A.M. v. New York City Department of Education
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:21-cv-06665
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In A.M. v. New York City Department of Education, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration requests within 30 days.
A.M., M.M., and the New York City Department of Education; the action was closed after the court was informed that the parties had settled.
What happened
A.M., individually and on behalf of M.M., a child with a disability, sued the New York City Department of Education. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement terms.
The court was informed that the case had settled. It therefore discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application was made within 30 days.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. Any request to reopen filed after 30 days may be denied solely because it was late; the court would retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement only if the agreement’s terms were placed on the public record and approved by the court within that period.
The detailed version
- A.M. v. New York City Department of Education · No. 1:21-cv-06665
- Ronnie Abrams
- June 15, 2022
Background
A.M. brought the action individually and on behalf of M.M., a child with a disability, against the New York City Department of Education. The order does not identify the claims or provide the terms of the settlement.
Court’s Action
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had settled. It 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 30 days could be denied solely on that basis. If the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction 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 Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
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