Anderson v. New York City Department of Finance
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:19-cv-07971
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Anderson v. New York City Department of Finance, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without costs, subject to a 30-day restoration period.
Ronald Anderson and the New York City Department of Finance; the order also sets requirements for any party seeking to restore or reopen the case or asking the court to retain authority to enforce a settlement.
What happened
Anderson v. New York City Department of Finance was reported to the court as settled in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying dispute or settlement terms.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was filed within 30 days. The court directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request to reopen filed after 30 days could be denied solely because it was late. If the parties wanted the court to retain authority to enforce a settlement, they had to place the settlement terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within that same period.
The detailed version
- Anderson v. New York City Department of Finance · No. 1:19-cv-07971
- Ronnie Abrams
- Oct. 25, 2022
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had been settled in principle. The order does not provide the terms of the settlement or explain the underlying claims.
Disposition
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 Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
The court stated that any application to reopen the action had to be filed within 30 days of the order. An application filed later could be denied solely because it was filed after that deadline. If the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—the authority to enforce—the settlement agreement, they had to place the agreement’s terms on the public record and have the court approve it within the same 30-day period.
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