J.F. v. New York City Department of Education
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:24-cv-09480
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In J.F. v. New York City Department of Education, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without prejudice to timely restoration.
The plaintiffs, J.F. and J.F., individually and on behalf of B.F., and the defendant, New York City Department of Education.
What happened
J.F. and J.F., individually and on behalf of B.F., sued the New York City Department of Education. The court was informed that the case had been settled in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 days. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also said that any request to reopen filed after 30 days could be denied for that reason alone. If the parties wanted the court to retain authority to enforce the settlement, they had to place the settlement terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- J.F. v. New York City Department of Education · No. 1:24-cv-09480
- Ronnie Abrams
- Apr. 28, 2025
Background
The opinion states that J.F. and J.F., individually and on behalf of B.F., brought this action against the New York City Department of Education. The court was informed that the case had been settled in principle. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms or describe the underlying claims.
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. The court 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.
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 30-day period.
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