Shotts v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:21-cv-07047
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Shotts v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled action without fees or costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Kathleen Shotts and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; the case was closed after the parties reported reaching a settlement.
What happened
Shotts v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was reported settled by all parties.
The court discontinued the case without fees or costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 days.
Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case and explained that any request to retain jurisdiction over the settlement had to be placed on the public record and approved within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Shotts v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company · No. 1:21-cv-07047
- Ronnie Abrams
- Jan. 12, 2022
Background The court was informed that Kathleen Shotts and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company had reached a settlement with all parties.
Order The court ordered that the action be discontinued without fees or costs to any party. The discontinuance was without prejudice to restoring the action to the court’s docket if an application to restore it was made within 30 days. The court stated that an application filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction 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. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
What the Order Did Not Decide The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or decide the underlying claims. It resolves the case based on the reported settlement.
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