Kuehne + Nagel Inc. v. Wholesome Sweeteners, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:19-cv-10263
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Kuehne + Nagel v. Wholesome Sweeteners, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without prejudice to timely restoration.
Kuehne + Nagel, Inc. and Wholesome Sweeteners, Inc.; the case was closed after the reported settlement, subject to a possible application to restore it within 30 days.
What happened
Kuehne + Nagel, Inc. v. Wholesome Sweeteners, Inc. was reported to the court as settled. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement terms.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party. It allowed a party to seek restoration of the case within 30 days of the order.
Judge Ronnie Abrams ordered that the Clerk close the case. Any request for the court to retain authority to enforce the settlement had to place the agreement on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Kuehne + Nagel Inc. v. Wholesome Sweeteners, Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-10263
- Ronnie Abrams
- Apr. 6, 2020
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had settled. The opinion does not identify the underlying claims or provide the settlement’s terms.
Ruling
Judge Ronnie Abrams ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application to restore it was made within 30 days. The order stated that a later application to reopen could be denied solely because it was filed after that deadline.
Settlement Enforcement and Case Closure
The order stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—authority to enforce the settlement—the settlement 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. The order did not decide the merits of the underlying dispute.
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