F.R. v. New York City Department Of Education
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-03169
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In F.R. v. New York City Department of Education, Judge Abrams discontinued the case after an agreement in principle, without costs and subject to timely restoration.
F.R., M.B., A.R., and the New York City Department of Education; the action was closed after the parties reported an agreement in principle.
What happened
F.R. and M.B., individually and on behalf of A.R., sued the New York City Department of Education. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims.
The parties reported that they had reached an agreement in principle to settle the case. The court therefore discontinued the action without costs to any party and allowed a request to restore it to the docket if filed within 30 days.
Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. The order also said that any request to keep the court’s authority to enforce a settlement would need to put the agreement on the public record and receive the court’s approval within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- F.R. v. New York City Department Of Education · No. 1:20-cv-03169
- Ronnie Abrams
- Mar. 18, 2021
Background
F.R. and M.B. brought the action individually and on behalf of A.R. against the New York City Department of Education. The opinion does not state what claims they asserted or describe the underlying dispute.
Settlement and Disposition
The court was informed that the parties had reached an agreement in principle to settle the matter. Without deciding the merits of the dispute, 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 court stated that any application to reopen filed after the 30-day period could be denied solely because it was late. If the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—the authority to enforce a settlement agreement—the agreement’s terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within that same 30-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Effect
The order ended the case on the docket based on the reported settlement agreement in principle. It did not rule on the parties’ underlying claims or defenses.
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