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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Apr. 28, 2025

Fagnani v. Only What You Need, Inc.

Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Docket
1:24-cv-06820
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

Fagnani v. Only What You Need, Inc.: Judge Abrams discontinued the case after a reported settlement in principle, without costs, allowing restoration within 45 days.

Who this affects

Mykayla Fagnani and Only What You Need, Inc.; the action was closed after a reported settlement in principle, subject to a possible application to restore it within 45 days.

What happened

Fagnani v. Only What You Need, Inc. was reportedly settled in principle.

The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was filed within 45 days. The clerk was directed to close the case.

Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request for the court to retain authority to enforce a settlement had to place the agreement on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the period stated in the order.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Fagnani v. Only What You Need, Inc. · No. 1:24-cv-06820
Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Date
Apr. 28, 2025

Background

The court was informed that the parties had settled the case in principle. The order does not describe the underlying claims or decide their merits.

Disposition

The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application to restore was made within 45 days. It further stated that any application to reopen filed after that period might be denied solely because it was late. The clerk was directed to close the case.

Settlement Enforcement

The court stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—meaning 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 period specified in the order. Judge Ronnie Abrams signed the order.

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