Young v. Westminster University
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:24-cv-01564
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Young v. Westminster University, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without prejudice to timely restoration.
The action’s plaintiffs and Westminster University. The case was closed after the reported settlement in principle, with a 45-day period to seek restoration and to request that the court retain authority to enforce a settlement.
What happened
In Young v. Westminster University, the court was told that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms or say that the settlement had been finalized.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either side. The action may be restored to the court’s docket if an application is made within 45 days of the order.
Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. If the parties wanted the court to retain authority to enforce the settlement, they had to place its terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 45-day period.
The detailed version
- Young v. Westminster University · No. 1:24-cv-01564
- Ronnie Abrams
- May 30, 2024
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had been settled in principle. The opinion does not describe the claims, provide the settlement terms, or state that the settlement received final approval.
Court’s Action
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application to restore the action was made within 45 days. The court warned that an application filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction—meaning continuing authority—to enforce a settlement agreement, the agreement’s terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 45-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Disposition
The court discontinued the action and closed the case, subject to the stated 45-day restoration procedure. Judge Ronnie Abrams signed the order on May 30, 2024.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.