Brown v. John Civetta & Sons.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:22-cv-02609
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Brown v. John Civetta & Sons, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Mary Brown, John Civetta & Sons, and Joshua Madray; the action was discontinued after the court was told it had been settled.
What happened
In Brown v. John Civetta & Sons, the court was told that the case had been settled. The opinion does not describe the claims or settlement terms.
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 30 days. The clerk was directed 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. The parties could ask the court to retain authority to enforce their settlement only if they placed its terms on the public record and obtained the court’s approval within that period.
The detailed version
- Brown v. John Civetta & Sons. · No. 1:22-cv-02609
- Ronnie Abrams
- Feb. 7, 2023
Background
The case was brought by Mary Brown against John Civetta & Sons and Joshua Madray. The court stated that it had been reported that the case had been settled. The order does not provide details about the underlying claims or the settlement.
Ruling
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 directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
The order stated that any application to reopen the action had to be filed within 30 days of the order and that an application filed later could be denied solely because it was late. If the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—that is, authority—to enforce the settlement agreement, they had to place the agreement’s terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 30-day period.
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