Brown v. City of New York
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:24-cv-00177
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Brown v. City of New York, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs and without prejudice to timely restoration.
Lattina Brown, the City of New York, and Brian Adams individually; the action was discontinued after the court was informed that it had been settled.
What happened
Brown v. City of New York involved Lattina Brown’s case against the City of New York and Brian Adams individually. The court was informed that the case had been settled.
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 court also closed the case and explained that any request for it to retain authority to enforce the settlement had to place the settlement terms on the public record and receive the court’s approval within that period.
Judge Ronnie Abrams issued the order on January 21, 2025. The order did not decide the underlying claims or describe the settlement’s terms.
The detailed version
- Brown v. City of New York · No. 1:24-cv-00177
- Ronnie Abrams
- Jan. 21, 2025
Background
The opinion states that the court was informed that the case had been settled. The caption identifies Lattina Brown as the plaintiff and the City of New York and Brian Adams, individually, as the defendants. The opinion does not describe the claims or the settlement terms.
Order
The court 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. It stated that an 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—the authority to enforce the settlement agreement—the settlement terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 30-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Effect
This order ended the case on the court’s docket based on the reported settlement. It did not decide the underlying legal claims. The order was signed by Judge Ronnie Abrams and dated January 21, 2025.
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