Graulau v. Liberty One Bronx LLC
- Sidney Stein
- 1:24-cv-04625
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Graulau v. Liberty One Bronx LLC, Judge Stein directed the parties to tell the court whether they will seek approval of their mediated settlement.
Ferdinand Graulau, Liberty One Bronx LLC, the other defendants, and the other people represented in the complaint were affected by the direction to report whether they intended to seek settlement approval.
What happened
In Graulau v. Liberty One Bronx LLC, the parties completed mediation on December 18, 2024, and the docket indicated that they had reached agreement on all issues.
The court had previously directed the defendants to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint within 30 days after mediation. Instead, because the docket showed a settlement, the court directed the parties to inform it whether they intended to seek approval of the settlement.
Judge Gary Stein ordered the parties to provide that information by January 24, 2025, under the procedure described in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Graulau v. Liberty One Bronx LLC · No. 1:24-cv-04625
- Sidney Stein
- Jan. 17, 2025
Background
The court’s October 31, 2024 order directed the defendants to answer or otherwise respond to Ferdinand Graulau’s complaint within 30 days after the parties completed mediation. The docket showed that mediation was completed on December 18, 2024. It also showed that the parties had reached agreement on all issues.
Court’s action
Because the docket indicated an agreement, the court did not require the defendants to respond to the complaint at that point. Instead, it directed the parties to inform the court by January 24, 2025, whether they intended to submit an application for settlement approval under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., a cited decision concerning court review of certain settlements.
Result
Judge Gary Stein entered the order directing the parties to provide that information by January 24, 2025. The order did not rule on the merits of Graulau’s claims or state whether any settlement would be approved.
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