Travelers Property Casualty Company of America v. AMC USA, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-04096
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Travelers Property Casualty v. AMC USA: Judge Abrams closed the settled case without costs, allowing timely restoration.
The listed plaintiff and defendants. The action was discontinued without costs, with the possibility of restoration if an application was made within 45 days.
What happened
Travelers Property Casualty Company of America v. AMC USA, Inc. involved a dispute between the listed plaintiffs and defendants. The court was told that the case had been settled.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application was made within 45 days. It also adjourned the scheduled initial conference and directed the clerk to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams entered the order on August 20, 2020. The order did not decide the underlying dispute; it stated that the parties could ask the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement only if the settlement terms were placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 45-day period.
The detailed version
- Travelers Property Casualty Company of America v. AMC USA, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-04096
- Ronnie Abrams
- Aug. 20, 2020
Background
The opinion states that the case had been settled. The caption lists Travelers Property Casualty Company of America, on behalf of Brand Agnostic Services, LLC and MHW Ltd. doing business as Cadre Noir, as plaintiff, and AMC USA, Inc. and Heavy Weight Transport, Inc. as defendants.
Order
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 45 days. It stated that an application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction to enforce their settlement agreement, the agreement’s terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 45-day period. The initial conference scheduled for August 28, 2020, was adjourned without setting a new date, and the clerk was directed to close the case.
Effect
The order ended the case administratively based on the reported settlement. It did not resolve the underlying claims or state the settlement’s terms.
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