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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 9, 2023

English v. Urban Resource Institute

Judge
Stewart Aaron
Docket
1:23-cv-00745
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In English v. Urban Resource Institute, Judge Aaron dismissed the settled action with prejudice and without costs except as stated in the Settlement Agreement.

Who this affects

Dominic English and Urban Resource Institute; the action was dismissed with prejudice, and the case was ordered closed, subject to any cost provisions in the Settlement Agreement.

What happened

In English v. Urban Resource Institute, the court had preliminarily approved the parties’ settlement on August 7, 2023, pending submission of a signed agreement.

The parties filed the fully executed Settlement Agreement on August 8, 2023. The opinion does not state the agreement’s terms or the claims involved.

On August 9, 2023, Judge Stewart D. Aaron dismissed the action with prejudice and without costs, except as the Settlement Agreement may provide. The clerk was asked to close the case.

The detailed version

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

Case
English v. Urban Resource Institute · No. 1:23-cv-00745
Judge
Stewart Aaron
Date
Aug. 9, 2023

Background

On August 7, 2023, the court preliminarily approved the settlement in this action under the procedure described in Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, Inc., pending submission of a fully executed Settlement Agreement.

On August 8, 2023, the parties filed the fully executed Settlement Agreement. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the agreement’s terms.

Ruling

The court ordered that the action be dismissed with prejudice and without costs, except as may be stated in the Settlement Agreement. The clerk of court was respectfully requested to close the case.

The authoritative version

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