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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Mar. 29, 2021

Garra v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad

Judge
Andrew Carter
Docket
1:17-cv-01293
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Garra v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad, Judge Carter adopted Judge Netburn’s recommendation and granted enforcement of the settlement agreement.

Who this affects

The ruling affects Daniel Garra and the other plaintiffs, and Metro-North Commuter Railroad, by enforcing the settlement agreement against the defendant’s motion.

What happened

In Garra v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad, the court reviewed Judge Netburn’s report and recommendation concerning the defendant’s motion to enforce a settlement agreement.

The court found no clear error in the record and adopted the report and recommendation in its entirety.

Judge Andrew Carter’s court granted Metro-North’s motion to enforce the settlement agreement.

The detailed version

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

Case
Garra v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad · No. 1:17-cv-01293
Judge
Andrew Carter
Date
Mar. 29, 2021

Background

The plaintiffs are Daniel Garra and others, and the defendant is Metro-North Commuter Railroad. The judgment concerns Metro-North’s motion to enforce a settlement agreement.

Court’s Review

The court reviewed Judge Netburn’s report and recommendation. It applied the standard stating that a recommendation should be adopted when there is no clear error on the face of the record.

Ruling

The court concluded that the record contained no clear error, adopted Judge Netburn’s report and recommendation in its entirety, and granted the defendant’s motion to enforce the settlement agreement.

The authoritative version

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