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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Apr. 19, 2024

Scaminaci v. Jaffrey

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:21-cv-00321
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Scaminaci v. Jaffrey, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, subject to restoration by May 20, 2024.

Who this affects

Andres Scaminaci and Omar Jaffrey; the case was discontinued based on the parties’ stated settlement in principle, subject to the conditions in the order.

What happened

In Scaminaci v. Jaffrey, the parties told the court that they 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 requested restoration by May 20, 2024.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that the dismissal would become with prejudice if no restoration request was made by that date, and postponed all other dates and deadlines indefinitely.

The detailed version

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

Case
Scaminaci v. Jaffrey · No. 1:21-cv-00321
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
Apr. 19, 2024

Background The court received a letter stating that Plaintiff Andres Scaminaci and Defendant Omar Jaffrey had reached a settlement in principle.

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 May 20, 2024.

The court further ordered that, if no application to restore the action was made by May 20, 2024, the dismissal would be with prejudice. The court also postponed all other dates and deadlines indefinitely.

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