Jones v. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
- Vyskocil
- 1:23-cv-04663
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Jones v. National Railroad Passenger Corp., Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by April 5, 2024, if necessary.
Janice Jones and National Railroad Passenger Corp.; the action was discontinued based on the parties’ reported settlement in principle, subject to the stated restoration deadline.
What happened
In Jones v. National Railroad Passenger Corp., Janice Jones informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle with National Railroad Passenger Corp.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s calendar if the parties could not put their settlement in writing. Any request to restore the action had to be made by April 5, 2024.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil stated that if no restoration request was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
The detailed version
- Jones v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. · No. 1:23-cv-04663
- Vyskocil
- Mar. 5, 2024
Background
Janice Jones filed an action against National Railroad Passenger Corp. The court received a letter from Jones stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
Court’s Ruling
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to either party. The discontinuance was without prejudice to restoring the action to the court’s calendar if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing, meaning put the settlement into a written agreement. Any application to restore the action had to be made by April 5, 2024.
The court further ordered that if no restoration application was made by April 5, 2024, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The opinion did not decide the underlying claims.
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