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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled June 22, 2023

DiMeglio v. Lavender By The Bay Inc.

Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Docket
1:23-cv-04387
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In DiMeglio v. Lavender By The Bay Inc., Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs and without prejudice to timely restoration.

Who this affects

Maria DiMeglio and Lavender By The Bay Inc.; the case was closed after the court was informed that the parties had settled, subject to the stated deadlines for restoration or reopening.

What happened

Maria DiMeglio sued Lavender By The Bay Inc. in DiMeglio v. Lavender By The Bay Inc. The opinion does not describe the claims or the settlement terms.

The court was informed that the case had been settled. It discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 60 days.

Judge Ronnie Abrams also directed that any application to reopen filed after 60 days could be denied solely because it was late, and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.

The detailed version

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

Case
DiMeglio v. Lavender By The Bay Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-04387
Judge
Ronnie Abrams
Date
June 22, 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 terms, or decide the underlying dispute.

Court’s Order

The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application to restore the action was made within 60 days. It stated that any application to reopen had to be filed within 60 days of the order and that an application filed later could be denied solely because it was late.

The court also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain authority to enforce a 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.

Disposition

Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the action without costs and without prejudice to timely restoration, and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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