Hamel v. MIH 23 Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:19-cv-09269
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Hamel v. MIH 23 Inc., Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
The action brought by Katrina Hamel against MIH 23, Peter Rabasco, and Babak Khorammi was discontinued and the case was closed, subject to a possible application to restore it within 30 days.
What happened
Hamel v. MIH 23 Inc. involved Katrina Hamel and defendants MIH 23, Peter Rabasco, and Babak Khorammi. The court was told that the case had been settled in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket within 30 days. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request to reopen filed after 30 days could be denied solely because it was late. The court could retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement only if the settlement terms were placed on the public record and approved by the court within that period.
The detailed version
- Hamel v. MIH 23 Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-09269
- Ronnie Abrams
- May 29, 2020
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had been settled in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the terms of any settlement agreement.
Disposition
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 was made within 30 days. It stated that an application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely on that basis. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
The court further 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. The order did not decide the merits of the underlying dispute.
Judge
Judge Ronnie Abrams, a United States District Judge, issued and signed the order on May 29, 2020.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.