Reid v. The Home Depot, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:24-cv-07988
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Reid v. Home Depot, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without prejudice to timely restoration.
Nadreca Reid and The Home Depot, Inc.; the action was closed, subject to a possible application to restore it within 45 days.
What happened
In Reid v. The Home Depot, Inc., the Court was told that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms or say that it was final.
The Court ordered the action discontinued without costs to either party. The case may be restored if an application is made within 45 days; applications filed later may be denied on that basis. The Clerk was directed to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also said that any request for the Court to retain authority to enforce the settlement must place the agreement on the public record and receive the Court’s approval within the same 45-day period.
The detailed version
- Reid v. The Home Depot, Inc. · No. 1:24-cv-07988
- Ronnie Abrams
- June 23, 2025
Background
The Court stated that it had been informed that Reid and The Home Depot, Inc. had settled the case in principle. The opinion does not describe the claims, the settlement terms, or whether the parties had completed a final settlement agreement.
Court’s Action
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. The Court further stated that any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The Court explained that, if the parties wanted the Court 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 45-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Classification
This is a procedural order. The Court discontinued the action after being told that the parties had settled in principle, without deciding the underlying claims. Judge Ronnie Abrams entered the order on June 23, 2025.
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