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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Dec. 2, 2025

Hadwan v. Outback Steakhouse of Florida

Full caption

Omer Hadwan v. Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC, d/b/a Outback Steakhouse, and John Doe

Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Docket
1:25-cv-05331
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Omer Hadwan v. Outback Steakhouse, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs and without prejudice to timely restoration.

Who this affects

The plaintiff and defendants are affected because the settled action was discontinued and the case was closed, subject to a possible application to restore or reopen it within 30 days. The opinion does not disclose the settlement’s terms.

What happened

Omer Hadwan v. Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC, d/b/a Outback Steakhouse, and John Doe was reported to the court as settled. The opinion does not describe the claims or settlement terms.

The case was discontinued without costs to any party. The court allowed a request to restore the case to its docket if made within 30 days.

Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. Any request to reopen filed after 30 days may be denied on that basis; the court also stated that any request for it to retain authority to enforce the settlement must place the settlement terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within 30 days.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Hadwan v. Outback Steakhouse of Florida · No. 1:25-cv-05331
Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Date
Dec. 2, 2025

Background

The court stated that it had been informed that the case was settled. The opinion does not identify the claims, describe the settlement, or provide the settlement’s terms.

Order

Judge Ronnie Abrams 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 30 days. The court stated that an application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.

The court further stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—that is, authority—to enforce the 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.

The authoritative version

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