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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled June 16, 2020

Patterson v. Village Care

Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Docket
1:19-cv-09680
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Patterson v. Village Care, Judge Ronnie Abrams closed the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.

Who this affects

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

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

Case
Patterson v. Village Care · No. 1:19-cv-09680
Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Date
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.

The authoritative version

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