G.F. v. New York City Department of Education
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:24-cv-06251
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In G.F. v. New York City Department of Education, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without prejudice to timely restoration.
G.F., N.T., D.T., and the New York City Department of Education; the action was closed after the parties reported a settlement in principle, subject to the stated 30-day restoration and settlement-enforcement conditions.
What happened
G.F. and N.T., individually and on behalf of D.T., sued the New York City Department of Education. The opinion does not describe the claims or the parties’ settlement terms.
The court was told that the case had been settled in principle. It discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application is made within 30 days.
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 must be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- G.F. v. New York City Department of Education · No. 1:24-cv-06251
- Ronnie Abrams
- Feb. 25, 2025
Background
The opinion states that the Court was informed that the case had been settled in principle. It does not identify the claims or provide the terms of the proposed settlement.
Disposition
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 is made within 30 days. Any application to reopen filed after that period may be denied solely because it was untimely. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Settlement Enforcement
The Court stated that, if the parties want it to retain jurisdiction—that is, authority to enforce the settlement agreement—the settlement’s terms must be placed on the public record and approved by the Court within the same 30-day period. The opinion cites Hendrickson v. United States, 791 F.3d 354, 358 (2d Cir. 2015).
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