J.C. v. New York City Department of Education
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:24-cv-02845
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In J.C. v. New York City Department of Education, Judge Abrams discontinued the case after a reported settlement in principle, allowing restoration within 30 days.
J.C., individually and on behalf of K.C., and the New York City Department of Education; the action is closed subject to a timely application to restore it.
What happened
J.C. v. New York City Department of Education involved J.C., individually and on behalf of K.C., a child with a disability, against the New York City Department of Education. The court was told that the case had settled in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 days. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case. The parties could ask the court to retain authority to enforce a settlement only if the agreement’s terms were placed on the public record and approved by the court within that period.
Judge Ronnie Abrams issued this order on January 10, 2025. The order did not decide the underlying dispute and warned that an application filed after 30 days could be denied solely because it was late.
The detailed version
- J.C. v. New York City Department of Education · No. 1:24-cv-02845
- Ronnie Abrams
- Jan. 10, 2025
Background
The action was brought by J.C., individually and on behalf of K.C., a child with a disability, against the New York City Department of Education. The court was informed that the case had been settled in principle. The opinion does not state the settlement’s terms or describe the underlying claims.
Court’s Action
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 30 days. The court stated that an application filed after that deadline could be denied solely because it was late. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
The order also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—the authority to enforce the settlement agreement—the agreement’s terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 30-day period. The order did not resolve the underlying dispute on its merits.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.