Patterson v. Village Care
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:19-cv-09680
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Patterson v. Village Care, Judge Ronnie Abrams closed the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Terry Patterson and Village Care; the action was closed after the court was told it had been settled.
What happened
In Patterson v. Village Care, the court was told that Terry Patterson and Village Care had settled the case.
The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or resolve the underlying dispute.
Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the action without costs and allowed either party to seek restoration within 30 days; the Clerk was directed to close the case.
The detailed version
- Patterson v. Village Care · No. 1:19-cv-09680
- Ronnie Abrams
- June 16, 2020
Background
The court stated that it had been told the case was settled. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms or explain the underlying claims.
Ruling
The court 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 was made within 30 days. Any application to reopen filed later could be denied solely because it was late. The court also stated that, if the parties wanted it 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. Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
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