Mazzocchi v. Windsor Owners Corp.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:11-cv-07913
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Mazzocchi v. Windsor Owners Corp., Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs and without prejudice to timely restoration.
The plaintiff and defendants in Mazzocchi v. Windsor Owners Corp.; the case was closed after the reported settlement, subject to the court’s 30-day restoration and settlement-enforcement conditions.
What happened
In Mazzocchi v. Windsor Owners Corp., the court was informed that the parties had settled the case.
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 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 authority to enforce the settlement had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Mazzocchi v. Windsor Owners Corp. · No. 1:11-cv-07913
- Ronnie Abrams
- Oct. 21, 2022
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had settled. The opinion does not describe the parties’ settlement terms or the underlying claims.
Order
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. It stated that any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain authority 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.
Disposition
Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the action under the stated conditions. The order did not decide the merits of the underlying dispute.
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