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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Mar. 8, 2024

Gonzalez v. Tulips, Inc.

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:23-cv-09741
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureClass Action
In one sentence

In Gonzalez v. Tulips, Inc., Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, allowing restoration by April 8, 2024, or dismissal becomes with prejudice.

Who this affects

Yanilza Gonzalez, Tulips, Inc., and the putative group of similarly situated people Gonzalez sought to represent.

What happened

In Gonzalez v. Tulips, Inc., Yanilza Gonzalez brought the action on behalf of herself and others similarly situated against Tulips, Inc.

Gonzalez told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the claims or the settlement’s terms.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if the parties could not put their settlement in writing. Any request to restore the action had to be made by April 8, 2024; otherwise, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Gonzalez v. Tulips, Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-09741
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Mar. 8, 2024

Background

Yanilza Gonzalez sued Tulips, Inc. on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated. The court received a letter from Gonzalez stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not identify the underlying claims or provide the settlement’s terms.

Ruling

The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party. The discontinuance was without prejudice to restoring the action to the court’s calendar if the parties could not memorialize their settlement in writing, provided that an application to restore the action was made by April 8, 2024.

The order further states that if no application to restore the action was made by April 8, 2024, the dismissal of the action would be with prejudice.

The authoritative version

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