A.G. v. New York City Department of Education
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:25-cv-01533
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In A.G. v. New York City Department of Education, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without prejudice to timely restoration.
The plaintiffs—A.G. individually and on behalf of R.G., and P.B. individually and on behalf of R.G.—and the New York City Department of Education. The case was closed subject to the stated 30-day restoration procedure.
What happened
A.G. v. New York City Department of Education was reported to have been settled in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or settlement terms.
The court discontinued the case without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 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 same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- A.G. v. New York City Department of Education · No. 1:25-cv-01533
- Ronnie Abrams
- May 30, 2025
Background
The court was informed that the case had been settled in principle. The opinion does not identify the claims or provide the terms of the proposed settlement.
Court’s action
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. It stated that an application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The court also explained that, if the parties wanted it to retain 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. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
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