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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Jan. 7, 2020

Park v. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP

Judge
Richard Sullivan
Docket
1:17-cv-04473
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Park v. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Judge Sullivan dismissed the settled case with prejudice, without costs, while retaining jurisdiction to enforce the settlement.

Who this affects

The plaintiff and defendants, whose settled case was dismissed with prejudice; the court retained jurisdiction to enforce their settlement agreement.

What happened

In Park v. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, the defendants informed the court that the parties had reached a settlement.

The order did not describe the claims or the settlement terms. It stated that any party could ask within 30 days to put the case back on the court’s docket, with an explanation.

Judge Sullivan dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, retained jurisdiction to enforce the settlement agreement, and directed the clerk to close the case.

The detailed version

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

Case
Park v. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP · No. 1:17-cv-04473
Judge
Richard Sullivan
Date
Jan. 7, 2020

Background

The defendants notified the court that the parties had reached a settlement. The opinion does not state the claims involved or the terms of the settlement.

Order

The court dismissed the case with prejudice but without costs. It retained jurisdiction, meaning authority, to enforce the settlement agreement. The court also ordered that any party could request restoration of the action to the docket within 30 days of the order, provided the party explained the request. The clerk was directed to close the case.

Disposition

The court entered a dismissal with prejudice based on the parties’ settlement. The order was signed by Richard J. Sullivan, United States Circuit Judge, sitting by designation.

The authoritative version

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