Young v. Upper Iowa University
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:24-cv-01498
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Young v. Upper Iowa University, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without costs, allowing restoration within 45 days.
Leshawn Young, the proposed class, and Upper Iowa University; the order discontinued the action after the reported settlement in principle.
What happened
In Young v. Upper Iowa University, the court was told that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The order does not describe the dispute or the settlement terms.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 45 days. The court also adjourned all other deadlines and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams issued the order on June 20, 2024. The order stated that any request for the court to retain authority to enforce a settlement had to place the agreement on the public record and receive the court’s approval within the same 45-day period.
The detailed version
- Young v. Upper Iowa University · No. 1:24-cv-01498
- Ronnie Abrams
- June 20, 2024
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had been settled in principle. The order does not provide the settlement’s terms, describe the underlying claims, or decide the merits of the dispute.
Order
Judge Ronnie Abrams ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring the action to the court’s docket if an application to restore it was made within 45 days. The order stated that any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction 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. All other deadlines were adjourned, and the Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
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