Montefiore Medical Center v. Local 272 Welfare Fund
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:17-cv-10213
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Montefiore Medical Center v. Local 272 Welfare Fund, Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
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
- Montefiore Medical Center v. Local 272 Welfare Fund · No. 1:17-cv-10213
- Ronnie Abrams
- 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.
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