Wedel Software USA Inc. v. Leighton Enterprises Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:20-cv-09823
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Wedel Software v. Leighton Enterprises, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without costs and without prejudice to timely restoration.
Wedel Software USA Inc. and Leighton Enterprises Inc.; the action was closed, subject to a possible application to restore or reopen it within 30 days.
What happened
Wedel Software USA Inc. v. Leighton Enterprises Inc. was reported to have been settled in principle. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or say that the parties had finalized a settlement agreement.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application was made within 30 days. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any application to reopen filed after 30 days could be denied solely because it was late. If the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement, 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 detailed version
- Wedel Software USA Inc. v. Leighton Enterprises Inc. · No. 1:20-cv-09823
- Ronnie Abrams
- June 24, 2021
Background
The court stated that it had been reported that Wedel Software USA Inc. and Leighton Enterprises Inc. had settled the case in principle. The opinion does not provide the underlying claims, the settlement terms, or any finding that a final settlement agreement had been completed.
Ruling
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. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
The court further ordered that any application to reopen the action be filed within 30 days of the order; an application filed later could be denied solely because it was late. The court stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction—the power to oversee enforcement—to enforce a 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.
Classification
This is a procedural order. The court closed the case based on the reported settlement in principle and did not decide the underlying legal claims.
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