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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Dec. 24, 2022

Diamond Hands Consulting Ltd. v. Bongers

Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Docket
1:21-cv-11223
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

Diamond Hands Consulting v. Bongers: Judge Abrams dismissed the claims against Noah Kazlow with prejudice after settlement, subject to a 45-day restoration window.

Who this affects

The ruling directly affects Diamond Hands Consulting Ltd. and Defendant Noah Kazlow. The opinion does not state a disposition as to the other defendants.

What happened

In Diamond Hands Consulting Ltd. v. Bongers, the court was told that the action against Defendant Noah Kazlow had been settled.

The court dismissed the action against Kazlow with prejudice. The parties may ask to restore the action against him within 45 days of the order.

Judge Abrams also said that any request for the court to keep authority to enforce the settlement must place the settlement terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within those 45 days.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Diamond Hands Consulting Ltd. v. Bongers · No. 1:21-cv-11223
Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Date
Dec. 24, 2022

Background

The court stated that it had been informed that the action against Defendant Noah Kazlow had been settled.

Ruling

The court ordered that the action against Kazlow be dismissed with prejudice. The order permits the parties to apply to restore the action against Kazlow to the court’s docket within 45 days. It states that a later application may be denied solely because it was filed after that deadline.

If the parties want the court to retain authority to enforce the settlement agreement, the settlement terms must be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 45-day period.

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