Wang v. Ortiz
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-02776
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Wang v. Ortiz, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs and without prejudice to timely restoration.
Shu Zhen Wang and Jose Ortiz et al.; the case was closed, subject to a possible application to restore it within 30 days.
What happened
In Wang v. Ortiz, the court was told that the parties had reached a settlement.
The court discontinued the case without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 days. The court directed the Clerk to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request to keep court authority to enforce the settlement had to place the agreement’s terms on the public record and receive the court’s approval within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Wang v. Ortiz · No. 1:20-cv-02776
- Ronnie Abrams
- June 9, 2021
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the parties reached a settlement. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.
Court’s Order
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring the action to the court’s docket if an application to restore it was made within 30 days. It directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. The court also stated that any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
If the parties wanted the court to retain 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.
Disposition
The court discontinued the action and closed the case under the stated conditions. Judge Ronnie Abrams signed the order.
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