Reel Thing, LLC v. AJH Films Limited
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:24-cv-00169
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Reel Thing v. AJH Films, Judge Abrams discontinued the case settled in principle without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Reel Thing, LLC, AJH Films Limited, and Alex Holder; the action was closed subject to the stated 30-day restoration and settlement-enforcement conditions.
What happened
Reel Thing, LLC sued AJH Films Limited and Alex Holder in the Southern District of New York. The court was told that the case had been settled in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application was made within 30 days. It also said any request to reopen filed after that period could be denied on that basis alone.
Judge Ronnie Abrams granted the defendants’ request for an adjournment and directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. The court said that any request for it to retain authority to enforce a settlement agreement had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Reel Thing, LLC v. AJH Films Limited · No. 1:24-cv-00169
- Ronnie Abrams
- May 16, 2024
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that the case had been settled in principle. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the terms of the reported settlement.
Court’s Order
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 further stated that any application to reopen filed after 30 days could be denied solely because it was late.
The court also explained that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—the authority to enforce a 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 defendants’ request for an adjournment was granted, and the Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Disposition
This order discontinued the action based on the reported settlement in principle; it did not decide the underlying claims. Judge Ronnie Abrams signed the order on May 16, 2024.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.