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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Apr. 20, 2023

Seaton v. K. Dew Realty Corp.

Judge
Paul Engelmayer
Docket
1:22-cv-08192
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Seaton v. K. Dew Realty Corp., Judge Engelmayer ordered settlement submissions by May 2, 2023, for court review.

Who this affects

The parties to the case, including Kevin Seaton, K. Dew Realty Corp., and the other named defendants.

What happened

In Seaton v. K. Dew Realty Corp., the court was told that the parties had reached a settlement in principle.

The court ordered the parties to file settlement materials by May 2, 2023. The materials would be reviewed for approval under the standards identified in an earlier appeals court decision.

Judge Paul A. Engelmayer did not approve the settlement in this order or decide the underlying claims.

The detailed version

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

Case
Seaton v. K. Dew Realty Corp. · No. 1:22-cv-08192
Judge
Paul Engelmayer
Date
Apr. 20, 2023

Background

The court was advised that the parties had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement's terms.

Order

The court ordered the parties to file their settlement submissions by May 2, 2023. The court stated that it would review and approve those submissions under the standards discussed in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., 796 F.3d 199, 206 (2d Cir. 2015).

Result

This order set a deadline for settlement submissions. It did not state that the settlement had been approved and did not decide the underlying dispute. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer signed the order on April 20, 2023.

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