Volfman v. Meath Trails, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:24-cv-06614
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Volfman v. Meath Trails, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without costs, while allowing restoration within 60 days.
Plaintiff Joseph Volfman and defendants Meath Trails, Inc. d/b/a The Gray Mare and 61 Meath Realty Corp.; the case was closed, subject to a possible application to restore it within 60 days.
What happened
In Volfman v. Meath Trails, Inc., the court was informed that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms.
The court discontinued the case without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket within 60 days. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request to reopen filed after 60 days may be denied solely because it was late. If the parties wanted the court to retain authority to enforce a settlement, they had to place the settlement terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 60-day period.
The detailed version
- Volfman v. Meath Trails, Inc. · No. 1:24-cv-06614
- Ronnie Abrams
- Apr. 25, 2025
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had been settled in principle. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms or explain the underlying claims.
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 60 days. It also stated that any application to reopen filed after that period might be denied solely because it was filed late.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted it 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 60-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Disposition
The court discontinued the action and closed the case under the stated 60-day restoration conditions. The order did not decide the merits of the parties’ underlying dispute.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.