Rodriguez v. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Lewis Liman
- 1:23-cv-09494
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Rodriguez v. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, Judge Liman approved the settlement and dismissed the action subject to possible restoration within 30 days.
Ivan Rodriguez, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, and plaintiff’s counsel; the action was dismissed under the stated restoration procedure.
What happened
In Rodriguez v. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, the court held a settlement hearing on August 6, 2024, and recorded the hearing in a transcript.
The court found that the settlement was fair and reasonable and approved the plaintiff’s counsel’s request for attorneys’ fees and costs. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s specific terms.
The court dismissed the action without costs and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s calendar if an application was made within 30 days. Judge Lewis J. Liman also dismissed any pending motions as moot and canceled all conferences and deadlines.
The detailed version
- Rodriguez v. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center · No. 1:23-cv-09494
- Lewis Liman
- Aug. 7, 2024
Background
The court held a hearing concerning the parties’ settlement on August 6, 2024. The hearing was memorialized by a transcript. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s specific terms.
Court’s Analysis
For the reasons stated during the hearing, the court found that the settlement was fair and reasonable. It also approved the request by the plaintiff’s counsel for attorneys’ fees and costs, citing decisions concerning judicial review of settlements and fee requests.
Disposition
Judge Lewis J. Liman ordered that the action be dismissed without costs and without prejudice to restoring the action to the court’s calendar, provided that an application to restore it was made within 30 days of the order. The court stated that an application to reopen filed more than 30 days after the order might be denied solely for that reason. Any pending motions were dismissed as moot, and all conferences and deadlines were canceled.
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