Young v. Duke University
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:22-cv-06362
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Young v. Duke University, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled action without costs, allowing restoration applications within 45 days.
Lawrence Young, Duke University, and the persons Young identified as similarly situated; the action was discontinued without costs, with restoration permitted if requested within 45 days.
What happened
Lawrence Young brought this action against Duke University on behalf of himself and other similarly situated people. The court was told that the case had been settled.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application was made within 45 days. The court also directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams entered the order on November 1, 2022. The order stated that any request for the court to retain authority to enforce the settlement had to place the settlement terms on the public record and receive the court’s approval within the stated 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Young v. Duke University · No. 1:22-cv-06362
- Ronnie Abrams
- Nov. 1, 2022
Background
Lawrence Young sued Duke University on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated. The opinion states that the Court was informed that the case had been settled.
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 45 days. It further stated that any application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
The order also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—the authority to enforce the settlement agreement—the settlement’s terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 30-day period stated in the order. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or resolve the underlying claims.
Disposition
Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the action without costs and without prejudice to a timely request to restore it, and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.