would be with prejudice if no application were made by that date.

What happened

In Vuppala v. Billy Reid, Plaintiff Kiran Vuppala informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it if the parties could not put their settlement in writing and an application to restore the case was made by November 1, 2023. If no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil also adjourned the status conference scheduled for October 11, 2023.

The detailed version

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Case
Vuppala v. Billy Reid, Inc · No. 1:23-cv-00151
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Oct. 1, 2023

Background

Plaintiff Kiran Vuppala filed a letter informing the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The order 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 if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing. Any application to restore the action had to be made by November 1, 2023. The order states that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal of the action would be with prejudice.

The court also adjourned the status conference scheduled for October 11, 2023. Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the order on October 1, 2023.

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