Cruz v. Brooklyn Terrace, LLC
- Stewart Aaron
- 1:21-cv-03842
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Cruz v. Brooklyn Terrace, Judge Aaron finally approved the settlement, corrected the installment amount, and dismissed the action with prejudice.
Maria Cruz, Brooklyn Terrace, LLC, and Josh Teller are affected by the final approval and enforcement of the Settlement Agreement. The action was dismissed with prejudice, and the court retained jurisdiction to enforce that agreement.
What happened
In Cruz v. Brooklyn Terrace, LLC, the court had preliminarily approved the parties’ settlement and then received their signed Settlement Agreement. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims.
The court finally approved the settlement and specified that monthly installments under paragraph 6(a) must be $2,681.66. It dismissed the action with prejudice and without costs, except as provided in the Settlement Agreement.
Judge Stewart D. Aaron retained jurisdiction to enforce the Settlement Agreement and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
The detailed version
- Cruz v. Brooklyn Terrace, LLC · No. 1:21-cv-03842
- Stewart Aaron
- Nov. 24, 2021
Background
On November 23, 2021, the court preliminarily approved the settlement in this action, pending submission of a fully executed Settlement Agreement. On November 24, 2021, the parties filed that agreement.
The court noted that its earlier order had directed the parties to correct a typographical error concerning the installment amount in paragraph 6(a). The parties did not make that correction in the filed agreement.
Ruling
The court finally approved the settlement, specifying that the monthly installments due under paragraph 6(a) must be $2,681.66. The court stated that the action was dismissed with prejudice and without costs, except as provided in the Settlement Agreement. The court retained jurisdiction to enforce the Settlement Agreement and requested that the Clerk of Court close the case.
Effect
The order ended the action based on the approved settlement. The opinion does not state the underlying claims, the total settlement amount, or any additional settlement terms.
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