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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Oct. 5, 2023

Bravo v. Skylight Diner Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:23-cv-00651
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureClass Action
In one sentence

In Bravo v. Skylight Diner, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after court-ordered mediation produced an agreement, subject to settlement paperwork.

Who this affects

The action brought by Baudel Bravo against Skylight Diner Inc. and the three individual defendants was discontinued based on the parties’ reported agreement. The order also affected any similarly situated people represented by the action.

What happened

Bravo v. Skylight Diner Inc. involved Baudel Bravo’s claims against Skylight Diner Inc. and three individual defendants, including claims brought on behalf of other similarly situated people.

The court said the parties had reached an agreement on all issues during court-ordered mediation. It discontinued the case without costs to any party and allowed either side to ask to restore the case to the court’s calendar by November 6, 2023, if the parties could not put their settlement in writing.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that if no request to restore the case was made by November 6, 2023, the dismissal would become with prejudice.

The detailed version

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Case
Bravo v. Skylight Diner Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-00651
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Oct. 5, 2023

Background

Baudel Bravo sued Skylight Diner Inc., doing business as Skylight Diner, and George Papaionnou, Teddy Papaionnou, and James Papaionnou. Bravo brought the action individually and on behalf of others similarly situated. The opinion does not describe the claims or the proposed settlement’s terms.

Mediation and Order

The court stated that court-ordered mediation had taken place and that an agreement had been reached on all issues. Based on that report, the court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party. The order stated that the case could be restored to the court’s calendar without prejudice if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing, but any application to restore the case had to be made by November 6, 2023.

Disposition

The court further ordered that if no application to restore the action was made by November 6, 2023, the dismissal would be with prejudice. Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil signed the order on October 5, 2023.

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