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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Mar. 8, 2022

Chan v. MPG Operations LLC

Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Docket
1:21-cv-10385
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Chan v. MPG Operations LLC, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 45 days.

Who this affects

The parties to Chan v. MPG Operations LLC; the action was closed after the reported settlement in principle, subject to a possible application to restore it within 45 days.

What happened

In Chan v. MPG Operations LLC, the court was told that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court discontinued the case without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 45 days. It also adjourned all deadlines and conferences.

Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to terminate the pending letter motion and close the case.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Chan v. MPG Operations LLC · No. 1:21-cv-10385
Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Date
Mar. 8, 2022

Background

The court stated that the parties had reported reaching a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.

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 45 days. Any application to reopen 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 a settlement agreement, the agreement’s terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 45-day period. All deadlines and conferences were adjourned. Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to terminate the letter motion pending at Docket 12 and close the case.

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