Doncouse v. Caleres, Inc. d/b/a Sam Edelman
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:22-cv-00825
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Doncouse v. Caleres, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs and without prejudice to timely restoration.
Graciela Doncouse, Caleres Inc. d/b/a Sam Edelman, and 109 Spring Street Associates LLC; the case was closed after the reported settlement, subject to the stated 30-day restoration and settlement-enforcement conditions.
What happened
In Doncouse v. Caleres, Inc. d/b/a Sam Edelman, the court was told that the case had been settled.
The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or explain the claims.
Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the case without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it within 30 days, and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
The detailed version
- Doncouse v. Caleres, Inc. d/b/a Sam Edelman · No. 1:22-cv-00825
- Ronnie Abrams
- Oct. 18, 2022
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had settled. The opinion does not provide the settlement’s terms or discuss the underlying claims.
Ruling
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application to restore was made within 30 days. It stated that an application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late. The court also stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction 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 30-day period. Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
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