Dikambi v. City University of New York
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:19-cv-09937
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Dikambi v. Adams: Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs and without prejudice to timely restoration.
Judith Sandrine Dikambi and Dr. Carlton J. Adams; the case was closed after the reported settlement, subject to the order’s 30-day restoration conditions.
What happened
In Dikambi v. Adams, the court was told that the parties had settled the case.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 days. The clerk was directed to close the case.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also stated that any request to retain jurisdiction to enforce the settlement had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Dikambi v. City University of New York · No. 1:19-cv-09937
- Ronnie Abrams
- Feb. 14, 2024
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had settled. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or the underlying claims.
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 30 days. It warned that an application filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted it to retain authority 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. The clerk was directed to close the case.
Disposition
Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the action under the stated conditions. The order did not decide the underlying claims on their merits.
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