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

Montefiore Medical Center v. Local 272 Welfare Fund

Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Docket
1:17-cv-10213
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Montefiore Medical Center v. Local 272 Welfare Fund, Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.

Who this affects

Montefiore Medical Center, Local 272 Welfare Fund, and Marc Goodman; the action was discontinued after the parties reported that it had settled.

What happened

Montefiore Medical Center sued Local 272 Welfare Fund and Marc Goodman in Montefiore Medical Center v. Local 272 Welfare Fund. The opinion states that the parties reported the case settled.

The court discontinued the case without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application was made within 30 days. The clerk was directed to close the case.

Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request for the court to keep authority to enforce the settlement had to place the settlement terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 30-day period.

The detailed version

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

Case
Montefiore Medical Center v. Local 272 Welfare Fund · No. 1:17-cv-10213
Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Date
Apr. 8, 2022

Background

The opinion states that the court was informed that the case had been settled. It does not describe the claims, the settlement’s terms, or the parties’ underlying disputes.

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. The court stated that an application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.

The court further stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain authority 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 opinion does not state that the court approved or retained jurisdiction over any settlement agreement.

Result

The case was discontinued under the terms stated in the order. The court did not decide the underlying claims.

The authoritative version

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