Nunez Rodriguez v. Fordham Auto Plus, Inc.
- Katharine Parker
- 1:24-cv-06873
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Nunez Rodriguez v. Fordham Auto Plus, Inc., Judge Abrams discontinued the case after a reported settlement in principle, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Junior A. Nunez Rodriguez, Fordham Auto Plus, Inc., and Julio Cabrera; the case was discontinued and the parties had 30 days to seek restoration or obtain court approval for retained enforcement jurisdiction.
What happened
In Nunez Rodriguez v. Fordham Auto Plus, Inc., the court was informed that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it within 30 days. It directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request for the court to retain authority to enforce the settlement had to place the settlement terms on the public record and receive the court’s approval within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Nunez Rodriguez v. Fordham Auto Plus, Inc. · No. 1:24-cv-06873
- Katharine Parker
- Mar. 20, 2025
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had been settled in principle. The opinion does not provide the underlying claims, explain the alleged events, or state the terms of any settlement.
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 a restoration application was made within 30 days. It further stated that any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
If the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—that is, 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.
Effect and classification
The order ended the case on the docket based on the reported settlement in principle. It did not decide the underlying legal claims or the parties’ rights on the merits.
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