Felton v. Mid-Bronx Senior Citizens Council Inc.
- Paul Gardephe
- 1:22-cv-03519
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Felton v. Mid-Bronx Senior Citizens Council, Judge Gardephe granted the parties’ request to extend their settlement-filing deadline to November 15, 2022.
All parties to the case, whose deadline to submit the settlement agreement and approval application was extended to November 15, 2022.
What happened
In Felton v. Mid-Bronx Senior Citizens Council Inc., the parties asked for more time to submit a written settlement agreement and a request for court approval. They said they had drafted the settlement language but had not yet obtained all necessary signatures.
The parties requested a seven-day extension from the existing October 20 deadline, which would have moved the deadline to October 27. The court instead extended the deadline to November 15, 2022.
Judge Gardephe granted the extension and directed the parties to file the application earlier if possible. The order did not decide the underlying dispute.
The detailed version
- Felton v. Mid-Bronx Senior Citizens Council Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-03519
- Paul Gardephe
- Oct. 21, 2022
Background
The parties jointly requested additional time to submit a settlement agreement and a motion asking the court to approve it. Counsel stated that the parties had drafted the settlement language and were obtaining the required signatures, but had not secured all signatures by the existing deadline. The request was described as the defendants’ first request for an extension, and the parties stated that no future deadlines would be affected.
Ruling
The court granted an extension through November 15, 2022. The court also instructed the parties to file the application earlier if possible and stated that the application should be addressed to Judge Gardephe unless the parties consented to the undersigned judge. The order addressed only the settlement-filing deadline and did not resolve the underlying claims.
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