Lansing School District v. Ironshore Specialty Insurance Company
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-11093
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Lansing School District v. Ironshore, Judge Abrams closed the case after the parties reported settling, subject to public filing for continued enforcement jurisdiction.
Lansing School District and Ironshore Specialty Insurance Company; the case was closed after the parties reported reaching a settlement.
What happened
Lansing School District v. Ironshore Specialty Insurance Company concerns a case the parties told the court they had settled. The opinion does not describe the underlying dispute or settlement terms.
On May 6, 2021, the parties informed the court that they had reached a settlement and exchanged the documents needed to carry it out. They asked the court to dismiss the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. She stated that, if the parties wanted the court to keep authority to enforce the settlement, they had to place its terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within 30 days.
The detailed version
- Lansing School District v. Ironshore Specialty Insurance Company · No. 1:20-cv-11093
- Ronnie Abrams
- May 7, 2021
Background
The opinion does not describe the parties’ underlying claims or the terms of their settlement. On May 6, 2021, Lansing School District and Ironshore Specialty Insurance Company jointly informed the court that they had reached a settlement agreement and exchanged all documents necessary to carry it out.
Request and Ruling
The parties requested dismissal of the action. The court directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. The order did not state that the court retained jurisdiction to enforce the settlement.
The court explained that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction to enforce their settlement agreement, the agreement’s terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within 30 days. The order cited Hendrickson v. United States, 791 F.3d 354, 358 (2d Cir. 2015).
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