Vuppala v. House 39 Garage LLC
Kiran Vuppala v. House 39 Garage LLC, a New York limited liability company, d/b/a House Garage, and Gemini Residential, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:24-cv-09205
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Kiran Vuppala v. House 39 Garage, Judge Abrams discontinued the case after a reported settlement in principle, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Kiran Vuppala, House 39 Garage LLC, and Gemini Residential, LLC; the action was closed subject to the stated 30-day restoration and settlement-enforcement conditions.
What happened
Kiran Vuppala sued House 39 Garage LLC and Gemini Residential, 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 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. The court also said that any request for the court to retain authority to enforce a settlement agreement had to place the agreement’s terms on the public record and receive the court’s approval within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Vuppala v. House 39 Garage LLC · No. 1:24-cv-09205
- Ronnie Abrams
- Oct. 7, 2025
Background
The court stated that it had been told the case was settled in principle. The opinion does not describe the claims, the settlement’s 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 the action to the court’s docket if an application to restore it was made within 30 days. It directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
The court further ordered that any application to reopen filed after the 30-day period could be denied solely because it was late. If the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—meaning 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 opinion cites Hendrickson v. United States, 791 F.3d 354, 358 (2d Cir. 2015).
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