Park v. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
- Richard Sullivan
- 1:17-cv-04473
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Park v. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Judge Sullivan dismissed the settled case with prejudice, without costs, while retaining jurisdiction to enforce the settlement.
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
- Park v. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP · No. 1:17-cv-04473
- Richard Sullivan
- 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.
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