Dolan v. First UNUM Life Insurance Company
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:22-cv-02063
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Dolan v. First UNUM, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs and without prejudice to timely restoration.
Maryfrances Dolan and First UNUM Life Insurance Company; the case was closed after the court was told it had settled.
What happened
In Dolan v. First UNUM Life Insurance Company, the court was told that the parties had settled the case.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 days. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request for the court to retain jurisdiction 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
- Dolan v. First UNUM Life Insurance Company · No. 1:22-cv-02063
- Ronnie Abrams
- Aug. 17, 2022
Background
The court stated that it had been reported that the case had settled. The opinion does not describe the claims, the settlement terms, or the parties’ positions on the underlying dispute.
Ruling
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 warned that an application filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction to enforce their settlement agreement, they had to place the agreement’s terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 30-day period. The order did not rule on the merits of the underlying dispute.
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