Andy Ryan Photographer, LLC v. Compass, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:22-cv-09162
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Andy Ryan Photographer v. Compass settled, so Judge Abrams discontinued the case without costs and allowed restoration within 45 days.
Andy Ryan Photographer, LLC, Compass, Inc., and the named Doe defendants; the case was closed after being reported settled, subject to the order’s limits on restoring or reopening it.
What happened
Andy Ryan Photographer, LLC v. Compass, Inc. was reported to the court as settled. The opinion does not describe the claims or the settlement terms.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party. It allowed an application to restore or reopen the case within 45 days of the order; a later application could be denied solely because it was late.
Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. The order also stated that any request for the court to retain authority to enforce the settlement had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the stated period.
The detailed version
- Andy Ryan Photographer, LLC v. Compass, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-09162
- Ronnie Abrams
- Apr. 3, 2023
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had settled. The opinion does not identify the claims, describe the settlement, or state whether the settlement was approved by the court.
Order
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 was made within 45 days. It further stated that any application to reopen had to be filed within 45 days of the order and that a later application could be denied solely on that basis.
The order also addressed enforcement of the settlement. If the parties wanted the court to retain authority 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 stated period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Disposition
Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the action without costs and allowed restoration or reopening through a timely application. The order did not decide the merits of the parties’ underlying dispute.
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