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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Apr. 19, 2024

Hinds v. City of New York, New York

Judge
Ona Wang
Docket
1:23-cv-00889
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Hinds v. City of New York, Judge Ronnie Abrams granted a seven-day extension to submit the settlement agreement.

Who this affects

The parties in Hinds et al. v. City of New York were affected because the deadline to submit their settlement agreement for court approval was extended from April 19 to April 26, 2024.

What happened

In Hinds et al. v. City of New York, the defendant asked for more time to submit a settlement agreement for court approval. The plaintiffs agreed to the request.

The deadline was April 19, 2024. The defendant requested that it be extended by seven days, through April 26, 2024, and stated that this was its first request.

Judge Ronnie Abrams granted the request and ordered that it be done. The order extended the deadline; it did not state that the settlement itself was approved.

The detailed version

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Case
Hinds v. City of New York, New York · No. 1:23-cv-00889
Judge
Ona Wang
Date
Apr. 19, 2024

Background

The defendant, through its lawyer, asked the court to extend the deadline for submitting a settlement agreement for court approval. The defendant said the existing deadline was April 19, 2024, requested a seven-day extension through April 26, 2024, and identified the request as its first extension request. The plaintiffs consented.

Ruling

Judge Ronnie Abrams granted the application and ordered that the extension take effect. The text does not say that the court approved the settlement agreement itself.

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