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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 24, 2020

Scicluna v. Sierra Real Estate LLC

Judge
Lorna Schofield
Docket
1:20-cv-00762
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Scicluna v. Lee & Associates NYC LLC, Judge Schofield required settlement-approval filings and canceled pending deadlines after the parties reported a settlement in principle.

Who this affects

The parties and their counsel, who were required to submit the settlement materials and whose pending deadlines were canceled.

What happened

In Scicluna v. Lee & Associates NYC LLC, the court was told that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court ordered the parties to file their settlement agreement and a joint letter with evidence addressing whether the settlement was fair and reasonable. The filing was due by September 14, 2020.

Judge Schofield also ordered that any pending deadlines were canceled. The court did not approve the settlement in this order.

The detailed version

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

Case
Scicluna v. Sierra Real Estate LLC · No. 1:20-cv-00762
Judge
Lorna Schofield
Date
Aug. 24, 2020

Background

The court stated that it had been informed that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

Order

The court ordered the parties to file the settlement agreement and a joint letter by September 14, 2020. The letter had to include supporting evidence addressing the findings needed for the court to decide whether the settlement was fair and reasonable. If counsel sought attorneys’ fees and expenses, the letter also had to include a detailed breakdown of counsel’s time and expenses.

The court further ordered that any pending deadlines were canceled. This order required materials for possible settlement approval; it did not state that the court approved the settlement or resolve the underlying claims.

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