Castaneda v. Marriott International, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:19-cv-00725
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Castaneda v. Marriott, Judge Abrams discontinued the action after the parties reported reaching a settlement, without costs and subject to timely restoration.
Iris E. Castaneda, Marriott International, Inc., and the other defendants were affected. The action was discontinued, with a 30-day period for seeking restoration and for placing any settlement-enforcement request before the court.
What happened
Castaneda v. Marriott International, Inc. involved Iris E. Castaneda’s action against Marriott International, Inc. and other defendants. The court was told that the parties had reached a settlement.
The court did not describe the settlement’s terms or decide the underlying claims. It discontinued the action without costs to any party and allowed a request to restore the case to the docket if filed within 30 days.
Judge Ronnie Abrams ordered that any later application to reopen could be denied solely because it was filed after the 30-day period. The court also stated that any request for it to retain authority to enforce the settlement had to place the agreement’s terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within that period.
The detailed version
- Castaneda v. Marriott International, Inc. · No. 1:19-cv-00725
- Ronnie Abrams
- May 25, 2021
Background
The opinion states that the parties reported reaching a settlement. It does not provide the settlement’s terms or discuss the underlying claims.
Order
The court 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 was made within 30 days. The order states that any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—the authority 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.
Effect
The order ended the action based on the reported settlement but did not resolve the merits of the parties’ underlying dispute. Judge Ronnie Abrams entered the order on May 25, 2021.
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