Reinholt v. NF Maintenance
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:13-cv-07041
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Reinholt v. NF Maintenance, Judge Abrams discontinued the action after mediation produced agreement on all issues, subject to timely restoration.
The plaintiff and defendants in the action, which the court discontinued after the parties reached agreement through mediation.
What happened
In Reinholt v. NF Maintenance, the court said the parties reached agreement on all issues during court-ordered mediation held on August 19, 2020.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party. It allowed the case to be restored if an application was made within 30 days.
Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case and explained that any request to retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within 30 days.
The detailed version
- Reinholt v. NF Maintenance · No. 1:13-cv-07041
- Ronnie Abrams
- Aug. 21, 2020
Background
According to the mediator's report, court-ordered mediation took place on August 19, 2020, and agreement was reached on all issues in the action.
Order
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 to restore the action was made within 30 days. The order stated that any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—the authority to enforce a settlement agreement—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.
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