George v. The New York and Presbyterian Hospital
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:23-cv-00890
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In George v. The New York and Presbyterian Hospital, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Roshini George and The New York and Presbyterian Hospital; the action was closed after the court was informed that the parties had settled.
What happened
Roshini George sued The New York and Presbyterian Hospital in the Southern District of New York. The court was informed that the case had been settled.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket within 30 days. The court directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request to reopen filed after 30 days could be denied solely because it was late. 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 that period.
The detailed version
- George v. The New York and Presbyterian Hospital · No. 1:23-cv-00890
- Ronnie Abrams
- June 30, 2023
Background
The opinion states that the Court was informed that the case had been settled. It does not provide the settlement’s terms or describe the underlying claims.
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 30 days. It directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
The court stated that any application to reopen the action had to be filed within 30 days of the order and that a later application could be denied solely because it was late. If the parties wanted the court 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.
Disposition
Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the action without costs and without prejudice to restoration within 30 days, and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.