Jordache Enterprises, Inc. v. Affilated FM Insurance Company
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:21-cv-05433
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Jordache v. Affiliated, Judge Abrams closed the settled case, discontinuing it without costs and allowing restoration within 30 days.
Jordache Enterprises, Inc., the other plaintiffs identified in the action, and Affiliated FM Insurance Company.
What happened
Jordache Enterprises, Inc. and Affiliated FM Insurance Company reached a settlement while the case was pending in the Southern District of New York.
The parties asked to adjourn a scheduled status conference while they prepared settlement documents. The court discontinued the action without costs and allowed either party to seek restoration of the case within 30 days.
Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. The order did not decide the underlying insurance dispute.
The detailed version
- Jordache Enterprises, Inc. v. Affilated FM Insurance Company · No. 1:21-cv-05433
- Ronnie Abrams
- May 31, 2022
Background
The plaintiffs, identified in the letter as Jordache Enterprises, Inc. and others, reported that the parties had reached a settlement and were preparing settlement documents. The letter also requested an adjournment of a status conference scheduled for June 2, 2022. The opinion text is partially garbled, but it clearly states the court’s disposition.
Ruling
The court discontinued the action without costs and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if a request to restore the action was made within 30 days. Any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late. The order also stated that any request for the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce the settlement would require placing the settlement terms on the public record and having them approved by the court within the same 30-day period.
The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case. The court did not decide the merits of the underlying dispute or state the terms of the settlement.
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