Doncouse v. 915 Lanzhou Hand Pulled Noodles Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:25-cv-01722
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Doncouse v. 915 Lanzhou, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Graciela Doncouse, 915 Lanzhou Hand Pulled Noodles Inc., and New Greenlin Holding LLC; the case was closed, subject to a possible application to restore or reopen it within 30 days.
What happened
In Doncouse v. 915 Lanzhou Hand Pulled Noodles Inc., Graciela Doncouse sued 915 Lanzhou Hand Pulled Noodles Inc. and New Greenlin Holding LLC. The court was told that the case had been settled in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket. Any request to restore or reopen the case had to be filed within 30 days of the order.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that the court would retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement only if the agreement’s terms were placed on the public record and approved by the court within that same 30-day period. The Clerk was directed to close the case.
The detailed version
- Doncouse v. 915 Lanzhou Hand Pulled Noodles Inc. · No. 1:25-cv-01722
- Ronnie Abrams
- May 27, 2025
Background The opinion states that the court was informed that the case had been settled in principle. It does not describe the claims or the settlement’s terms.
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 a restoration application was made within 30 days. Any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction 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. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case. Judge Ronnie Abrams did not decide the underlying claims.
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