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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled May 9, 2024

N.S. v. New York City Department of Education

Judge
Vyskocil
Docket
1:24-cv-00374
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

N.S. v. New York City Department of Education: Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after a settlement in principle, subject to restoration by June 9, 2024.

Who this affects

N.S., individually and on behalf of A.S., and the New York City Department of Education; the action was discontinued based on the parties’ settlement in principle.

What happened

In N.S. v. New York City Department of Education, the defendant told the court that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the proposed settlement’s terms.

The court discontinued the action without costs to any party. The case could be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing and an application to restore was made by June 9, 2024. If no application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the order of dismissal on May 9, 2024.

The detailed version

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Case
N.S. v. New York City Department of Education · No. 1:24-cv-00374
Judge
Vyskocil
Date
May 9, 2024

Background

N.S., individually and on behalf of A.S., sued the New York City Department of Education. The court received a letter from the defendant stating that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The order does not explain the claims or provide the terms of the proposed settlement.

Disposition

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 June 9, 2024. The order states that if no application was made by that date, the dismissal of the action would be with prejudice.

Judge’s Order

Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil entered the order of dismissal on May 9, 2024.

The authoritative version

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