Riverkeeper, Inc. v. R.B. Scrap Iron & Metal, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:22-cv-04621
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Riverkeeper v. R.B. Scrap Iron, Judge Abrams adjourned a conference after staying deadlines because the parties had settled in principle.
Riverkeeper, Inc. and R.B. Scrap Iron & Metal, Inc.; the order adjourned their scheduled conference and addressed procedures for any settlement agreement.
What happened
In Riverkeeper, Inc. v. R.B. Scrap Iron & Metal, Inc., the parties jointly asked the court to pause future deadlines for 45 days because they had settled the case in principle.
The court therefore adjourned the conference that had been scheduled for May 12, 2023. It also stated that any settlement agreement would have to be made public and approved by the court if the parties wanted the court to keep authority to enforce it.
Judge Ronnie Abrams issued this order on May 9, 2023. The order did not decide the underlying dispute or state that a final settlement had been entered.
The detailed version
- Riverkeeper, Inc. v. R.B. Scrap Iron & Metal, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-04621
- Ronnie Abrams
- May 9, 2023
Background
On April 10, 2023, at the parties’ joint request, the court stayed all future deadlines for 45 days because the action had been settled in principle. The court’s May 9 order addressed the conference that had been scheduled for May 12, 2023.
Ruling
The court adjourned the May 12 conference. It also explained that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—that is, continuing authority—to enforce a settlement agreement, the agreement’s terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court.
Effect
This order managed the case in light of the parties’ proposed settlement. It did not decide the merits of Riverkeeper, Inc.’s claims, state that a final settlement agreement had been entered, or otherwise resolve the underlying dispute.
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