Doncouse v. Spirits
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:25-cv-01881
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Graciela Doncouse v. Midtown Spirits, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Graciela Doncouse, Midtown Spirits, Inc., and Eskay Realty LLC; the case was closed after the reported settlement, subject to a possible application to restore it within 30 days.
What happened
Graciela Doncouse v. Midtown Spirits, Inc. and Eskay Realty LLC was reported to the court as settled. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application was made within 30 days. The court also directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams stated that any request to reopen filed after 30 days could be denied solely because it was late. If the parties wanted the court to retain authority to enforce the settlement, they had to place its terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Doncouse v. Spirits · No. 1:25-cv-01881
- Ronnie Abrams
- Oct. 1, 2025
Background
The court was informed that the case had been settled. The opinion does not state the settlement’s terms or describe the underlying claims.
Ruling
Judge Ronnie Abrams 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 order states that an application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The order further states that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—that is, authority—to enforce the 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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