Jackson v. Stern & Stern, P.C.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:22-cv-05859
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Jackson v. Stern & Stern, P.C., Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without costs, allowing restoration within 60 days.
Mike Jackson and Stern & Stern P.C.; the case was closed after the reported settlement in principle, subject to a possible application to restore it within 60 days.
What happened
In Jackson v. Stern & Stern, P.C., the court was told that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket within 60 days. The court directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request to reopen filed after 60 days could be denied on that basis. If the parties wanted the court to retain authority to enforce their settlement, they had to place the agreement’s terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the stated period.
The detailed version
- Jackson v. Stern & Stern, P.C. · No. 1:22-cv-05859
- Ronnie Abrams
- Sept. 15, 2022
Background The opinion states that the Court was informed that this case had been settled in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.
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 60 days. It further stated that an application to reopen filed after 60 days 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 it to retain jurisdiction—that is, continuing authority—to enforce a settlement agreement, the agreement’s terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same stated period. The order does not resolve the merits of the parties’ underlying dispute.
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