De'Shields v. City of New York
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:18-cv-08885
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In De'Shields v. City of New York, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
The parties to the action, including Ronald E. De'Shields and the City of New York and other defendants named in the caption.
What happened
In De'Shields v. City of New York, the court was told that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the settlement's terms.
The court discontinued the case without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 days. It also adjourned the scheduled post-discovery conference without setting a new date.
Judge Ronnie Abrams said that any request to reopen the case had to be filed within 30 days. The court could retain authority to enforce a settlement only if the agreement's terms were made public and approved by the court within that period.
The detailed version
- De'Shields v. City of New York · No. 1:18-cv-08885
- Ronnie Abrams
- Jan. 11, 2021
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had been settled in principle. The opinion does not provide the settlement terms or state whether the parties had completed a final settlement agreement.
Court's action
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 30 days. The order also stated that any application to reopen the action had to be filed within 30 days, and that an application filed later could be denied solely because it was late.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—meaning authority—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. The post-discovery conference scheduled for February 5, 2021, was adjourned without a new date.
Disposition
Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the action under the stated settlement-related terms. The order did not decide the underlying claims or describe the merits of the dispute.
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