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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled May 13, 2024

Thompson v. R & J Automotive LLC

Judge
John Cronan
Docket
1:24-cv-00713
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Thompson v. R&J Automotive LLC, Judge Cronan ordered the parties to submit any settlement requiring court approval and related information by May 20, 2024.

Who this affects

The parties, Abayomi Thompson and R&J Automotive LLC, are affected because they must submit any settlement requiring court approval and other necessary information by May 20, 2024.

What happened

In Thompson v. R&J Automotive LLC, the parties told the court that they had reached an agreement on all issues during court-sponsored mediation.

The order does not describe the agreement’s terms or state whether the court had approved it. Instead, it directs the parties to provide any settlement requiring court approval under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, along with any other necessary information.

Judge John P. Cronan ordered the parties to make that submission by May 20, 2024. The court did not otherwise resolve the parties’ underlying dispute in this order.

The detailed version

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

Case
Thompson v. R & J Automotive LLC · No. 1:24-cv-00713
Judge
John Cronan
Date
May 13, 2024

Background

The court stated that the parties participated in the Court-annexed Mediation Program and reached an agreement on all issues. The opinion does not provide the agreement’s terms or identify the claims involved.

Court’s Action

The court ordered the parties to submit by May 20, 2024, any settlement requiring court approval under Cheeks v. Freeport Pancake House, 796 F.3d 199 (2d Cir. 2015), along with any other necessary information. The order does not say that the court approved the settlement, enter judgment, or dismiss the case.

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