Norris v. La Contenta Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:21-cv-07441
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Norris v. La Contenta Inc., Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
The plaintiff and defendants in Norris v. La Contenta Inc.; the order also directs the Clerk of Court to close the case.
What happened
Norris v. La Contenta Inc. was reported to have been settled. The opinion does not describe the claims or the settlement’s terms.
The court discontinued the case without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket within 30 days. The Clerk was directed to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request to reopen filed after 30 days may be denied on that basis alone. The court could retain authority to enforce the settlement only if its terms were placed on the public record and approved by the court within that period.
The detailed version
- Norris v. La Contenta Inc. · No. 1:21-cv-07441
- Ronnie Abrams
- Mar. 21, 2022
Background
The court was informed that the case had been settled. The opinion does not provide the underlying claims, the settlement terms, or the parties’ positions on the merits.
Court’s action
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. It also stated that any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—the authority to enforce the settlement agreement—the settlement 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.
Disposition
The order discontinued the action based on the reported settlement; it did not decide the merits of the claims.
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