Shipkevich v. New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:16-cv-09630
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Shipkevich v. New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
The parties to the settled action, including Yemely Shipkevich and the named defendants, were affected by the case’s discontinuance and the 30-day deadline for seeking restoration or court enforcement of the settlement.
What happened
In Shipkevich v. New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, the parties told the court that they had settled all issues.
The court therefore discontinued the case without costs to either party. The order allowed the case to be restored to the court’s docket if an application was made within 30 days.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also directed the Clerk of Court to close the case and explained that any request for the court to keep authority to enforce the settlement had to be put on the public record and approved by the court within 30 days.
The detailed version
- Shipkevich v. New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center · No. 1:16-cv-09630
- Ronnie Abrams
- Feb. 23, 2021
Background
The parties represented that they had reached a settlement resolving all issues. The order does not describe the settlement’s terms or the underlying claims.
Ruling
Judge Ronnie Abrams 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 it was made within 30 days. The order stated that an application 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 the 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 Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
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