Woodard v. Reliance Worldwide Corporation
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:18-cv-09058
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Woodard v. Reliance Worldwide Corporation, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without prejudice to timely restoration.
Byron K. Woodard and Reliance Worldwide Corporation. The action was discontinued without costs, with a 30-day opportunity to seek restoration; the court could retain authority to enforce the settlement only if the agreement’s terms were made public and approved within that period.
What happened
In Woodard v. Reliance Worldwide Corporation, the court was told that the parties had settled the case in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying dispute or settlement terms.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application was made within 30 days. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also said that any request for the court to keep authority to enforce a settlement had to place the settlement terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Woodard v. Reliance Worldwide Corporation · No. 1:18-cv-09058
- Ronnie Abrams
- Jan. 10, 2020
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had been settled in principle. The opinion does not provide the claims, underlying facts, or terms of the reported settlement.
Order
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 stated that any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction—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.
Disposition
The court discontinued the action under the stated conditions. It did not decide the merits of the underlying dispute.
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