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Date: 02-16-2021
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Case Number: 7:20-cv-05034-KMK
Judge: Kenneth M. Karas
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Westchester County)
Plaintiff's Attorney:
Defendant's Attorney: Ian Edward Hannon and Allison Cory Leibowitz
Description: White Plains, New York premises liability personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, Damon Burtwell, who sued Cumberland Farms, Inc. on a personal injury negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of an accident.
This case was filed in the State Court - Supreme, EF000357-2020, and was removed to federal court.
Outcome: The Court having been advised that all claims asserted herein have been settled, it is ORDERED that the above-entitled action be and is hereby dismissed and discontinued without costs, and without prejudice to the right to reopen the action within sixty days of the date of this Order if the settlement is not consummated. To be clear, any application to reopen must be filed within sixty days of this Order; any application to reopen filed thereafter may be denied solely on that basis. Further, if the parties wish for the Court to retain jurisdiction for the purposes of enforcing any settlement agreement, they must submit the settlement agreement to the Court within the same sixty day period to be "so ordered" by the Court. Per Paragraph 4(B) of the Court's Individual Rules and Practices for Civil Cases, unless the Court orders otherwise, the Court will not retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement agreement unless it is made part of the public record. Any pending motions are denied. All conferences are vacated. The Clerk of Court is directed to close the case. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Kenneth M. Karas on 2/11/2021) (jca) (Entered: 02/11/2021)
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