Jinno International Co. v. J.B.S., Limited
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:19-cv-08490
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Jinno International Co. v. J.B.S., Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the action after a settlement was reported in principle without costs, allowing restoration within 60 days.
Jinno International Co. and J.B.S., Limited. Their action was discontinued without costs, with possible restoration if an application was made within 60 days.
What happened
In Jinno International Co. v. J.B.S., Limited, the court was told that the parties had settled 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 if an application was made within 60 days. The clerk was directed to close the case, and the scheduled conference was postponed without a new date.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request for the court to enforce a settlement would require the agreement’s terms to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the stated 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Jinno International Co. v. J.B.S., Limited · No. 1:19-cv-08490
- Ronnie Abrams
- Feb. 19, 2020
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the parties had settled the case in principle. The order does not explain the underlying claims or provide the 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 60 days. The order further stated that any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was untimely.
The court also adjourned the scheduled post-discovery conference without setting a new date and directed the clerk to close the case.
Settlement Enforcement
The order stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction 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 identified in the order.
Disposition
The court discontinued the action and closed the case under the terms stated above. The order did not decide the merits of the parties’ underlying dispute.
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