Reets v. Universal Protection Service, LLC d/b/a Allied Universal
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:24-cv-05996
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Reets v. Universal Protection Service, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without costs and without prejudice to timely restoration.
Winston Augustus Reets, Universal Protection Service, LLC d/b/a Allied Universal, and Valroy Mayers; the order discontinued their case and set a 30-day period for seeking restoration or reopening.
What happened
In Reets v. Universal Protection Service, the court was told that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the claims or settlement terms.
The court discontinued the case without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket. The parties had 30 days to seek restoration or reopening.
Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. The court also said that any request for it to retain authority to enforce a settlement had to put the agreement’s terms on the public record and receive the court’s approval within 30 days.
The detailed version
- Reets v. Universal Protection Service, LLC d/b/a Allied Universal · No. 1:24-cv-05996
- Ronnie Abrams
- Jan. 28, 2025
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had been settled in principle. The opinion does not identify the claims, explain the settlement, or state that a written settlement agreement had been completed.
Ruling
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 further stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—the authority 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 30-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Effect
The order ended the case on the court’s docket based on the reported settlement in principle, but it did not decide the underlying claims. The order preserved a limited opportunity to seek restoration within 30 days.
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