Cox v. Players Cafe NY LLC
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:22-cv-09741
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Cox v. Players Cafe NY LLC, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs and without prejudice to timely restoration.
The order affected Prentice Cox, Players Cafe NY LLC, and 241 Bleecker Realty LLC by discontinuing and closing their settled case, while allowing a timely application to restore it.
What happened
Cox v. Players Cafe NY LLC involved Prentice Cox and defendants Players Cafe NY LLC and 241 Bleecker Realty LLC. The court was told that the case had settled.
The court discontinued the case without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 60 days. The court also directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams stated that any application to reopen filed after 60 days could be denied solely because it was late. The order also explained that the court would retain jurisdiction to enforce the settlement only if the agreement’s terms were placed on the public record and approved by the court within the stated 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Cox v. Players Cafe NY LLC · No. 1:22-cv-09741
- Ronnie Abrams
- Mar. 31, 2023
Background
The opinion states that the court was informed that the case had settled. The caption identifies Prentice Cox as the plaintiff and Players Cafe NY LLC and 241 Bleecker Realty LLC as the defendants. The opinion does not describe the claims or the settlement terms.
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 60 days. It further stated that an application to reopen filed after 60 days could be denied solely because it was filed late.
The court explained that, if the parties wanted it to retain jurisdiction to enforce the settlement agreement, the agreement’s terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 30-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Effect of the Order
This order closed the case based on the reported settlement and did not decide the underlying claims. The opinion does not state the settlement’s terms or resolve the parties’ disputed legal positions.
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