Milandou v. Roberts
- Robert Lehrburger
- 1:21-cv-02650
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Jordy Mlandou v. Lee Roberts, Judge Lehrburger dismissed the settled case without costs, allowing reopening if settlement failed within 30 days.
Jordy Mlandou and Lee Roberts, as well as the pending motions, conferences, deadlines, and closure of their case.
What happened
Jordy Mlandou v. Lee Roberts was dismissed after the parties told the court that all claims had been settled in principle. The opinion does not describe the claims or the settlement terms.
The court dismissed the action without costs, except as the parties might agree in their settlement. It allowed either party to ask to reopen the case within 30 days if the settlement was not completed.
Judge Lehrburger also ruled that pending motions were moot and ordered them terminated, canceled the remaining conferences and deadlines, and closed the case. The parties could ask the court to retain authority to enforce the settlement only if they publicly filed the agreement and obtained a court order within 30 days.
The detailed version
- Milandou v. Roberts · No. 1:21-cv-02650
- Robert Lehrburger
- Jan. 5, 2023
Background
The parties advised the court that all claims in the action had been settled in principle. The opinion does not identify the claims or provide the settlement's terms.
Court's Action
The court ordered that the action be dismissed without costs, except as the parties might agree in the settlement. The court provided that either party could apply by letter to restore the action to the calendar if the settlement was not completed within 30 days of the order. Any application to reopen had to be filed within that same 30-day period, and a later application could be denied solely because it was late.
The court also explained that it would retain authority to enforce a settlement agreement only if the agreement were publicly filed and a court order retaining jurisdiction were entered within the 30-day period. It ruled that all pending motions were moot and ordered them terminated. The Clerk of Court was directed to cancel remaining conference dates and other deadlines and to close the case.
Disposition
Judge Robert W. Lehrburger dismissed the action without costs, subject to the stated settlement-related conditions, and terminated the pending motions and remaining case dates and deadlines.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.