BMO Harris Bank N.A. v. The Gehr Group, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-08568
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In BMO Harris Bank v. The Gehr Group, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled action without costs and allowed restoration within 30 days.
BMO Harris Bank N.A. and The Gehr Group, Inc.; the action was closed after the parties reported reaching a settlement.
What happened
BMO Harris Bank N.A. v. The Gehr Group, Inc. ended after the parties reported that they had reached a settlement agreement.
The order does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms. It states that the case could be restored if an application was made within 30 days.
Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the action without costs to either party and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. Any request for the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce the settlement had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within 30 days.
The detailed version
- BMO Harris Bank N.A. v. The Gehr Group, Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-08568
- Ronnie Abrams
- Mar. 22, 2021
Background
The court stated that the parties had reported reaching a settlement agreement. The opinion does not identify the underlying claims or provide the settlement’s terms.
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 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 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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