Berry v. Sanders
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:19-cv-11810
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Berry v. Sanders, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Daniel Antonio Berry, Darrin L. Sanders, and Evans Delivery Company, Inc.; the case was closed after the parties reported a settlement in principle, subject to the stated 30-day restoration procedure.
What happened
Berry v. Sanders was reported to have settled in principle. The order does not describe the claims or settlement terms.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any 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 directed the Clerk of Court to close the case and stated that any settlement terms requiring the court to retain enforcement jurisdiction had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Berry v. Sanders · No. 1:19-cv-11810
- Ronnie Abrams
- June 24, 2021
Background
The court stated that the parties had reported that the case had settled in principle. The order does not identify the underlying claims or provide the settlement’s terms.
Disposition
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 the action was made within 30 days. It stated that an application filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Settlement Enforcement
The court stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction 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.
Judge
Judge Ronnie Abrams entered the order on June 24, 2021.
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