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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Apr. 2, 2020

Juscinska v. Ike Gaming, Inc.

Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Docket
1:19-cv-11647
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Juscinska v. Ike Gaming, Inc., Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.

Who this affects

Natalia Juscinska and Ike Gaming, Inc. doing business as El Cortez Hotel & Casion.

What happened

Juscinska v. Ike Gaming, Inc. was reported to the court as settled in principle. The order does not describe the dispute's underlying claims or the settlement terms.

The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 days. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.

Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any settlement-enforcement request would require the agreement's terms to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 30-day period.

The detailed version

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

Case
Juscinska v. Ike Gaming, Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-11647
Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Date
Apr. 2, 2020

Background

The court stated that the parties had reported that the case was settled in principle. The order does not provide the underlying claims, the settlement amount, or the settlement's other terms.

Court’s Action

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. The court warned that an application filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.

Settlement Enforcement

The court 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.

Disposition

The action was discontinued without costs and without prejudice to a timely application to restore it. The order did not decide the merits of the parties' underlying dispute.

The authoritative version

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