M.C. v. NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS a/k/a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
M.C. individually and on behalf of her child L.O., a minor v. NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS a/k/a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:25-cv-02228
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In M.C. v. New York City Public Schools, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
M.C., her minor child L.O., and New York City Public Schools, also identified as the New York City Department of Education. The case was closed after the reported settlement in principle, subject to a possible application to restore it within 30 days.
What happened
M.C., individually and on behalf of her minor child L.O., brought this case against New York City Public Schools, also called the New York City Department of Education. The court was told that the case had been settled in principle.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either party. It allowed either party to ask to restore the case to the court’s docket within 30 days; later applications may be denied solely because they were late. 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 agreement had to place the agreement on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- M.C. v. NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS a/k/a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION · No. 1:25-cv-02228
- Ronnie Abrams
- Sept. 10, 2025
Background
The opinion states that the Court was informed that the case had been settled in principle. It does not describe the underlying claims or the terms of any settlement.
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. It further stated that any application to reopen the action had to be filed within 30 days of the order and that an application filed later could be denied solely because it was late.
The Court also stated that, if the parties wanted the Court to retain jurisdiction—the authority to enforce a settlement agreement—the settlement 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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