Cifuentes v. Target Corporation
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:19-cv-06805
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Cifuentes v. Target, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, while allowing restoration within 30 days.
Haydee Cifuentes and Target Corporation; the action was discontinued without costs, subject to a 30-day opportunity to seek restoration.
What happened
Cifuentes v. Target Corporation was reported to the court as settled.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either party. The case could be restored to the court’s docket if an application was made within 30 days of the order.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request for the court to keep authority to enforce the settlement had to place the settlement terms on the public record and receive the court’s approval within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Cifuentes v. Target Corporation · No. 1:19-cv-06805
- Ronnie Abrams
- Apr. 7, 2021
Background
The court was informed that the case had been settled. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.
Ruling
Judge Ronnie Abrams ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party. The order allowed either party to seek restoration of the action to the court’s docket, but the application had to be filed within 30 days. An application filed later could be denied solely because it was late.
The order also addressed possible enforcement of the settlement. If the parties wanted the court to retain authority to enforce their settlement agreement, they had to place the agreement’s terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 30-day period. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
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